Technician II Equipment Line

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 position works out of our Temecula, CA location in the Abbott Vascular Devices division.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for the treatment of vascular disease.

The Technician II Equipment Line provides technical support relating to equipment utilized in the manufacturing areas by repairing, maintaining, or modifying production equipment utilizing technical expertise, technical manuals, schematic drawings, precision tools, and test equipment.

What You'll Work On

List the main responsibilities this role regularly performs.

• Responds to assembly line equipment repair calls, by diagnosing equipment problems, and performing the necessary repair.

• Documents equipment qualifications and upgrades made to existing machines, including preventative maintenance performed and parts used, to ensure appropriate documentation of repair history in the MP2 maintenance database.

• Maintains back-up equipment and ensures spare parts are maintained at the required levels, to meet manufacturing equipment needs.

• Assists industrial, manufacturing, and quality engineers in the operation of equipment.

• Provides equipment development engineers with feedback on equipment issues and offers suggestions for improving equipment uptime.

• Assist in the construction of worktables, providing necessary utilities, and setting up of equipment on manufacturing assembly lines.

• Modifies existing assembly lines or workstations as required to accommodate manufacturing demands.

• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.

• Solves a variety of problems of limited to moderate scope and complexity requiring basic interpretation of defined procedures and practices.

• Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive information or documents.

Required Qualifications

Education Level

Major / Field of Study Or Equivalent

• High School Diploma / GED or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

• Associates Degree (± 13 years) or some college credits preferred.

  Experience

  Minimum 2 years

  2-5 years of related work experience

  Applies broad knowledge of general technical concepts and practices and a general understanding of product or systems fundamentals.

  Utilizes increased knowledge of numerical and statistical data and computer software programs to resolve non-routine/moderately complex problems.

  Will perform this job in a quality system environment.

  Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

  Performs non-routine to moderately complex technical assignments using standard methods and sequences. Performs set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of all area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or product. Makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed.

  Assignments require broad judgment in troubleshooting proven processes as well as the ability to suggest alternatives.

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