Abbott

Associate Technician IV

United States - Texas - Irving Full time
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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Associate Technician IV

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 Irving, TX location in the Transfusion Medicine, Diagnostics Division. We’re empowering smarter medical and economic decision-making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott’s diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people. 

The Associate Technician IV provides advanced technical support to manufacturing operations by performing a combination of complex duties involving the setup, calibration, validation, and operation of production equipment, along with the application of quantitative methods, in support of high‑quality diagnostic instrument and reagent production.

What You’ll Work On

  • Create, maintain, and procure equipment, tools, and manufacturing aids specific to the functional area, including submitting IMT equipment for calibration.

  • Perform equipment validations.

  • Collaborate closely with engineers to support and execute product design.

  • Manage inventory levels of production consumables.

  • Support troubleshooting of instrument functional errors.

  • Manage the de‑kitting process.

  • Apply statistical, mathematical, and other quantitative and qualitative methods and measurements.

Required Qualifications

  • Associate’s degree

  • 2 years of relevant experience

  • Advanced skills in computer hardware and software applications (e.g., eDHR/CAMSTAR configuration, Botron, Maximo, etc.)

  • Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite

Preferred Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or another technical field

Apply Now

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

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$26.50 – $53.00/hour

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

DIVISION:

TM Transfusion Medicine

LOCATION:

United States > Irving : LC-02

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Not specified

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Routine work with chemicals, Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneeling

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

     

EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdf

     

EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf