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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
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 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 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
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.
Our diagnostic solutions are used in hospitals, laboratories, and clinics around the globe. The crucial information derived from our tests, instruments, and informatics systems is often the first step in patient care decision-making for hundreds of health conditions from heart attacks to blood disorders to infectious diseases and cancers.
Our location in Irving, TX, currently has an opportunity for Assembler I. With moderate supervisory direction, this position constructs simple and moderate assemblies and sub-assemblies within a production environment following a lean manufacturing process to achieve a daily build goal utilizing tools and troubleshooting methods to accomplish work. Strict adherence to Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs), cGMPs and Quality Standards are mandatory.
Responsibilities
- Reads, understands and interprets Visual Manufacturing Instructions (VMI), follows production drawings and sample assemblies, or receives verbal instructions regarding duties to be performed.
- Responsible for packing finished products, kits, subassemblies and quality inspections. Maintains material control of critical parts and time sensitive material.
- Utilizes calibrated and non-calibrated hand tools and equipment to perform assembly builds. Uses manufacturing aids, fixtures and cranes. Accountable for labeling activities and work station organization.
- Participate in continuous improvement initiatives which include working with production teams to improve quality, reduce cost and increase throughput
Education and Experience
Required
- High School Diploma/GED or equivalent combination of education and work experience
Preferred
- Electronic assembly experience preferred
- Must have good hand-eye skills and mechanical aptitude.
- Ability to work with close supervision when in training and then with moderate supervision once competent.
- Basic computer skill knowledge
- Working knowledge of GMP and ISO Standards preferred
- Ability to interpret and understand production documents and drawings to complete tasks
- Ability to frequently sit, stand, walk, reach within hands and arm’s length, stoop, kneel, and crouch.
- Must be able to sit and/or stand for long periods of time
- Ability to handle and lift up to 25lbs as needed for specific job functions
Apply Now
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: https://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.
Connect with us at abbott.com, on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers.
The base pay for this position is
$14.25 – $28.55/hour
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Manufacturing
DIVISION:
CRLB Core Lab
LOCATION:
United States > Irving : LC-8
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No
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), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Lift, carry, push or pull weights of more than 20 pounds/9 kilos on a regular/daily basis, Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneelingAbbott 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.pdfEEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf
