Special Equipment Operator

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

• Receive, store, retrieve, and deliver raw ingredients and packaging commodities to production lines.
• Operate equipment such as trailer tractors, rail-car movers, forklifts, motorized pallet trucks, and computerized warehouse systems using bar code scanners and radio frequency transmitters.
• Ensure timely and accurate supply of packaging materials to production areas.
• Communicate effectively with other departments and respond to non-routine material movement requests.
• Maintain inventory accuracy and proper documentation with attention to detail.
• Adapt to changing priorities and multitask in a fast-paced, customer-focused environment.
• Uphold compliance with FDA, OSHA, and Abbott policies and procedures.

• High School Diploma/GED required
• Experience in food-grade warehousing, especially in shipping and receiving.
• Skilled in operating forklifts, trailer tractors, rail-car movers, and stand-up lifts.
• Ability to learn and use computer-based warehouse systems.
• Strong basic math skills.
• Physically capable of repeatedly lifting and stacking 25 lb. cases.
• Comfortable working in cold environments, including refrigerated and freezer areas.

• Free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit

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, nutritionals and branded generic medicines.