Quality Assurance Technician, Intermediate

Abbott; Ireland; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in Ireland seeks a manufacturing support engineer to aid engineering in data analysis, identify manufacturing issues, and drive process improvements. You will learn to disposition non-conforming material and contribute to yield improvements through testing and validation.

The role involves supporting new product introductions, collaborating with cross-functional teams, and maintaining quality documentation for audits. A NFQ level 6 qualification and 2+ years’ experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• NFQ level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline.
• 2+ years of related work experience.
• Applies broad knowledge of general technical concepts and practices in a quality system environment.
• Ability to read procedures and disposition documentation for external auditing.

Responsibilities

• Assist engineering by analyzing data to identify manufacturing issues and trends.
• Identify root causes and implement corrective and preventative actions.
• Learn to disposition non-conforming material using quality tools and procedures.
• Develop and validate process changes to improve yield or reduce cycle time.
• Support new product introductions with traceability and inspection input.
• Provide data collection and recording for qualification and validation studies.

Skills

Data analysis

Root cause analysis

Quality systems

Manufacturing support

Training operators

Education

NFQ level 6 qualification

2+ years related work experience

Tools

Quality tools

Statistical process control

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has maintained a strong presence in Ireland since 1946 and celebrates its 80th anniversary in the country in 2026. The company supports the Irish healthcare sector with a broad portfolio spanning diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. Today, Abbott employs more than 6,500 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

About Abbott

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. Our 122,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries

Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel

Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.

Our broad line of vascular devices-which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies-are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.

*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.

Purpose Statement:

Provides technical assistance to engineering to support manufacturing efforts by implementing corrective and preventative actions. Assists engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve manufacturing processes.

Key Responsibilities:

• Assists engineering in providing manufacturing support by learning to analyse data and identify manufacturing issues and trends. May also train operators on basic processes and engineering changes, and perform operator certification and on-the-job training and testing.
• Assists in identifying manufacturing issues by working with engineering to determine root cause and implement corrective and preventative action.
• Learns process to disposition non-conforming material by utilising quality tools and by developing knowledge of manufacturing practices and procedures.
• Helps to develop and implement process improvements by assisting engineering in researching and validating changes in processes/equipment and test methods to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time per established procedures.
• Assists engineering in supporting process development during new product introduction by providing input to traceability and inspection requirements, providing input for statistical process control criteria, developing manufacturing instructions, and creating training sheets and certifications.
• Assists engineering with qualification and validation studies and reports by collecting, compiling, measuring, organising and recording data, and by writing procedures. May keep lab notebook.

Education & Job Skills

• 1. (Experience/Education) National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline. 2+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• 2. (Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills)) Applies broad knowledge of general technical concepts and practices and a general understanding of product or systems fundamentals. Utilises increased knowledge of numerical and statistical data and computer software programs to resolve non-routine/moderately complex problems. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• 3. (Cognitive Skills) Performs non-routine to moderately complex technical assignments using standard methods and sequences. Performs set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of all area‑specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or product. Makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed. Assignments require broad judgment in troubleshooting proven processes as well as the ability to suggest alternatives.
• 4. (Communication) Regularly presents findings to cross‑functional teams and begins to win support for ideas. Can adequately write procedures and product disposition documentation that may be presented to external auditing bodies.
• 5. (Influence/Leadership) Mentors new team members. Ensures open communication within group and across shift and relevant functions to resolve technical issues and promote learning.
• 6. (Planning/Organisation) Plans, organises, and prioritises own daily work routine to mee