Abbott
healthcare
EnvironmentalTechnician
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“Environmental Technician at Abbott. Skills: Environmental sampling, Trace back swabbing, Quality compliance. Undertake environmental sampling. Complete environmental trending”
What You'll Achieve.
Ensure the Quality objectives of the business are met; Preventing or minimising accidental exposures
Industry & Context.
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
Tertiary education to diploma level (NCEA Level 4 or equivalent)
Nice to Have
Qualification in science (e.g. Microbiology and Chemistry), Worked in a dairy industry or a food industry, preferably with experience in environmental monitoring and sub sampling for laboratory testing, Experience in microbiology, Knowledge of hygiene practice in a food or dairy industry
What You'll Do.
Undertake environmental sampling
Complete environmental trending
Complete customer sampling
Complete daily reporting
Complete swabbing within schedule
Ensure trace back is done
Ensure samples reach laboratory
Ensure sub samples are labelled
Tanker swabbing/sampling
Undertake pest control inspections
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Attend regular departmental meetings
Full Job Description
## **JOB DESCRIPTION:** **About Abbott** Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology. **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 will have access to: * Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. * 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** As the Environmental Technician, you will responsibility for all routine and non-routine environmental sampling specifically environmental swabbing and trace back swabbing in all areas assigned in the Environmental Management Programme (EMP). **What You’ll Do:** * Undertake active and passive air sampling, and sampling of water supplies, compressed air, and gases * Complete environmental sampling as per the Environmental Management Programme * Complete Environmental trending on results * Complete customer sampling, when required * Complete daily reporting for the hygiene chart * Complete swabbing within the schedule * Ensure trace back is done until the relevant clearance is obtained for the area concerned * Ensure the swabbing samples reach the laboratory within the required timelines of sampling * Ensure sub samples are labelled correctly and are delivered to the required laboratory on time for testing in the required environmental and packaging conditions * Tanker swabbing/sampling * Be competent in carrying out both conventional microbiological surface sampling and use of ATP sampling and testing * Undertake regular pest c
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