Associate OT Engineer - Tipp City, OH

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.

Nourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.

Our business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, Glucerna® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.

This position works out of our Tipp City, OH location o ne of Abbott’s newest nutrition manufacturing facilities with technology that enhances production efficiency and product quality. Join us and you’ll be part of a family that’s dedicated to innovation and excellence and dedicated to nourishing millions of families around the world.

WHAT WE OFFER

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• A fast-paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation and incentives
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs
• Paid time off
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• The stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:

WHAT YOU’LL DO ​

• Provide support to m anufacturing o perations and project engineers to improve or maintain current plant manufacturing technology networks and hardware , as required.
• Basic understanding manufacturing operation data systems including hardware and software. For example: OSI PI, Ignition, ZPI data servers , Kepware, PTC , industrial I IoT , SPC
• Software change management and asset monitoring servers
• Manufacturing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI)
• Work with OT team and IT support team to maintain secured digital infrastructure for manufacturing operation.
• Self-starter that will i nitiate plans to acquire new skills required by changes in technology.
• Interface frequently with inter-organizational and outside customer contacts.
• Represent the organization in providing solutions to difficult technical issues associated with specific projects.
• Prepare written communication. Convey information effectively through formal and informal documents with team members, designers, technicians, and other technical personnel, both internal and external to Abbott, using appropriate communication protocols .
• Establish networks. Follow throu gh on project goals; contribute willingly and incorporate the ideas of others; share resources, knowledge, and accountability to benefit the objectives of the business, e.g. participate in team meetings; serve as a functional member in cross-project design review.
• Build r elationships. Initiate and cultivate open, honest relationships with colleagues, customers, contractors, and vendors by establishing rapport, developing an understanding of others’ needs, promoting common goals, and following through on commitments, e .g. offers assistance ; interact effectively with stakeholders at appropriate levels of the organization.
• Resolve underlying pr oblems. Identify full range of cus tomer/ client needs and propose solutions to address them; make alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer need , e.g. partners with an outside vendor to provide a better deliverable .
• Report through centralized engineering organization . Work under general direction. Independently determine and develop approach to solutions.
• Responsible for following standardiz ed procedures and best practices, replicated globally. Require frequent interactions with peers across sites.
• Identify and quantify technical risks and their consequences relative to the success of part of a project; recommends appropriate action , e.g. reports calculations and recommendations in terms concrete enough for management to make an informed decision.
• Decisions or recommendations would typically achieve department/project objectives .
• Drives functional performance that ensures the highest standards in quality, customer service, and regulatory compliance are met.
• Has demonstrated competency within the area of manufacturing c ontrols or IT systems .

• Interacts well with di verse groups within engineering and has a technical background in health care, nutritional products, consumer goods, pharmaceutical, or similar industries (preferred).

• Has basic understanding of data validation requirements and good documentation practices.
  

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required:

• Associate’s degree in computer science or computer engineering or closely related discipline, or equivalent technical experience. Technical experience may contribute towards the desired education .
• Desired 2+ years of significant IT , engineering, and/or operational experience .

The base pay for this position is $50,000.00 – $100,000.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.