Technician 1 (Nights, 4 on 4 off)

Bring your passion, ideas and purpose to life in a company that can truly help you achieve your full potential.

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 113,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries. At Abbott, you can work with great people, not only helping our patients and customers, but also helping communities thrive.

Known for the development of revolutionary technologies, Abbott's Diabetes Care business designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We are passionate about doing work that improves the quality of people’s lives. Joining us, you can shape your career as you shape the future of healthcare.

We are currently looking for a Technician to join our fast paced manufacturing team. In this role, you will work within a small team to manufacture and deliver high quality and compliant products in accordance with strict guidelines of the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for each part of the process. Ensuring they are on time, in full, and in a cost effective manner to meet the needs of the business and its customers. You will also be tasked to pro-actively support the business within the Screens and Web Printing Manufacturing area.

The shift pattern for this role will be on a 4 on 4 off basis, 6pm to 6am.

The main responsibilities of this position will be to operate the web print line(s) and/or screens equipment for strip and/or sensor product under strict Standard Operating Procedure. You will be asked to weigh, measure and check raw materials to assure screens that are manufactured contain proper materials and quantities, and do not contain materials that have expired. Alongside this, the role will need to perform Mac Pac transactions including generation of batch numbers and material transactions, perform and support web printing and screen build processes, input data accurately onto machine HMI’s, yield and process efficiency databases.

Other responsibilities will be to operate and interpret product inspection systems and undertake checks and verification of data and documentation reviews, as well as perform independent verifications on others work. Perform regular Practices versus Procedure (P2P) reviews as directed by Process Lead or Process/Team Manager and support Exception Report investigations and support any subsequent corrective and/or preventative actions associated with quality exceptions. The successful candidate will pro-actively perform actions to prevent or reduce the re-occurrences of non-conformances within the manufacturing area. Check and ensure compliance with the ADC quality system, good manufacturing practice and regulatory requirements. Assist in projects to enhance the effectiveness and efficiency of the quality system and product quality.

To be successful you will be educated to secondary level. Previous manufacturing experience is preferred but transferable skills will be considered.

Abbott has health/wellness and financial benefits that help provide security for you and your family. In addition to a COMPETITIVE SALARY, Abbott offers a highly ATTRACTIVE BENEFITS PACKAGE which includes a defined-contribution pension scheme, a share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme which you can tailor to your own requirements. Here at Witney, we also like to help our employees live life to the fullest, and therefore we offer a range of optional initiatives for you to get involved in, including onsite allotments, couch to 5k campaigns, bee keeping, yoga and more!