Facilities CAD Engineer

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott in Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs almost 3,000 people across 11 sites. Abbott has six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. It has commercial and support operations in Dublin and shared services in Dublin and Westport. Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946. 

Abbott Ireland Nutrition Division Cootehill Cavan

Abbott Nutrition produces a range of infant formulae in all pack sizes under the brand name “Similac”. To complement the range of “Similac” infant formulae, the facility also manufactures a range of follow on formulae under the brand name of “Gain”. The essential ingredient is liquid skim milk and this is combined with carbohydrate, vegetable oils, vitamins and minerals. The product is blended, pasteurised, dried and packaged at the site and once packaged, is distributed to Europe, South East Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Canada.

 Established in 1975, Abbott Nutrition in Ireland is the largest powder manufacturing facility for the production of infant formulae within the Abbott Corporation worldwide.  Approximately 1,000 dairy farms in Ireland and Northern Ireland supply quality milk to the Cootehill facility which processes 500,000 litres per day. This secure supply together with Ireland’s reputation as a green, clean environment is of significant strategic importance to Abbott Nutrition.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Reporting to the Facilities Manager, the CAD Engineer will have the responsibility to manage the development and implementation of the sites drawing management system. The position will be responsible for control and update of the drawing information on site. The role will also require experience in, and the ability to take on facilities works projects on site and take from inception through to execution and handover

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Developing and managing the drawing management system for the site in line with divisional standards
• Develop protocols and controls for drawing management by the site team.
• Establish and implement procedure around drawing updates including building layout changes, process equipment modifications, P&ID, process flow layouts
• maintain as built drawings for the facility including building fabric layouts, M&E systems and manufacturing equipment, using as-builts by original consultants & specialist suppliers
• Take on and manage facilities works projects
• Execute project works ensuring Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) and quality procedures are followed
• Support the facilities department in the operation of Integrated Facilities Management services on site
• Ensure compliance with all statutory and company procedures for drawing control and facilities project management
• Be capable of carrying out site surveys to accurately record and update site drawings
• Drafting of piping systems, mechanical, electrical, civil, P&ID’s, and process flow drawings
• Act as a technical resource when site drawings need to be reviewed.
• Evaluation of project handover file for information received

EDUCATION & COMPETENCIES

• Minimum of Bachelor degree in a relevant discipline (Building services /Engineering/Construction)
• +5 years of relevant experience in related CAD service discipline and project management
• High Proficiency in AutoCAD and Proficient in the use of REVIT
• Project management experience with capability to plan, programme and deliver small works projects
• Experience working on multidisciplinary design projects
• Knowledge of Navisworks and BIM are desirable but not essential.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Must be highly organised and methodical with proven ability to read diagrams and understand services drawings
• Good mental ability to logically follow a line of thought for problem solving
• Must be self-motivated and capable of working independently
• Competency in Microsoft applications including word, excel, outlook and project.

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