Operations Quality Technician Shift

Abbott; Kilkenny; On-site; EUR 36,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Family health insurance

Excellent pension scheme

Life assurance

Career Development

Fantastic new facility

Growing business plus access to many更多

Job summary

Abbott Ireland – Diabetes Care Kilkenny is seeking a Quality Technician to maintain the Quality System across the Kilkenny site. You will support R&D, Technical, Engineering, Operations and Regulatory Affairs to achieve operational goals in a four-cycle shift environment.

The role requires a minimum NFQ Level 6 in Engineering/Science/Manufacturing and at least 2 years in food/medical/pharmaceutical sectors, with strong communication and attention to detail vital for success.

Qualifications

• Minimum NFQ Level 6 Qualification in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing.
• Minimum 2 years experience in food/medical/pharmaceutical industry.
• Strong communication and attention to detail.

Responsibilities

• Maintain the effectiveness of the Quality System.
• Ensure the site provides safe and effective products that meet customer needs while maintaining compliance.
• Assist engineering in collecting, compiling, measuring, and recording data.
• Support continuous improvement through maintenance of the quality management systems.
• Maintain the quality and compliance of associated quality records.
• Raise any Quality / Compliance issues.
• Present and communicate status, report metrics, identify potential issues and improvement initiatives.
• Ensure audit readiness tasks are actioned within area of responsibility.
• Identify projects to enhance the effectiveness of the quality system and product quality.
• Support Operations to make Quality / Compliance decisions during processing, manufacturing, and testing.

Skills

Strong communication

Attention to detail

Education

NFQ Level 6 in Engineering/Science/Manufacturing

Job description

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 113,000 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

Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.

At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.

This is how you can make a difference at Abbott :

As a Quality Technician you will be responsible for maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Ensure the area is compliant to site and divisional policies and procedures. Support the building and maintenance of successful cross functional relationships with departments such as R&D, Technical, Engineering, Operations and Regulatory Affairs in order to achieve all operational goals. This is a shift based role on 4 cycle shift.

Key Responsibilities

• Maintain the effectiveness of the Quality System
• Ensure the site provides safe and effective products that meet customer needs while maintaining compliance.
• Assist engineering in collecting, compiling, measuring, and recording data.
• Support continuous improvement through continuous maintenance of the quality management systems.
• Maintain the quality and compliance of associated quality records.
• Raise any Quality / Compliance issues.
• Present and communicate status, report metrics, identify potential issues, and improvement initiatives, as applicable.
• Ensure audit readiness tasks are actioned within area of responsibility.
• Identify projects to enhance the effectiveness and effectiveness of the quality system and product quality.
• Support Operations to make Quality / Compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, and testing.

Qualifications And Experience

• Minimum NFQ Level 6 Qualification in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing qualification
• Minimum 2 years experience in food/medical/pharmaceutical industry
• Strong communication
• Strong attention to detail.

What We Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance
• Excellent pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Career Development
• Fantastic new facility
• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https ://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.