Sensor Technician (Nights)

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare company devoted to improving life through the development of products and technologies that span the breadth of healthcare. With a portfolio of leading, science-based offerings in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic pharmaceuticals, Abbott serves people in more than 150 countries and employs approximately 69,000 people.

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With a track record of innovation and development, Abbott Diabetes Care designs, develops and manufactures leading-edge glucose monitoring systems, for use in both home and hospital settings.

We have a Global Centre of Excellence for Medical Devices based in Witney, Oxfordshire. The site manufactures over 2 billion test strips annually and has also been instrumental in the research, development and manufacture of the next generation FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System, launched in September 2014.

We now have an exciting opportunity for a number of new Sensor Technicians to support increased levels of production.

Working within a GMP environment on a flexi-night shift (working 4 nights in 8), your main responsibility will be to operate a wide variety of highly automated precision equipment to strict quality and compliance standards.

In addition you will be:

· Placing product onto equipment, inputting data accurately onto machine HMI's, closely monitoring the processes and interpreting data to ensure critical process parameters and yield standards are being met.
· Operating basic laboratory equipment in order to formulate lab based stock and proprietary solutions.
· Performing final release testing of product.
· Engaging with the sensor stability testing program and preparing samples for testing.
· Inspecting visually or with the use of specified instruments, as directed, materials following the relevant Standard Operating Procedures.
· Performing product/component bioburden and environmental monitoring sampling and analysis of results.
· Maintaining cleanroom environment to ISO standards.
· Assisting in Continuous Improvement projects.

Desired profile

To be successful you will need experience of working within in a GMP or other regulated Manufacturing, Laboratory, Cleanroom or Engineering environment.

You will also require excellent observational skills, attention to detail and proficiency with IT and databases. Good communication skills to a range of the functional areas will also be required.

The ideal candidate 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.

Full training will be given on the specific techniques and procedures used in this role.

As you'd expect from an innovative global health care company, we offer an excellent salary of £25,500 for this role, and a competitive range of benefits including a defined contribution pension scheme, share ownership scheme, private healthcare, life assurance, and a flexible benefits scheme.