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Job Title

Controls Engineer

Employer

Abbott

Location

Sligo, Donegal

Description

Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150+ countries and employs approximately 97,000 people. In Ireland, Abbott has five business units, represented across eight manufacturing sites. The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system. The role of the Controls engineer will be to support the Libre Expansion project. This will involve participating in the design, build and installation of new equipment and technologies to the manufacturing operation. The successful candidate will have experience in technical design, validation and manufacturing control systems (ideally experience & understanding of Siemens, Mitsubishi and Allen Bradley PLCs). Knowledge of vision systems including Cognex vision systems with experience in the use of Cognex Insight Explorer and Cognex Dataman software will also be critical to the role. Job Specification: Provide design support and programming for PLC’s, motion control and, vision applications. Participate in the design, build and, installation of new equipment and technologies to the manufacturing operation. Coordinate and contribute to the design of SOPs and technical design specifications. Support the qualification of equipment and generation of IQ/OQ/PQ protocols. Managing the cost and time constraints of projects. Skills: Excellent communication / interpersonal skills. Enthusiastic and energetic with the ability to integrate quickly into a team environment. Demonstrated flexible and innovative approach to work. Desirable requirements for the role: Knowledge of Siemens and/or Mitsubishi PLC control systems. Knowledge of Cognex vision systems with experience in the use of Cognex Insight Explorer and Cognex Dataman software. Experience of production systems in a manufacturing/engineering environment. Experience in the qualification of manufacturing equipment to meet regulatory requirements. Qualification: Third level qualification in Engineering with 3+ years’ experience. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

Date Added

2019 days ago

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