Supplier Manufacturing Engineer

Qualcomm; Munster; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare company in Munster is seeking a Quality Engineer to drive improvement in supplier components. The role involves establishing inspections, managing projects to reduce costs, and developing new suppliers. Ideal candidates will have an NFQ level 7 qualification and relevant experience. This position offers a chance to contribute to meaningful healthcare innovations.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of related work experience in a relevant discipline.
• General understanding of business unit functions.
• Ability to lead project teams of moderate scope.

Responsibilities

• Establishes inspection and test procedures.
• Develops new supply sources with purchasing team.
• Manages projects to reduce material costs.

Skills

Supplier management

Technical support

Process improvement

Education

NFQ full level 7 qualification

Job description

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products, including diagnostics, medical devices, and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We have seven manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Kilkenny, 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.

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.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Drives improvement and corrective action in the quality of components sourced from outside suppliers. Provides technical support in the selection of suppliers. Develops acceptance criteria for materials. Monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield issues and field failures. Project focus, specifically on cost and risk reductions.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Establishes incoming inspection and test procedures and provides technical support to manufacturing to resolve material or supplier related issues.
• Develops new supply sources with purchasing team and qualifies components to specified parameters.
• Assess potential new suppliers for technical and manufacturing capabilities. Provides technical support for the introduction of components from a new supplier.
• Manages projects to reduce material costs or reduce material supply risks.
• Works with Receiving Inspection group to improve inspection processes where applicable.
• Leads on Process Improvement teams relating to component usage or design.
• Reviews material specification releases and revisions as required.
• Investigates field failures related to supplier materials. Develops corrective action plan where necessary.
• Will manage/participate in teams to conduct business risk assessments and develop action plans to reduce or eliminate risks.

EDUCATION & COMPETENCIES

• National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) full level 7 qualification (180 ECTS credits) in a relevant discipline and 2+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures. General understanding of business unit/group function. Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in non-compliance with governmental regulations.
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors. Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action. Has a broad knowledge of technical alternatives and an understanding of their impact on the systems environment.
• Cultivates a wide range of internal networks and begins to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks. May lead a project team of moderate scope. Provides guidance to less experienced staff. Acts as a mentor to lower level individual contributors. Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
• Plans, organises, and prioritises own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
• Exercises authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action. Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in programme schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.
• Works under general supervision. Follows established procedures.

Please refer to the site safety statement (SHE038447) for your safety, health and welfare at work responsibilities.

Abbott Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We welcome and encourage diversity in our workforce. We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities. To request accommodation, please call or email.