Assoc. Quality Engineer

Abbott; Temecula (CA); On-site; USD 51,000 - 101,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Free medical coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Education benefit

Job summary

Abbott in Temecula, CA is hiring an Associate Quality Engineer to support manufacturing and product development by ensuring the highest quality standards. You will work within the Vascular division to help identify defects, analyze root causes, and implement corrective actions.

This role requires a bachelor’s degree and 0–2 years’ experience in a quality or manufacturing environment. Abbott offers comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities in a global company.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree plus 0–2+ years of related work experience in a quality or manufacturing environment.
• Basic understanding of quality concepts, practices and procedures.
• Ability to follow instructions and work under supervision.

Responsibilities

• Identify manufacturing process defects and disposition nonconforming material.
• Review specifications and quality systems; learn risk analyses and FMEA.
• Learn process monitoring systems and methods to reduce variation.
• Contribute to product/process improvements using quality metrics.
• Learn quality tools and training materials.

Skills

Quality engineering

Manufacturing processes

Root cause analysis

FMEA

Quality systems

Documentation

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Quality tools

Job description

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.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Title

Assoc. Quality Engineer

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.
• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

We are seeking an Associate Quality Engineer to work at our Temecula, CA location in our Vascular division.

The Associate Quality Engineer provides process/quality engineering support to manufacturing, helping to ensure delivery of highest quality product to the customer. Provides process/quality engineering support to product development teams, helping to ensure development of highest quality new products.

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

WHAT YOU’LL DO

Core Job Responsibilities ResponsibleforcompliancewithapplicableCorporateandDivisionalPoliciesandprocedures.

• LearnstoidentifyManufacturingprocessdefects(scrap,nonconformingmaterial,customercomplaints)by dispositioningnonconformingmaterial,assistinginidentificationofprimaryrootcausesandunderstanding correctiveandpreventativeactions.Mayberesponsibleforworkingwithprocessownertoboundproduct stopsanddocumentreleasecriteria.
• Gainsunderstandingofproductqualityplans,documentsandsystems byreviewingproductspecifications,qualityspecifications,andworkingwithqualitysystems.Maybe responsibleforlearningriskanalysesandFMEAs.
• LearnsProcessMonitoringSystemsbybecoming familiarwithsystemsapplicationsandcriticalprocesssteps;andthroughfamiliarizationwithmethodsusedto reduceprocessvariation.
• BecomesfamiliarwithProduct/Processimprovementeffortsbyunderstanding currentqualitymetricdataandlearningthevariousanalysismethodsusedtoenhancesustainingproduct designandnewproductdevelopment.
• LearnsQualityTools&TrainingMaterialsbygainingknowledgeof prevalenttoolsusedandbyreviewing&utilizingavailabletrainingmaterials.
• (SupervisionReceived)Workiscloselysupervised.Followsspecific,detailedinstructions.
• (Influence/Leadership)Beginsdevelopinganetworkofinternalresourcestofacilitatecompletionoftasks. Individualinfluenceistypicallyexertedatthepeerlevel.
• (Planning/Organization)Completesdailyworkto meetestablishedschedulewithguidancefromsupervisoronprioritizationoftasks.
• (Decision Making/Impact)Mayexerciseauthoritywithinpre-establishedlimitsandapproval.Failuretoachieveresults cannormallybeovercomewithoutseriouseffectonschedulesandprograms.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU’LL BRING

Required Experience

• Bachelors degreeplus0-2+yearsofrelatedworkexperiencewithabasicunderstandingofspecifiedfunctional area,oranequivalentcombinationofeducationandworkexperience.

Minimum Experience / Training

Basictechnicalknowledgeofconcepts,practicesandprocedures. Limitedunderstandingofbusinessunit/groupfunction.Willperformthisjobinaqualitysystemenvironment. Failuretoadequatelyperformtaskscanresultinnoncompliancewithgovernmentalregulations.

Learnstouseprofessionalconceptsandcompanypoliciesandprocedurestosolveroutineproblems. Worksonproblemsoflimitedscope.Minimalindependentdecisionmaking.

Please note that the salary range listed is our full grade range. We usually hire based on the mid-point.

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com

Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

The base pay for this position is

$50,700.00 – $101,300.00

In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

AVD Vascular

LOCATION:

United States > Temecula : Building E - TE

WORK SHIFT:

Standard

TRAVEL:

Yes, 5 % of the Time

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)

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