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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.

ABOUT ABBOTT

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

This position works out of our Columbus, Ohio plant location in the Abbott Nutrition Division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

The Columbus Plant is Abbott’s first manufacturing facility in the world, making us a leader in science-backed nutrition products. Working here, you’ll be part of a family that works together to produce quality products that make a difference and help keep consumers nourished at every stage of their lives.

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:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled

• Training and career development , with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance

• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans

• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1

• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays

• Retiree Healthcare program

• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match

• 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 around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• A stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

• 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.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

• Provide entry-level OT (Operational Technology) support as part of a team of OT Engineers

• Support and maintain manufacturing operation data systems and servers including hardware and software for the Columbus Plant OT systems. For example: OSIsoft PI, Ignition, ZPI data servers, DeltaV, iFix, and FactoryTalk AssetCentre

• Coordinate with IT support team as needed to maintain secured OT infrastructure for manufacturing operation and actively participate in Cyber Security compliance initiatives: disaster recovery, asset security, patching, malware prevention, etc.

• Provide Manufacturing Human Machine Interfaces (HMI) architecture support

• Work with Division teams to deploy manufacturing operations data systems as part of cross-functional capital project delivery team

• Coordinate with internal quality and process authority organizations to ensure regulatory compliance

• Maintain solutions for Critical Process Parameters Monitoring and Process Data Reporting

• Resolve underlying problems: Identify customer/client needs and propose solutions to address them; make alterations in products or services to better meet (recognized or unrecognized) customer needs, e.g. partners with an outside vendor to provide a better deliverable

• Provide on call support of plant OT systems

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s Degree in Engineering (Computer or Electrical Engineering degree preferred)

• Experience with setting-up and installing computer hardware, software, networks, operating systems, and applications

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Familiarity with Windows Server Operating Systems management and troubleshooting

• Familiarity with all or some of the following manufacturing OT / IT systems: Human Machine Interfaces (HMIs), Programmable Logic Controllers (PLCs), data historians, and Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA) systems

• Experience or relevant coursework related to computer networking such as network architectures and topologies, networking protocols, and network security

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Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com (http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx)

• Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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 and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $48,000.00 – $96,000.00. 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