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. **Diabetes Care Kilkenny** Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare. **This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:** As the Facilities Manager you will be responsible for the leadership, strategic direction, and execution of hard and soft services for the Abbott Kilkenny manufacturing site. This includes strategic facility planning and day-to-day management, the design, planning, planning, construction and maintenance of equipment, machinery, and buildings. In addition to planning and budgeting for all facility projects. In this role you will be responsible for coordinating and implementing facility/utility projects in an environment of continuous improvement, ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance. **Responsibilities:** + Planning of future facility activities, budgets, projects, and day to day site operations. + Sourcing and maintaining all relevant facilities equipment and services, including cost, schedule and performance. + Ensure sustained reliability of the Plant facilities including maintenance, repair, and improvement of Site facilities, (both internal and external). + Identify opportunities for new technology and driving continuous improvement + Maintain data management methods, procedures, and reports for all facilities functions. + Participate in and support the progress of failure/quality/customer complaint investigations and report on implementation of CAPAs assigned to the process area. + Coordinate and contribute to the design of SOPs, protocols, specifications, and validation documentation. + Continuous improvement of the plant’s Environmental, Health and Safety performance. + Provide direction, training, and development of the Facilities team. **Qualifications and Experience** + 10 years relevant experience in a similar industry. + Degree Qualified in Engineering or related degree. + Strong background in Facilities Management, preferably in a regulated environment. + People Management experience. + Understanding of Good Manufacturing Practices and facilities management software/tools. + Lean six sigma qualified (desirable) green belt or black belt. + Experience establishing programs. + Strong Problem Solving. + Communication and influencing skills ] **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 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