Quality Engineer – Altavista Plant, VA

Abbott; Greensboro (NC); On-site; USD 61,000 - 123,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Career development

Health coverage (HIP PPO)

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

FreeU education benefit

Job summary

Abbott is seeking a Quality Engineer at the Altavista, VA nutrition plant to help ensure product quality and compliance with FDA and OSHA standards. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to identify defects, develop quality plans, and drive process improvements across manufacturing operations.

You will lead data-driven investigations, contribute to risk analyses, and mentor less experienced staff while supporting release criteria and training materials.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or equivalent education/experience.
• Minimum two years related work experience.
• Working technical knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures.
• General understanding of business unit function.

Responsibilities

• Identify and control manufacturing process defects by root-cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Support data queries and bounding for complex releases.
• Develop product quality plans and specifications with cross-functional teams.
• Create risk analyses and FMEAs.
• Develop process monitoring to reduce variation and defects.
• Lead process improvement and analyze quality metrics.
• Assist in creating Quality Tools and training materials.
• Build internal and external networks to complete tasks.
• May lead a moderate project team.
• Provide guidance to junior staff and mentor.
• Influence peers and management.
• Plan and organize daily work to meet schedules.
• Exercise judgment within defined limits.
• Failure to achieve results may delay programs and use more resources.

Skills

Quality control

Root cause analysis

FMEA

Process improvement

Data analysis

Documentation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in a related field

Master’s Degree

Tools

Quality Tools

Quality Plans

Job description

Abbott is seeking a Quality Engineer at the Altavista, VA nutrition plant to help ensure product quality and compliance with FDA and OSHA standards. You’ll work with cross-functional teams to identify defects, develop quality plans, and drive process improvements across manufacturing operations.

You will lead data-driven investigations, contribute to risk analyses, and mentor less experienced staff while supporting release criteria and training materials.