Quality Engineer - Virginia Plant

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 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:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your 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 you dream of.
• Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
• An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
• Tuition reimbursement, the 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition division. Our Nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac®, PediaSure®, Pedialyte®, Ensure®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Altavista, Va. , is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

What You’ll Work On

• 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.

You’ll be accountable for meeting our compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related field or an 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s Degree

In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Pre-Employment Inquiries and Citizenship | U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (eeoc.gov)

* Participants who complete a short wellness assessment qualify for FREE coverage in our HIP PPO medical plan. Free coverage applies in the next calendar year.

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 and a Military/Veteran friendly Employer, committed to employee diversity.

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The base pay for this position is

$61,300.00 – $122,700.00

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

JOB FAMILY:

Operations Quality

DIVISION:

ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain

LOCATION:

United States > Altavista : Building 1

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)

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

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