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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Metrologist, Calibration
Divisional Information
Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist
Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
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 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 Opportunity
This position works out of our Woodridge, St Paul, MN, location in the Structural Heart Business.
Main Purpose of Role
Working under minimal supervision, performs relatively operational checks, preventative maintenance checks and accuracy verifications of measurement and test equipment used in production, and research and development (R&D).
What You’ll Work On
Calibrate new components according to written protocols.
Maintain accurate written and calibration records.
Apply existing work methods to different situations and solves problems ranging from recurring/routine to complex situations.
Utilizing various measurement/test equipment and computers, calibrates electronic test measuring equipment and signal generating equipment to conform to set standards.
Tests, calibrates, adjusts, and maintains measuring and indicating instruments.
Writes calibration procedures, prepares documentation, inputs data, and generates reports.
Reviews laboratory reports, procedures, proposed engineering changes, tooling prints and other documentation for appropriateness and accuracy.
Sets up calibration sequences, methods and procedures according to detailed specifications, documents, drawings, and requirements.
Disassemble, cleans, repairs, and replaces defective parts of test equipment.
Applies theoretical principals, evaluation, ingenuity, and creative/analytical techniques to identify route cause of calibration problems.
Perform relatively complex assignments and solves problems that may have a variety of solutions.
Adapt existing work methods to different situations.
Resolves unusual, nonstandard problems.
May serve as lead and assign work to less experienced personnel; reviews work of lower-level employees for quality and content; serves as a mentor when assisting less experienced staff in solving more complex problems.
Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees, customers, contractors, and vendors.
Shift
Monday – Friday, 7:00 AM – 3:30 PM
Required…