Technician 1 Calibration

Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Technician 1 Calibration

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This role is responsible for performing calibration functions on all testing and measuring equipment used across our Manufacturing and Research operations. The accuracy of this equipment is critical to ensuring product quality and meeting internal and external compliance standards.

What You’ll Work On

• Perform precise calibrations on measuring and testing equipment, tools, gauges, and fixtures according to written and automated procedures.

• Ensure all calibrations are completed in accordance with the established schedule.

• Coordinate with certified external vendors for calibration of equipment that cannot be maintained internally.

• Maintain accurate and detailed calibration records to support compliance, facilitate troubleshooting, and contribute to continuous improvement efforts.

• Support the development and refinement of departmental procedures to enhance calibration processes and documentation.

• Ensure compliance with Quality Systems Requirements and other regulatory standards. This includes QSR and ISO Standards.

• Applies knowledge of technical concepts and practices, and an understanding of product or system fundamentals, from basic to complex, towards the resolution of manufacturing and/or research and development tasks.

• Performs set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of all area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and or products.

• Troubleshoots and solves problems requiring interpretation of procedures and practices.

• Analyzes situations or data to identify issues and trends.

• Provides input to engineering, qualifications, and validation studies and reports, writes procedures, and may keep a lab notebook.

• Collects, complies, measures, summarizes, records, and documents specific data gathered during a calibration.

• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule and assigned tasks or projects.

• Communicates as a team member with other functional groups as well as with internal customers.

• (Planning/Organization) Completes daily work to meet established schedule with guidance from supervisor on prioritization of tasks.

• (Decision Making/Impact) Solves problems of limited scope and complexity, requiring basic interpretation of well-defined procedures and practices.

• Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive information or documents.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate’s degree or college coursework in a technical field preferred.

• Applies limited knowledge of basic technical concepts and practices with a foundational understanding of product or systems fundamentals.

• Experience performing routine technical tasks from detailed written or verbal instructions.

• Familiarity with set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of equipment, materials, systems, or products.

• Basic understanding of numerical/statistical data and computer software tools to resolve routine problems.

• Ability to work effectively in a quality system environment; awareness of the impact of noncompliance with regulatory requirements.

• Demonstrates sound judgment in troubleshooting within established processes.

The base pay for this position is

$18.25 – $36.55/hour

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

TM Transfusion Medicine

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

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