Calibration Technician I

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Calibration Technician I

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 of which you dream.
• 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  

We are seeking a Calibration Technician I for Abbott Vascular in our Westford, MA site. This is an onsite role.

 

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

 

What You’ll Work On:

 

• Applies knowledge of technical concepts and practices, and an understanding of product or system fundamentals, from basic to complex towards the resolution of manufacturing and/or research and development tasks.
• Performs set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of all area-specific equipment, materials, systems and or products.
• Troubleshoots and solves problems requiring interpretation of procedures and practices.
• Analyzes situations or data to identify issues and trends.
• Collects, compiles, measures, organizes and records data.
• Provides input to engineering, qualifications and validation studies and reports, and may keep lab note book.
• Collects, complies, measures, summarizes, records, and documents specific data gathered during a calibration.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule and assigned tasks or projects.
• Communicates as a team member with other functional groups as well as with internal customers.
• May contact outside vendors as part of job responsibilities.
• (Planning/Organization) Completes daily work to meet established schedule with guidance from supervisor on prioritization of tasks.
• (Decision Making/Impact) Solves problems of limited scope and complexity requiring basic interpretation of well-defined procedures and practices.
• Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive information or documents.
• Includes work with QSR and ISO Standards.

 

Required Qualifications

 

Education

• High School Diploma / GED or an equivalent combination of education and work experience, Associate’s degree (± 13 years) - Or some college credits, preferred.

 

Experience / Background

• 1-3 years related work experience.
• Applies limited knowledge of basic technical concepts and practices and a basic understanding of product or systems fundamentals.
• Utilizes basic knowledge of numerical and/or statistical data and computer software programs to resolve routine problems.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs routine technical tasks working from detailed written or verbal instructions.
• Performs routine set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of certain area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or product.
• Assignments require limited judgment in troubleshooting proven processes.

 

 

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

$22.55 – $45.15/hour

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

     

JOB FAMILY:

Manufacturing

     

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

        

LOCATION:

United States > Massachusetts > Westford : 4 Robbins Road

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

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)

     

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