Applications for this job are now closed
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, we believe that new ideas come from different places and points of view. To achieve our ambitions, we're actively shaping our organization for the future by prioritizing diversity and inclusion, advancing STEM education and internships, and empowering our teams with skills to meet the health needs of tomorrow.
World Leader in Glucose Monitoring, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures glucose monitoring systems for use in both home and hospital settings. We have a Centre of Excellence and Innovation in Witney for the development and manufacture of test strips and biosensors used by patients and healthcare professionals for the day-to-day management of diabetes. Supporting this, we have a skilled team of quality specialist, supporting all stages of the product lifecycle. To support our continued commitment to our customer, we are currently expanding our Product Returns and Complaints Investigation team and are opening opportunities based at our Witney site for a 4 on 4 off shift pattern, working 7pm to 7am.
About the role
This is an ideal opportunity for a Graduate looking to secure a role in industry, and apply their learnings from a Biomedical Sciences, Biomedical Engineering, or broader Engineering or Sciences based degree.
Working to a defined process, you will use fault finding software to identify the root cause of the fault on returned blood glucose monitoring equipment. The position will involve adherence to procedure whilst completing tasks in an accurate yet timely manner. You will be responsible for both manual investigative activities, as well as systems updates and data recording. In addition, you will proactively support the implementation of new and/or improved processes.
Who you are
The ideal candidate will be educated to secondary level standard as a minimum, and will ideally bring experience from a manufacturing/production environment (regulated environment preferred) or a similar process-based work environment. You will be PC Literate, including being comfortable using Microsoft packages. You will be a proactive individual who takes initiative and is able to work independently as well as part of a high performing cross functional team within a regulated, quality-driven environment.
In addition to a competitive salary and shift premium, 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!
