JOB DESCRIPTION:

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:

As a Machine Vision Engineer, you will provide expertise and support to manufacturing processes. You will lead vision-related continuous improvement updates, obsolescence upgrade projects and provide vision training for engineering personnel. This role will be based at our TPM in Fermoy, Cork and will require occasional travel for training and project implementation.

Key Responsibilities:

• Support the implementation of Machine Vision projects (mainly Cognex Insight Spreadsheet environment).

• Conduct code review/debugging of a wide spectrum of bespoke vision jobs/algorithms.

• Investigate issues and develop solutions for Machine Vision applications.

• Perform characterization, optimization, emulation, and data analysis on proposed Vision jobs.

• Collaborate with other internal functions (e.g., QA, Operations, Engineering).

• Standardize best machine vision practices across the site.

• Lead vision-related obsolescence upgrade projects.

• Provide vision training for engineering personnel.

Education and Experience:

• Degree in Engineering or Science equivalent.

• Six Sigma Green Belt or equivalent is desirable.

• Minimum 5 years of machine vision engineering work experience, preferably in a regulated high-volume automated manufacturing environment.

• Demonstrated expertise with Cognex Insight hardware/software platform (spreadsheet environment) for at least 5 years.

• Experience with optics, lighting techniques, troubleshooting/diagnostics, and vision algorithm development, with interfaces to PLC/HMI systems.

• Extensive knowledge of vision tools such as histograms, edge tools, blob tools, OCR, logic, image processing techniques, and job profiling.

• Completion of Cognex advanced spreadsheet training, Cognex Vison Pro, Designer and Keyence vision systems.

• Good knowledge of data analysis/statistical methods.

• Experience with GDP/GMP/GAMP.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

• Exceptional attention to detail.

• Flexible and innovative approach to work.

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance,

• Excellent pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Career Development

• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

     

The base pay for this position is

N/A

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

     

JOB FAMILY:

Engineering

     

DIVISION:

ADC Diabetes Care

        

LOCATION:

Ireland > Sligo : Castle Street

     

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

     

WORK SHIFT:

Ie - Shftpre0 (Ireland)

     

TRAVEL:

Yes, 20 % of the Time

     

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

Not Applicable

     

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Not Applicable