Facilities 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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Working at Abbott

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 St. Paul, MN location in the Abbott Vascular Devices division.

Facilities Engineer will be responsible to oversee employee and visitor safety, building and grounds maintenance, repair and upgrades, and comply with environmental, structural updates, and safety and health procedures relating to facility operations. The position requires a highly motivated, positive individual that can work both independently and in a team environment and handle stressful situations. The Building Manager must be dedicated to the success of Abbott and its quest to continually improve its operations, as well as perform duties to manufacture medical device products, meeting FDA, OSHA, GMP/MDD and ISO compliance requirements.

What You'll Work On:

• Project Management of Future Facility upgrades

• Work within cleanroom environment to coordinate temperature and humidity mapping

• Draft protocol and reports for cleanroom validation

• Coordinate building maintenance and repairs for facility and grounds, partnering with external vendors as needed
• Monitor HVAC at all times, keep cleanroom and controlled temp/humidity spaces in check
• Oversees building security with system help from IT
• Stays informed of changes to space assignments in their facilities
• Plan and coordinate all new office systems and furniture installs
• Coordinates department facility-related activities and projects
• Develops and implements facility emergency plans – not limited to evacuations, assists emergency response teams in assessing building condition, shutting off utilities
• Ensuring the facilities meet government regulations and environmental requirements
• Manage MPCA findings with City and State government, make sure all environmental concerns are met
• Responsible for facilities insurance and bank holder inspections and reports
• Advising on energy efficiency cost-effectiveness.
• Provides occupants with updates of electrical, water and other service outages and scheduled shutdowns

• Identify and implement savings projects for energy, maintenance, and facility improvements
• Supervising grounds maintenance, and landscaper contractors

• Good communication skills to coordinate with multiple stakeholders
• Responsible for invoice processing
• Responsible for space planning for events and meeting
• Manage Facility Maintenance technician
• Community relations with city, state and local businesses

 

Qualifications:

• Associates degree or bachelor’s degree preferred with focus on business, technical or management areas. Prior facility engineering or building management experience required. Engineering degree preferred.
  5+ years of experience working in a variety of facility environments, including office management
  Interpersonal and human relationship skills; HR experience desired

• Excellent written and verbal communications skill. Ability to effectively present information. Ability to respond effectively to sensitive issues

• Ability to work within a regulated environment.
  Working knowledge of financial principles and practices
  Intermediate skills with Microsoft Office Suite, Outlook, and intranet/internet. Working knowledge of architectural, electrical and mechanical systems Working knowledge of leases, contract and related documents

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:

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.]]><