About this role
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and 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 .
Free medical coverage for employees* via the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO
An excellent retirement savings plan with 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 around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
This role supports critical IT shop floor software applications that enable manufacturing operations, including environmental monitoring, statistical process control, and shop floor data collection. You will partner closely with business users and IT teams to ensure systems are stable, scalable, and delivering meaningful business value.
What You’ll Work On
Provide day‑to‑day application support for shop floor systems, including incident, work order, and change request management through ITSM
Partner with business users to gather requirements and translate them into functional system solutions
Support system administration activities such as application maintenance, master data management, patching, and troubleshooting
Assist with system expansions and ongoing maintenance, including data ingestion from shop floor instrumentation
Support system validation activities, including test case execution, system configuration, and validation documentation
Contribute technical expertise to implementation initiatives and larger projects, supporting project and program managers as needed
Assist manufacturing teams with hardware and software solutions related to testing or measurement challenges
Deliver user training sessions and develop system support and knowledge documentation
Provide guidance and oversight to less experienced staff members
Required Qualifications
Bachelor’s degree
4–7 years of relevant IT or application support experience
At least 1 year of shop floor application support experience within a manufacturing environment
Experience with SQL and analytics tools
Strong ability to work independently with minimal supervision while coordinating with technical and business stakeholders
Preferred Qualifications
Experience supporting Statistical Process Control (SPC) systems, including Proficient SPC MI
Experience with environmental monitoring and shop floor data collection systems
Familiarity with system validation in regulated or controlled manufacturing environments
Prior experience supporting or contributing to cross‑functional IT projects
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.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.
The base pay for this position is
$78,000.00 – $156,000.00In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
IT Services & Solutions Delivery
DIVISION:
BTS Business Technology Services
LOCATION:
United States > Maple Grove : 6820 Wedgwood Road N.
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
Not specified
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday)Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
EEO is the Law link - English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEOEnglish.pdf
EEO is the Law link - Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEOSpanish.pdf
Other facts
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 and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and www.facebook.com/AbbottCareers, on Instagram @AbbottGlobal, and on X @AbbottNews.
We invite you to explore opportunities at Abbott, to see if your talents and career aspirations may fit with our openings. An equal opportunity employer, Abbott welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
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What you'll do
- This role involves providing day-to-day application support for shop floor systems and partnering with business users to gather requirements. The specialist will also assist with system administration, validation activities, and deliver user training.
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