Job Description
Job Summary: Manufacturing Process Engineer - Moulding required to design, develop, and implement medical moulded plastic parts for Core Lab (Abbott Diagnostics) with expertise in injection moulding manufacturing.
Abbott is a global healthcare leader with a portfolio of life-changing technologies spanning diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland employs over 6,000 people across ten sites, with six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Kilkenny, Longford, and Sligo. We have commercial, support operations, and shared services in Dublin and Galway.
Abbott Diagnostics has a strong business growth, industry-leading product development, and continued commitment to manufacturing at European sites. We are seeking a Manufacturing Process Engineer – Moulding to join our global Division Engineering team.
Key Responsibilities:
- Provide end-to-end engineering oversight, technical support, and consultancy to suppliers on moulding process development, design for manufacture (DFM), material selection, and process validations.
- Supports the efforts on NPI and tech transfers for associated process, FAT, and validation of moulding manufacturing cells in accordance with division engineering best practices and procedures.
- Act as the subject matter expert for injection mould process and the development of an entire moulding manufacturing cell.
- Understand all moulding cell equipment from mould, moulding machines, EoAT, machine side automation, etc.
- Understand Scientific/Decoupled Moulding methodologies and design of experiment (DOE) tools and software to maximize process window.
- Full understanding and development of the relationship between moulding key process input variables (KPIVs) and key process output variables (KPOVs) for plastic components throughout the value stream.
- Facilitate Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) at equipment manufacturers per equipment URS and mould build standards.
- Provides technical process support to other engineers within the group and mentor and develop junior associates.
- Learn, challenge, develop, and maintain a working knowledge of Abbott Quality Policy and Procedures.
Key Skills:
- Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
- Effective project management.
- Proven troubleshooting skills along with validation experience.
- Excellent communication / interpersonal skills.
- Enthusiastic and energetic with the ability to integrate quickly into a team environment.
- Demonstrated flexible and innovative approach to work.
- Travel 10% of the time, including international.
Education and Experience:
- Third level qualification (Diploma or Degree) in a technical discipline such as Plastics/Polymer Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, etc. or over 4 years equivalent experience in the plastic injection moulding, ideally in the medical device/Pharma industry.
- Experience in injection moulding manufacturing in a high volume and highly regulated environment in the pharma / medical device industry.
- Knowledge of mould making and design fundamentals, moulding process development, plastic resin behaviour, and required tooling/equipment.
- Project execution experience, in a regulated, med device or pharma capacity.
- Data analytics and statistical analysis capability.
- Knowledge of FDA QSR's and ISO requirements preferred.