Facilities Engineer (12 month FTC)
Confirmed on the employer's own hiring board on Oct 21, 2026. First seen by Alion on Sep 29, 2026. Abbott scores A on the Alion truth index.
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Abbott in Ireland
Operating since 1946, Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products. We employ around 6,000 people across ten sites in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford, and Sligo. Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal: Located in Donegal Town, our Diabetes Care division manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and sensors, including the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite, and FreeStyle Libre systems.
Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal
The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures 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 system.
Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company
What type of work will you be doing? What assignments, requirements, or skills will you be performing on a regular basis?
Reporting into the Facilities Manager and Site Services Manager, you will coordinate and implement facility/utility projects and support facilities management program to deliver safe and reliable utilities/facilities for customers and business.
This role is a temporat
Major Responsibilities:
- Interacting with Architects, M&E Designers/Engineers on matters relating to building services.
- Assisting Design teams on development of site-specific Facility/Utility equipment/processes as required.
- Commissioning, organising and assessing the work of contractors.
- Overseeing and supervising the installation of building systems and specifying maintenance and operating procedures.
- Making life-cycle outcomes about existing systems equipment and the appropriate location of new equipment.
- Ensuring that the design and maintenance of building systems meets legislative and health and safety requirements.
- Generate and execute validation protocols, trials/ studies and create associated reports for facilities/utilities.
- Performing and analysing data, evaluating results, forming conclusions & contributing to Facility/Utility process improvements.
- Identification and implementation of Cost Improvement and innovative Opportunities for Facility Operations.
- Oversight of facilities/utilities preventative maintenance program
Qualifications/experience:
- 4+ years related work experience
- Qualification: Certificate/Craft Certificate/Third Level Qualification in Engineering/Automation/Mechanical/Electrical
What are the benefits and perks of working at Abbott Donegal?
- Health Insurance for you and your family
- Pension
- Life insurance
- Short Term Disability Protection
- Long Term Disability Protection
- Flexible working
- Carers leave
- Education Assistance
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/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.