Quality Technician Shift

Kilkenny
Permanent
Full-time

1 month ago

JOB DESCRIPTION:About AbbottAbbott 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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.Abbott in IrelandAbbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.Abbott Diabetes Care KilkennyAbbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:As a Quality Technician you will be responsible for maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Ensure the area is compliant to site and divisional policies and procedures. Support the building and maintenance of successful cross functional relationships with departments such as R&D, Technical, Engineering, Operations and Regulatory Affairs in order to achieve all operational goals. This is a shift based role on 4 cycle shift.Key ResponsibilitiesMaintain the effectiveness of the Quality SystemEnsure the site provides safe and effective products that meet customer needs while maintaining compliance.Assist engineering in collecting, compiling, measuring, and recording data.Support continuous improvement through continuous maintenance of the quality management systems.Maintain the quality and compliance of associated quality records.Raise any Quality / Compliance issues.Present and communicate status, report metrics, identify potential issues, and improvement initiatives, as applicable.Ensure audit readiness tasks are actioned within area of responsibility.Identify projects to enhance the effectiveness and effectiveness of the quality system and product quality.Support Operations to make Quality / Compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, and testing.Qualifications and ExperienceMinimum NFQ Level 6 Qualification in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing qualificationMinimum 2 years experience in food/medical/pharmaceutical industryStrong communicationStrong attention to detail.What we OfferAttractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such asFamily health insuranceExcellent pension schemeLife assuranceCareer DevelopmentFantastic new facilityGrowing business plus access to many more benefits.Connect with us at and on , , andAbbott is an equal opportunities employer.The base pay for this position is N/A/hourIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY: Operations QualityDIVISION: ADC Diabetes CareLOCATION: Ireland
Kilkenny : Kilkenny Business and Technology ParkADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: Ie - Kky4Cya1 (Ireland)TRAVEL: Yes, 20 % of the TimeMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

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