Quality Engineer — Healthcare Manufacturing & Quality

Abbott Laboratories, Limited. Saint Laurent, Québec, Canada; Altavista (VA); Presencial; USD 61 000 - 123 000; Tempo integral

Vantagens oferecidas por esta oferta de emprego

Health coverage

Retirement plan

Tuition reimbursement

Free education benefit

Resumo da oferta

Abbott in Altavista, VA, is seeking a skilled Quality Assurance professional in the Nutrition division to identify defects, develop quality plans, and lead process improvements. The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) and at least two years of related experience, with a strong understanding of manufacturing quality

Qualificações

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

Responsabilidades

• Identify and control Manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by participating in efforts/teams focused on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.
• May be responsible for querying & bounding data to support implementation of complex & documenting release criteria.
• Develop product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications and quality plans in conjunction with other product development team members.
• May be responsible for creating risk analyses and FMEAs.
• Develop Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps applying methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.
• Lead process improvement efforts by identifying methods to capture quality metric data and by performing appropriate analysis methods to enhance sustaining product design and new product development.
• Assist in creation of Quality Tools & Training Materials by understanding the limitations of existing quality tools and training materials, and by helping to identify more effective tools & materials.
• Cultivate a wide range of internal networks and begin to develop an extensive external network of resources to facilitate completion of tasks.
• May lead a project team of moderate scope.
• Provide guidance to less experienced staff.
• Act as a mentor to lower level individual contributors.
• Influence exerted at peer level and occasionally at first levels of management.
• Plan, organize, and prioritize own daily work routine to meet established schedule.
• Exercise authority and judgment within defined limits to determine appropriate action.
• Failure to achieve results or erroneous decisions or recommendations may cause delays in program schedules and may result in the allocation of additional resources.

Conhecimentos

Two years related work experience

Technical knowledge & procedures

Business understanding

Formação académica

Bachelor's degree in a related field

Master's Degree

Descrição da oferta de emprego

Abbott in Altavista, VA, is seeking a skilled Quality Assurance professional in the Nutrition division to identify defects, develop quality plans, and lead process improvements. The role emphasizes root-cause analysis, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration to ensure product quality and regulatory compliance.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree (master’s preferred) and at least two years of related experience, with a strong understanding of manufacturing quality