ABBOTT LABORATORIES Audio Visual & Conference Room Technician Salary in the United States

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 103,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Maintains facilities, systems and equipment in order to provide a safe, efficient and comfortable workplace.

• Responsibilities include operation, repair, and preventative maintenance of all building facilities and equipment; move and installation of equipment and or furniture; and other related duties.
• Provides validation technical assistance to engineering to support manufacturing efforts by implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• Assists engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve Facilities processes. Assists in execution of facility and utility validations. Validation certification required.
• Performs plant and/or office facilities maintenance duties such as furniture moving, maintenance of office equipment, simple electrical projects, spot painting or cleaning, light construction or exterior clean-up.
• Performs routine repairs and maintenance of plant and/or office facilities and equipment by using hand or power tools as required.
• Sets up and operates all tools and equipment necessary to perform assigned work.
• Performs work in more than one of the maintenance trades: carpentry, plumbing, painting, machine and equipment repair, electrical and HVAC, sheet metal fabrication, and welding, for the construction, repair, and/or alteration of structures such as walls, roofs or office fixtures. (Senior Level).
• Makes routine, periodic, or special inspections to determine repair and maintenance work necessary to prevent breakdowns of facilities, machinery, and equipment. (Intermediate and Senior Levels).
• Works with manufacturing or process engineering in the installation or repair of building plumbing and wiring required in the production process. (Intermediate and Senior Levels).
• Tests, inspects, troubleshoots, and repairs machines and equipment and reports problems to supervisor as appropriate.
• Works with outside contractors on facilities and equipment repairs.
• Interprets blueprints, sketches, layouts, wiring diagrams, drawings, and specifications. (Senior Level).
• Where and when applicable, remove snow from entrances and docking areas by using appropriate equipment.
• May be involved in other activities such as mail deliveries, waste paper recycling, inter-office transportation, set-up of audiovisual equipment, and stocking of coffee areas.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule
• Solves a variety of problems of limited to moderate scope and complexity requiring basic interpretation of defined procedures and practices.
• Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive information or documents.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.

MINIUM EDUCATION

• H.S. diploma or equivalent plus 2-5 years of related work experience or equivalent combination.
• Two-year degree or some college credits preferred.  
•  Applies broad knowledge of business concepts, procedures and practices and a general understanding of department fundamentals. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs routine and non-routine moderately complex assignments using standard methods and sequences.
• Make adjustments, modifications and replacements to set processes as directed. Assignments require broad judgment in troubleshooting proven processes as well as the ability to suggest alternatives.