Coop Student - Core Lab (Mississauga)

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

This position is field based in Canada, in the Core Lab Division. We're empowering smarter medical and economic decision making to help transform the way people manage their health at all stages of life. Every day, more than 10 million tests are run on Abbott's diagnostics instruments, providing lab results for millions of people.

The Field Service Co-Op Student (FSCS) performs repairs and preventative maintenance of Abbott Core Lab instrumentation under the direct supervision of an Abbott Technical Service Specialist (TSS).

Abbott's Core Diagnostic instrumentation includes blood analysis and automated tube transport (track system) equipment.

Equipment, training and required materials/tools will be provided by Abbott.

What You'll Do

• Perform repair, preventative maintenance, installation and product updates at customer site.

• Prepare detailed documentation of each service call.

• Perform modification and engineering updates at customer site.

• Adhere to operating procedures.

• Complete service documentation and reports (service tickets, expense reports, inventory records, contract follow-up, etc.) in accordance with Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Must be currently enrolled at the University of Guelph in Biomedical Engineering (year 3, 4 or 5).

• Willing to work unscheduled overtime and travel (if required).

• Requires lifting and transportation of laptop computer, service tools, test equipment and service part kits.

• Requires some lifting and relocation of Abbott instrumentation during installations and / or routine service calls.

• May require travel, including air travel.

• Excellent communication and troubleshooting skills.

• Ability to work independently.

• Ability to take key actions and demonstrate behavioral anchors that support all Abbott Core Competencies.

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.