Laboratory Team Leader

Abbott; Donegal Municipal District; On-site; EUR 52,000 - 77,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal seeks a Laboratory Supervisor to manage test operators in the Technical Services lab, ensuring safe, compliant operations and meeting production needs.

You will oversee day-to-day testing activities, maintain current policies and procedures, and drive continuous improvement while supporting capital projects and development plans.

Qualifications

• Third level qualification in Engineering/ Science / Manufacturing.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of test operators in the Technical Services lab.
• Plan and manage daily test lab activities to meet schedules.
• Ensure conformance with Policies and Procedures.
• Coordinate and implement process and equipment projects.
• Validate new processes and develop technical documentation.
• Participate in capital projects from inception to completion.
• Maintain productivity, quality and cost objectives.
• Contribute to performance excellence assessments and development plans.
• Ensure health, safety and environmental standards are met.
• Contribute to exception reports for Operations.

Skills

Team supervision

Lab leadership

Quality compliance

Problem solving

Education

Third level qualification in Engineering/Science/Manufacturing

Job description

About Abbott

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices and nutritionals products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.

Please note any offer of employment for this position isconditional upon the successful completionof a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

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.

Purpose of the job

The main responsibility of the Laboratory Supervisor is to manage a team of test operators within the technical services department, ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance. The Laboratory Supervisor oversees and plans day to day test lab activities, whilst ensuring that policies and procedures are current and being adhered to.

Major Responsibilities

• Manage a team of test operators in the Technical Services department to conduct performance testing on all product.
• Ensuring that the manufacturing schedules is met, producing correct volume requirements and product mix annually.
• Problem solving of plant and manufacturing equipment to achieve product quality and production schedule goals.
• Ensuring that productivity, quality and cost objectives are achieved.
• Ensuring conformance with all relevant Policies and Procedures.
• Contributing to the creation of Work Instructions and Operations Procedures to maintain compliance.
• Completion of Performance Excellence Assessments and Development Plans to promote Continuous Improvement.
• Contributing to Exception Reports that pertain to the Operations department.
• Ensuring the department conducts its business in a manner designed to be protective of human health, safety and the environment.
• Coordinate and implement process and equipment projects.
• Validation of new processes and development of technical documentation for areas of responsibility.
• Participation in and management of capital projects from inception to completion.

Education & Competencies

• Third level qualification or trade certificate in an Engineering/ Science / Manufacturing discipline.
• Minimum 3 years work experience in an engineering/manufacturing environment preferred.
• Supervisory experience preferred.