Job Description
As an Operations Quality Engineer at Abbott, you will play a crucial role in ensuring the quality and compliance of our products, supporting the manufacture and delivery of quality products on time, in full, and cost-effectively.
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 lives of people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland employs over 5,000 people across nine sites, with six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, and Sligo.
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals.
As an Operations Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for:
- Analysing quality standards for components, materials, or services
- Applying measures, sampling methods, testing methodology, and other procedures to ensure quality standards are met
- Providing quality expertise and guidance to Manufacturing/Operations, Technical/Product Test, and Incoming Materials
- Conducting inspections, verifications, and validations of components or materials used in development processes
- Identifying and addressing recurring problems with product quality or testing procedures
- Documenting quality issues and performance measures for management review
- Liaising with external vendors
- Monitoring and maintaining validation status of site products, processes, and systems
- Supporting equipment and software validation activities
- Presenting and communicating status, report metrics, and identifying trends and potential issues
Key qualifications and experience include:
- Minimum NFQ Level 7 qualification in Engineering or Manufacturing
- 2 years in a Manufacturing/Science or Engineering environment
- GMP/GDP experience
- ISO 13485 experience
- Yellow belt qualification desired
Abbott offers an attractive compensation package, including competitive pay, family health insurance, excellent pension scheme, life assurance, career development, and access to many more benefits.