Intermediate Technician– Abbott Point of Care

About Abbott

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.
• We offer flexible work policies that allows a healthy balance between personal and professional life
• We invest in the development of our employees through training and growth opportunities
• We foster an environment where every voice is heard and valued

This position works out of our Ottawa, Ontario location in the Point of Care, Diagnostics division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

As an Intermediate Technician in Cartridge Assembly, you’ll have the chance to be a key contributor in ensuring manufacturing output, quality, and compliance of i-STAT cartridges. In this role the key performance indicators (KPI) for the Assembly Line include Safety, Quality, Equipment Reliability, Line Output, Line Yield, Material Use Variance, OEE, and Productivity.

• Monitor and action Line KPI’s such as Cartridges per Hour (CPH), Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), Line Yield, Output, Faults, and Downtime through collaboration with Operational, Technician, and Engineering stakeholders to resolve issues and ensure that daily / weekly / monthly performance targets are being achieved.
• Execute Preventative Maintenance as per documented procedures.
• Provide technical training to Autonomous Maintenance Techs within the Operations team.
• Maintain a technical and operational level of training to sustain and operate manufacturing lines as needed.
• Carry a 2‑way radio and actively respond to front‑line calls for equipment support.
• Provide technical support for Control Systems and Automated Equipment. This will include PLC’s, PC’s, Inspection Systems and motion control systems.
• Set‑up, troubleshoot and implement improvements on End‑of‑Arm Tooling and staging nests.
• Diagnose issues on precision mechanical systems consisting of high tolerance tooling driven by pneumatic and servo motor driven systems; performing appropriate adjustments or repairs to ensure smooth operation.
• Implement repairs derived from a work order system. Evaluate work order details to provide man / hour estimates to equipment technician team leader to support planned maintenance activity.
• Follow diagnostic aids to establish the root cause of equipment faults.
• Utilize Equipment downtime data to identify and implement the corrections needed to sustain optimum equipment performance.
• Sufficient knowledge to understand the safety risks associated with high‑speed automated equipment and is able to support the implementation of corrective actions as defined by the EHS Committee.
• Work safely within the Ontario Occupational Health & Safety Act & Regulations.
• Performs complex work, involving interpretation of information, techniques and methodologies for successful completion.
• Generally works independently in accordance with standard practices, policies and precedents. Supervisory direction is available when necessary.
• Plans and organizes work/project assignments of a substantial variety and complexity. Initiates or maintains a schedule for projects and project milestones. Establishes priorities for individual and project assignments.
• Solve complex problems requiring extensive interpretation of procedures and practices. Selects methods and…