Maintenance Engineer I

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.

This position works out of our Costa Rica – Alajuela location in the EP Division.  In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

As the Maintenance Engineer I, you will be directly responsible (under the direct supervision of the Maintenance Manager) for the site operations equipment, fixtures and tools maintenance, technical operation/support and projects execution/turnkey of all equipment related to operations in the Costa Rica site.

• →Direct interface with our external and internal clients on the scope of management, execution and turnkey of operation’s scope related projects, equipment maintenance, tooling and fixtures operation for full compliance of the manufacturing operations scope with the complete Abbott businesses and their necessities and expectations.
• →Promote continuous improvement of maintenance systems in order to produce outstanding operational and regulatory results.
• →Report the results by means of metrics as established by our clients, management and business expectations.
• →Promote continuous improvement of our management and execution systems for projects and Operation’s equipment, tooling and fixtures maintenance and operation in order to comply with both internal and external clients.
• →Other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s Degree Engineering (preferably in Electronic, Mechanical, Industrial Maintenance or Electrical Engineering).
• 0-3 years of working experience on similar roles.
• Knowledge in the following software: MS Office and MS Project.
• Experience in equipment, tooling and fixtures maintenance, troubleshooting and root cause analysis.
• Intermediate command of English language.

• Participant of Abbott internship program or technician with 85% courses completed of a STEM career bachelor’s degree program.
• Knowledge of FDA, GMP and ISO guidelines.

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