Reliability Engineer

Abbott Laboratories; Ireland; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare leader is seeking an Engineering Services professional to enhance equipment reliability at their Kilkenny facility in Ireland. The role requires collaboration with cross-functional teams to monitor Key Performance Indicators (KPIs), track equipment failures, and implement predictive maintenance strategies. Candidates should have an honors degree in engineering and at least 5 years of relevant experience. The position offers competitive pay, health insurance, and career development opportunities.

Benefits

Family health insurance

Excellent pension scheme

Life assurance

Career Development

Access to additional benefits

Qualifications

• Must have 5+ years of maintenance/reliability experience.
• Experience with tools like RCM, RCA, FMECA, and Weibull Analysis is a distinct advantage.
• Ability to work within regulated environments.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with Maximo system administrator to manage KPIs and metrics.
• Monitor and report KPI results with Engineering Process Area.
• Track and analyse recurring equipment failures.

Skills

Microsoft Office suite proficiency

Communication skills

Data analysis

Predictive maintenance experience

Root Cause Analysis

Education

Level 8 (honours degree) in engineering or related

Tools

Maximo

Cognos

Job description

About Abbott

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, nutritional's and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture Freestyle blood glucose test strips and Freestyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the Freestyle Precision, Freestyle Lite and Freestyle Libre systems.

What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?

You will be working with cross functional teams, ensuring our PMs and corrective maintenance are effective and efficient. You will monitor, implement and maintain processes that help increase productivity.

You will be an excellent communicator with all levels of the organisation and be able to work with a diverse set of individuals and teams. You have experiencing in working within a regulated environments and can work independently.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Maximo system administrator to develop and manage KPIs and metrics related to engineering services and production performance, ensuring alignment with operational goals.
• Monitor, report, and act on KPI results in partnership with the Engineering Process Area, driving continuous improvement and operational excellence.
• Track and analyse recurring and critical equipment failures, leading Root Cause Analysis (RCA) initiatives using appropriate methodologies such as 5 Whys, Fault Tree Analysis, Event Tree Analysis, and Kepner‑Tregoe.
• Facilitate cross‑functional reviews of equipment failure impacts with relevant stakeholders, ensuring alignment on corrective and preventive actions.
• Perform predictive analysis using data from Maximo and other systems to anticipate failures and optimize preventive maintenance strategies.
• Review and support preventive maintenance (PM) and demand maintenance activities to ensure effectiveness and alignment with reliability goals.
• Develop and implement proactive maintenance procedures and best practices to enhance equipment performance and reduce downtime.
• Create and monitor life‑cycle asset management plans to maximize equipment longevity and performance.
• Lead and support activities within the Reliability Roadmap, driving initiatives in Predictive Maintenance, including vibration analysis, thermographic imaging, data processing, digitalization, and machine learning applications to enhance equipment reliability and performance.
• Engage with technicians, engineers, and the training department to support the development of training programs for new equipment and reliability practices.
• Provide technical support to engineers and technicians on production equipment, troubleshooting complex issues and recommending sustainable solutions.
• Monitor Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE) and develop targeted improvement plans to enhance operational efficiency.
• Serve as an internal consultant, advising teams on complex processes and procedures, supported by detailed analysis and cost‑effective recommendations.
• Perform other related tasks as required to support the reliability and performance of manufacturing operations.

Qualifications/Experience

• Efficiently use Microsoft Office suite (Excel, Word, Outlook, PowerPoint essential)

• Level 8 (honours degree) in engineering or related, or equivalent experience in a similar role.
• Experience with Maximo and Cognos a distinct advantage.
• Experience with tools like RCM, RCA, FMECA, Weibull Analysis, and Data Digitalisation a distinct advantage.
• Maintenance/ reliability experience essential (5+ years)

What does leadership look like?

This role reports to Orlagh Costello, our Engineering Services Manager. You will join Orlagh’s team of 11, working together to ensure reliable functioning of the production equipment.

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
• Fantastic new facility
• 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.