Senior Quality Engineer — Design, Validation & CAPA Lead

Thornton Tomasetti; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Abbott in New Zealand seeks a Senior Quality Engineer based in Pokeno, Waikato, to lead design control, qualifications and CAPA activities supporting manufacturing plants. You will drive risk management, document complex requirements, and coordinate with global quality and operations teams.

Your role requires strong technical writing, project management, and the ability to handle multiple priorities while ensuring compliance with quality systems and regulatory standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business/science/technical or related field or equivalent experience
• Minimum 5 years in a similar position or in food manufacturing
• Experience with quality systems, regulations, and CAPA
• Strong written and verbal communication for stakeholder engagement

Responsibilities

• Lead design control and CAPA activities.
• Execute qualification/validation for engineering projects.
• Analyze complex interdisciplinary problems and assess impact.
• Manage multiple priorities with workable schedules.
• Strong technical writing to capture requirements and risks.

Skills

Quality systems

Project management

Technical writing

Stakeholder engagement

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Science, Technical or related field

Job description

Abbott in New Zealand seeks a Senior Quality Engineer based in Pokeno, Waikato, to lead design control, qualifications and CAPA activities supporting manufacturing plants. You will drive risk management, document complex requirements, and coordinate with global quality and operations teams.

Your role requires strong technical writing, project management, and the ability to handle multiple priorities while ensuring compliance with quality systems and regulatory standards.