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. **Job Title** Engineering Technician I **Working at Abbott** At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 a high employer contribution. + Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html) student debt program, and FreeU (https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html) 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. **The Opportunity** This position works out of our Caguas, PR location in the Structural Heart division. Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease. Shift: 2nd- **Monday to Friday 1:00pm- 9:30am** Under direct supervision of Engineer, the Engineering Technician I provides technical support, to production and engineering by monitoring, assessing, testing, and recalibration machinery, equipment and processes. **What You’ll Work On** + Performs set-up, maintenance and coordinates calibration activities of production equipment to ensure the same operates uninterruptible and in optimum conditions. + Troubleshoots and make necessary repairs to equipment using problem solving methods as root cause analysis. + Supports product transfer and continuous improvement projects by providing, installation, set-up, generate maintenance and calibration procedures, and execute equipment, process and product validations. + Gathers information on current production equipment and systems to determine causes of inefficiencies or errors. Identifies and implements continuous improvement opportunities to minimize or eliminate errors to ensure production equipment and systems operates uninterruptible and in optimum conditions. + Performs maintenance work orders to production equipment and systems by the assigned dues dates. + Performs and documents all mechanical and or electrical troubleshooting of product as required following all applicable Abbott procedures. + Gathers information on current production equipment, tooling and systems to determine proper spare stock. Coordinates purchasing and storage of necessary spare parts, tools and fixtures to ensure production equipment and systems operates uninterruptible and in optimum conditions. + Ensure compliance with all Abbott procedures and all applicable regulatory agency requirements. + Other duties as assigned. **Required Qualifications** + Associate’s degree in a technical field, electronics or industrial mechanics. + Three (3) to five (5) years of experience in a regulated industry. + Knowledge of FDA, GMP and ISO guidelines is required. + Experience with statistical techniques (i.e DOE, SPC), process and product validation is required. + Experience making control documents changes, equipment troubleshooting, automation and electrical knowledge. + Flexible and adaptable due to rapid changes in product demand and project priority, team player, self-starter, keen to acquire new skills. + Fully Bilingual (English and Spanish) and willing to travel. Apply Now (https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en) **Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:** https://abbottbenefits.com/ (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx) Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity. Connect with us at abbott.com , on LinkedIn at https://www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/ , and on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers . The base pay for this position is $13.40 – $26.80 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted. An Equal Opportunity Employer Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com