General Operative (day/night shift rotation)

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.

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical

practitioner designated by the Company

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre system.

The successful candidate is chiefly responsible for carrying out direct operations in material handling and manufacturing, thereby ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance. This role will work across a continental shift pattern rotating between days and nights.

Major responsibilities include;

• Performing data entry, receiving inventory and cycle counting

• Meeting customer requirements through the arrival and transfer of material in a timely and accurate manner

• Improving environmental, health and safety performance in the plant

• Operating production equipment

• Writing/providing input for operating procedures

• Computer data inputting

Education and experience required:

• Educated with a second level qualification, similar experience an advantage

Operator requirements may fluctuate, so we will contact you regarding your application once the next confirmed start date is available. Thank you for your patience and interest.

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