Job Description
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines.
The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite, and FreeStyle Libre system.
**Job Summary:** We are seeking a highly skilled and experienced Validation Engineer to join our team in Donegal. The successful candidate will be responsible for creating and maintaining validation documentation for new and existing systems and processes subject to design control.
**Key Responsibilities:**
- Create and maintain validation documentation for new and existing systems and processes subject to design control.
- Ensure that validation activities are implemented for systems and processes used to manufacture, control, and store intermediates and finished products to requirements and standards as listed in the current Quality Systems Manual.
**Responsibilities:**
- Write validation documentation against production processes and systems in compliance with internal and external requirements.
- Manage the execution of validation protocols, as protocol directors, in assurance of timely and cost-efficient completion through specialized experience and training.
- Evaluate validation results of validation protocol executions and summarize validation results in final reports incorporating strong communication skills and experience.
- Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
**Requirements:**
- Graduated in a Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or other Equipment/Process Engineering related degree programme.
- Experience in a fast-paced 24/7 production environment.
- Ability to learn other engineering skills outside of your core area of expertise.
- Excellent communication, planning, and organizational skills are all essential, as well as the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
- Experience of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
- Ability to learn quickly, use your initiative and work as part of a team.
- Self-motivated, action, and results oriented.
- Have a logical and methodical approach to problem solving.
- Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices, and procedures.
- Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors.
**Benefits and Perks:**
- Health Insurance for you and your family.
- Pension.
- Life insurance.
- Short Term Disability Protection.
- Long Term Disability Protection.
- Flexible working.
- Carers leave.
- Education Assistance.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.