Facilities Engineer. This position will support the Structural Heart business and will be based in Caguas, Puerto Rico.

On-site position.

The Opportunity

This position willprovide supportto our Medical Devices/Structural Heart business. Our medical devices help more than10,000 peoplehave healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than500,000 peoplewith diabetes from routine
ngersticks. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.

This is an exempt role

As the Facilities Engineer, you will plan, design, and supervise the construction of new, or existing, facilities in support of Company goals by utilizing available resources in the most efficient and effective manner possible while complying with time and budget constraints. Projects range from small to mid sized and have moderate impact on overall company goals. Performs investigations and implements corrective actions in support of Exception process for both moderate and major CAPAs affecting the facility. Documents result per Abbott rubrics.

What You9ll Do

• Oversees the planning, design, construction, reconfiguration, maintenance, and alteration of equipment, machinery, buildings, structures, and other facilities.

• Plans and coordinates periodic shutdown to service and maintain equipment, hurricane season preparation activities/planning.

• Responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and planning preventative maintenance, repairs and services for facilities, equipment, systems and building

• Lead and support facilities/maintenance projects to maximize efficiency and utilization of facilities and equipment.

• Responsible for maintaining facilities operation including facilities equipment, areas conditions, utilities, and amenities.

• Investigate unplanned events affecting facility operations and takes appropriate corrective and preventive actions to preclude recurrence.

• Develops criteria and performance specifications for facilities and equipment required to meet unique operating requirements and building and safety codes.

• Assists in development and maintenance of short-term and long-term facilities plan. May be responsible for scheduling, coordinating, and planning preventative maintenance for facilities, equipment, pest control services.

• Prepares bid sheets, scope of work and contracts for construction, maintenance and facilities services.

• Responsible for maintaining updated plant, office and production equipment layouts/engineering drawings and ensure compliance with standards and regulations.

• Reviews and estimates design costs including equipment, installation, labor, materials, preparation, and other related costs.

• Follows diverse procedures and problems require consideration of many different approaches. Solutions are selected from alternatives using past experience.

• Facilities and equipment emergency repairs to maintain site operations or area conditions.

• Determines own priorities and may deviate from established procedures. Monitoring of work results is usually indirect. When assigned work, provided guidance on results expected and timeline.

• Task prioritization. Planning and coordination activities pertaining to facilities department.

• Decisions on contracting, managing, and planning of design, construction, and maintenance services for Facilities and Equipment.

Required Qualifications

• B.S. in Engineering

• Minimum 2 years of related work experience with a good understanding of specified functional area.

• Experience with cGMP and cGLP practices and projects preferred. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.

• Works on problems of significant scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.

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

• Has a good knowledge of technical alternatives and a strong understanding of facilities and utilities systems and how they impact the environment.

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The base pay for this position is

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