ABBOTT LABORATORIES Technician IV Manufacturing 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.

Responsible for performing functions associated with all manufacturing operations, including working with engineers in set-up and calibration tasks, as well as performing rework and quality testing related to the production of parts, components, subassemblies, and final assemblies. Determines and may assist in developing methods and procedures to control or modify the manufacturing process. Works with engineers in conducting experiments. (Southern California)

Responsibilities:

Observes and complies with all safety rules and regulations.

This includes QSR and ISO Standards..

Participates in the Material Review Board (MRB) decision process.

Identifies and implements corrective actions for manufacturing related issues.

Performs equipment setup and corrective, preventive and calibration maintenance as necessary.

Installs and validates equipment and processes in the production area to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure.

Evaluates operating data to conduct on-line adjustments to products, instruments, or equipment.

May develop or revise documents and procedures.

Certifies manufacturing associates in the production processes.

Evaluates and orders necessary equipment, tools and fixtures.

May provide work direction to other employees in work group.

Actively participates in comprehensive development of plans including an outline of duties and project assignments.

Demonstrates independence by prioritizing and completing assignments.

Solves unusually complex problems and provides solutions which are highly innovative and ingenious.

Develops information which extends the existing boundaries of knowledge in a given field.

Troubleshoots problems.