Maintenance Planner - SME Tetra Tech Services - Nutrition Plant - Casa Grande, AZ

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 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Maintenance Planner - SME Tetra Tech Services - Nutrition Plant - Casa Grande, AZ - 1st Shift

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:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU 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 worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.

• 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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Casa Grande, Arizona 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.

Casa Grande, AZ., is one of Abbott’s leading nutrition manufacturing plants in the U.S., reflecting our commitment to innovation and excellence. But we’re more than just a company, we’re a family. Working here you’ll be part of a family that works together to make a difference and enhance the lives of millions worldwide.

What You’ll Do

• Maintain and improve work order documentation within plant maintenance systems, including calibrations, preventive maintenance (PM), predictive maintenance (PdM), and corrective work orders.

• Assist in executing maintenance windows.

• Conduct field assessments of work orders to determine job scope, required materials, labor, equipment, and sequencing.

• Estimate labor hours and resources needed to complete maintenance activities.

• Prepare job plans, schematics, material lists, tool requirements, and safety documentation.

• Develop and maintain labor standards for maintenance tasks.

• Coordinate procurement of stocked and non-stocked spare parts to minimize equipment downtime.

• Expedite parts delivery and ensure proper inventory management and storage practices.

• Maintain accurate spare parts data and inventory records in partnership with the storeroom.

• Monitor and update maintenance systems, including PM and PdM programs and scheduled work orders.

• Review, prioritize, and distribute maintenance work orders across all shifts.

• Communicate with internal customers to schedule maintenance activities and coordinate equipment availability.

• Support maintenance activities during weekends, holidays, shutdowns, and off-shifts, including coordination of contractors and plant personnel as needed.

• Provide hands-on maintenance support during emergencies or staffing shortages when required.

• Verify completed work for quality, compliance, and adherence to maintenance standards.

• Serve as a liaison between Maintenance, Manufacturing, Engineering, and other departments to support maintenance planning and execution.

• Maintain technical documentation, including electrical and mechanical drawings, schematics, and maintenance records.

• Monitor contractors, vendors, and external service providers to ensure compliance with safety, environmental, GMP, and engineering standards.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Associates degree in Technical Field; trade school coursework/experience or equivalent education or equivalent experience

• Minimum 2 years of related experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Must be able to understand and use both simple and complex instructions, read and write both simple and complex directions, understand routine and complex machine operation and read and operate gauges and instruments.

• Must possess good mathematical skills and possess a good understanding of technical level thinking in field of planning (i.e. electrical, mechanical, facilities).

• Good interpersonal skills, customer service orientation and feedback are important to this position.

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov) (https://www.eeoc.gov/pre-employment-inquiries-and-citizenship)

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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

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, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is $29.55 – $59.05 per hour. 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 [email protected]