Manufacturing Specialist, Animal Care

Manufacturing Specialist, Animal Care

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 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 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 key to successful treatment and full recovery is often fast, accurate diagnosis. Abbott’s life-changing tests and diagnostic tools provide insights that enable smarter, faster decisions and transform the way the world is managing health.

Our pioneering technology spans the world of healthcare operations — with medical diagnostic instruments, tests, automation and informatics solutions for hospitals, reference labs, blood centers, emergency departments, physician offices and clinics.

Our location in Lake County, IL currently has an opportunity for a Manufacturing Specialist, Animal Care. The Manufacturing Specialist, Animal Care will support humane care and use of animals in production and research. This includes animal handling, husbandry activities, facility support, manufacturing activity, and treatment and identification of animal disease. Additionally, the Manufacturing Specialist will follow established procedures and guidelines to manufacture products according to product specifications, volume, cost, and quality standards. 

• Performs daily health monitoring, clinical care and enrichment for farm and laboratory animals.
• Communicates with clinical veterinarians, animal care staff and investigators on a regular basis, including all animal welfare needs.
• Performs physical examinations and treatments as deemed necessary by the clinical veterinarians.
• Executes study procedures in an ethical and responsible manner, according to a written animal use protocol.
• Maintains and monitors various reports and records including animal health and husbandry records.
• Prepares and submits specimens for testing at diagnostic laboratories as determined necessary by the clinical veterinarians.
• Operates machines and production equipment safely and in accordance with instructions.
• Maintains accurate daily production records so that manufacturing performance can be analyzed.
• Participates in the training of animal care staff in proper animal handling and care techniques. 
• Participates in various staff meetings, staff training and continuing education.

• Cleans production equipment and work areas.
• Performs simple facility maintenance tasks with supervision and escalates complex tasks.
• Utilizes plant work order system to document and order facility-related tasks.
• Performs routine walk-throughs to identify maintenance issues proactively.
• Leads facility-related tasks for the animal program and site engineering.
• Collaborates with site engineering on shared goals and projects.
• Leads and assists in performance of shutdown and major maintenance in collaboration with other stakeholders.

• Reports to Attending Veterinarian.
• Organizes and adapts daily/weekly activities to meet assigned duties.
• Assumes full accountability for quality and accuracy of processes, procedures, and documentation performed.
• Performs assigned tasks with supervision/guidance as required.
• Functions collaboratively in group settings.
• Highlights potential compliance or safety issues to area management.
• Cultivates relationships with coworkers, other departments, and managers.
• Communicates effectively to coworkers and managers.
• Takes initiative to be involved in team activities and decision-making.
• Acquires knowledge and experience for continuous self-development.
• Support achievement of departmental initiatives and goals.
• Ability to operate independently with high degree of autonomy and sense of urgency in a professional environment.
• This job description is non-exhaustive and may include other duties as assigned, with training.

• High School Diploma/GED

• Experience with livestock, including small ruminants or hoof stock is highly desirable
• Associate’s or Bachelor’s degree in relevant discipline (animal science, facility management, engineering)
• Experience with operating heavy farm equipment (e.g., skid steer, tractor) is preferred
• 0-2 years of experience in applicable areas such as animal care, basic maintenance, or facility management
• Must be able to lift 100 lbs.
• Must be able to work a shift schedule that includes both Saturdays and Sundays or holidays on a rotating basis.

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