Location: Columbus,OH, USA
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.
ELECTRICIANNourish the world and your career as part of the Nutrition team at Abbott.
Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®,
PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.
Our location in Columbus, OH currently has an opportunity for an Electrician.
Columbus, Ohio, is Abbott's first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you'll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives
WHAT WE OFFER AT ABBOTT
At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:
WHAT YOU'LL DO
• Perform repairs and troubleshoot high speed equipment and plant utility systems; make machine adjustments to case packers, palletizers, sleevers, labelers, and other equipment for proper operation • Troubleshoot and repair/replace variable frequency drives (VFDs), vision systems and barcode scanners, video-jet ink printers, computer control systems • Install various components including: seals, bushings, couplings, bearings, O-rings, gaskets, adhesives, belts, chains, rollers, sprockets, gears and sheaves, cylinders, etc. • Wire and repair/replace electric motors; repair basic wiring, install/replace correct size fuses, troubleshoot motor overload protection and contactors • Use electrical tools such as Multi-meter and Megger • Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting problems with AC drive systems and PLCs • Knowledge of Allen Bradley hardware including but not limited to VFD's and PLC's • Ability to make emergency repairs with welding and fabricating brackets • Use guidelines within National Electric Code (NEC); read electrical schematics and wire directly from wiring diagrams • Responsible for maintaining and troubleshooting problems with AC drive systems and PLCs. Be able to access and interpret PLC logic via a laptop computer or desktop station. Properly maintaining a PLC requires the understanding of the wiring schematics. • Accountable for maintaining various hand tools and equipment; drills, wrenches, micrometers, calipers, torches, welders, lathe, mill, multimeter, grinders, bandsaw, etc. • Follow all plant and department procedures, GMP's and plant safety rules. Keep all work areas clean by following 5S protocol. • Follow all maintenance safety procedures; LOTO
Required Education and Experience You'll Bring:
• High School Diploma or GED • Electrical technical degree or 2 or more years of equivalent experience in an Instrumentation or related role • Able to access and interpret PLC logic via a laptop computer or desktop station. Properly maintaining a PLC requires an understanding of the wiring schematics.
Preferred:
• Experience with Fabrication of parts directly from blueprints using lathe or mill to make and replace worn parts • Experience with Instrumentation – perform calibrations and critical pm's on equipment components to ensure operation within proper tolerances • Experience with Instruments. Examples: Pressure, flow, temperature, humidity, level, weight or scale experience; using 4-20 mA loop control, 0-10V control, calibration procedures, setup and verification with other equipment, etc. • Able to repair and rebuild: centrifugal/positive displacement pumps, capper chucks and filler valves, etc. • Able to work with Plant engineering team to develop sustainable more robust systems into our asset care programs
Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully: www.abbottbenefits.com Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that provides the growth and strength to build your future. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is $20.60 – $41.20 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.