Quality Assurance Technician, Intermediate

Have you ever wanted to make a difference?

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott Ireland

In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have seven manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Sligo & Kilkenny and a third party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.

Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development, and advancing medicine through training and education. Our broad line of vascular devices-including vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies-are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries, and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia, and other serious vascular conditions.

About the role

Provides technical assistance to engineering to support manufacturing efforts by implementing corrective and preventative actions. Assists engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve manufacturing processes.

• Assists engineering in providing manufacturing support by learning to analyse data and identify manufacturing issues and trends. May also train operators on basic processes and engineering changes, and perform operator certification on the job training and testing.
• Assists in identifying manufacturing issues by working with engineering to determine root cause and implement corrective and preventative action.
• Learns process to disposition non conforming material by utilising quality tools and by developing knowledge of manufacturing practices and procedures.
• Helps to develop and implement process improvements by assisting engineering in researching and validating changes in processes/equipment and test methods to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time per established procedures.
• Assists engineering in supporting process development during new product introduction by providing input to traceability and inspection requirements, providing input for statistical process control criteria, developing manufacturing instructions, and creating training sheets and certifications.
• Assists engineering with qualification and validation studies and reports by collecting, compiling, measuring, organising and recording data, and by writing procedures. May keep lab notebook.

• National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline. 2+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Applies broad knowledge of general technical concepts and practices and an understanding of product or systems fundamentals. Utilises increased knowledge of numerical and statistical data and computer software programmes to resolve non routine/moderately complex problems. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs non routine to moderately complex technical assignments using standard methods and sequences. Performs set up, testing, repair, inspection and/or maintenance of all area specific equipment, materials, systems and/or products. Makes adjustments, modifications and replacements as directed. Assignments require broad judgment in troubleshooting proven processes and the ability to suggest alternatives.
• Regularly presents findings to cross functional teams and begins to win support for ideas. Can adequately write procedures and product disposition documentation that may be presented to external auditing bodies.
• Mentors new team members. Ensures open communication within the group and across shifts and relevant functions to resolve technical issues and promote learning.
• Plans, organises, and prioritises own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
• Solves a variety of problems of limited to moderate scope and complexity requiring basic interpretation of defined procedures and practices. Maintains confidentiality in handling sensitive information or documents.