Facilities Manager

About Abbott

Abbott is a worldwide healthcare company focused on helping people improve and maintain health throughout every stage of life. Its portfolio covers diagnostics, medical devices, nutrition products, and branded generic medicines. The company’s 114,000 employees support customers in more than 160 countries.

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been present in Ireland since 1946 and provides the Irish market with a broad mix of healthcare products, including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices, and nutritional products. Across ten Irish locations in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford, and Sligo, the company employs around 6,000 people.

Site Information

Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny is a newly established site equipped with advanced technology to produce FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors used in diabetes management. Key brands include FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite, and FreeStyle Libre.

Role Overview

The Facilities Manager will lead the hard and soft services strategy and delivery for Abbott’s manufacturing site in Kilkenny. The position involves long-term facility planning as well as daily operational oversight, along with the design, planning, construction, and upkeep of equipment, machinery, and buildings. The role also includes planning and controlling budgets for facility-related projects. You will coordinate and execute facility and utility initiatives in a continuous-improvement setting while helping ensure the site consistently delivers safe, effective products in a compliant environment.

Responsibilities

• Develop plans for future facility needs, budgets, projects, and routine site operations.
• Procure and manage facilities-related equipment and services while tracking cost, timing, and performance.
• Protect the ongoing reliability of plant facilities through maintenance, repairs, and site improvements both inside and outside the buildings.
• Spot opportunities to introduce new technologies and strengthen continuous improvement.
• Keep accurate systems, methods, procedures, and reports for all facilities activities.
• Support failure, quality, and customer complaint investigations and track the delivery of assigned CAPAs for the process area.
• Help create SOPs, protocols, specifications, and validation documents.
• Drive ongoing improvement in environmental, health, and safety performance across the plant.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop the Facilities team.

Requirements

• At least 10 years of relevant experience in a similar industry.
• A degree in Engineering or a closely related field.
• Solid facilities management experience, ideally within a regulated setting.
• Experience managing people and teams.
• Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices and facilities management software or tools.
• Lean Six Sigma qualification is preferred, with Green Belt or Black Belt considered an advantage.
• Experience creating and establishing programs.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Good communication and influencing skills.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation package with attractive pay.
• Family health insurance.
• Excellent pension scheme.
• Life assurance.
• Career development opportunities.
• Access to a modern new facility.
• Opportunity to join a growing business with additional benefits.

Additional Information

Employment is subject to successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, carried out by a company-designated medical practitioner.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.