Automation Engineer

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution 

• Tuition reimbursement, the student debt program, and 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Tipp City, OH location in the Abbott Nutrition division.  Our Nutrition 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®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Tipp City, Ohio,  is one 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 You'll Work On

• The Automation Engineer improves and maintains plant equipment, systems and other fixed assets to a high standard of safety, quality and productivity while maintaining compliance with all applicable regulatory requirements.

• This role provides automation engineering support to all aspects of the operation to a 24-hour production facility. 

• Will work with a cross functional team of mechanical, chemical, process and other engineering disciplines.

• Solves problems that have a variety of complex features, such as conflicting design requirements, unsuitability of conventional materials, and difficult coordination requirements.

• Plan schedules, conducts or coordinates engineering work for project tasks and deadlines.

• Uses knowledge to advise on the definition of a project scope with internal customers.

• Applies new technology and control updates where feasible.

• Interface with project team members, department managers, designers, R&D, Corporate and Division Engineering

• Provide technical support to the Tipp City plant, division engineering, and the Quality Assurance to support new product introductions, new process/equipment start-up, process optimizations, vendor qualifications, and process alternative evaluations. 

• Implement new and/or current manufacturing methods into manufacturing. 

• Monitor production to determine areas of improvement and react to unforeseen production/manufacturing issues. 

• Create and execute validation activities according to plant/division policy.

• Plans and conducts small to medium-sized projects. Responsibilities include detailed project planning/monitoring, project reviews, implementation, validation, and release to production. 

• Create equipment/process specifications, drawings, and software as required and ensure that existing documentation is accurate and appropriate. 

• Research, recommend, implement, and qualify replacement parts for discontinued/obsolete components, equipment, and software.

• Communicate and review software changes and updates before execution with other engineers.

• Detailed oriented with desire to complete work at a high level.

• Provide excellent customer service to the production teams and meet Abbott compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Associate or bachelor’s degree in industrial automation, electrical, systems, or equivalent degree.

• 7 years’ experience in food or beverage process systems automation engineering, new machine programming, and/or line integration execution.

• Demonstrated project management skills.

• Good communication skills, both written and verbal required.

• Possesses a working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures of automation food/beverage process systems.

• Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action.

• Interact well with diverse groups within the operation and maintain strong working relationships in a collaborative, fast-paced, goal-driven environment. 

• Work experience in the food/medical industry under SQF, ODA, FDA, and/or other regulatory bodies.

• Required working knowledge of the following:

  • Integrated control systems

  • AC and DC power distribution systems at a machine level.

  • Control system wiring

  • Powerflex 500 and 700 series

  • Rockwell Studio 5000

  • Rockwell FTView (SE/ME/Viewpoint)

  • Rockwell Kinetix system troubleshooting

  • IOLink, EtherNet, and other fieldbus technologies

  • AutoCAD Electrical

Preferred Qualifications

• OSI/PI or ZPI historian

• Siemens TIA Portal with SIMotion

• Pilz Safety Systems

• FactoryTalk Batch

• FactoryTalk Thin Manager

• Ignition software (support or development)

• Cognex Vision Systems

• Videojet print systems

• Markem-Imaje print systems

• GMP understanding

• 21 CFR Part 11 understanding.

• Process validation and management

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

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The base pay for this position is $61,300.00 – $122,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.