Overview
Join to apply for the Quality Technician role at Abbott. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, with a portfolio spanning diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Abbott Ireland employs around 6,000 people across ten sites, with six manufacturing facilities in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo, and a Kilkenny manufacturing facility opening in 2024 for Diabetes Care products, including FreeStyle Libre 3. In Kilkenny, the role contributes to world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and related science-based work to produce life-changing technologies. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
Main Purpose of Role
The Quality Technician is responsible for maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System and supporting cross-functional teams to achieve operational goals.
Key Responsibilities
* Responsible for the maintenance of the Quality System
* Ensuring the site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance
* Monitor and maintain the quality and compliance status of associated quality records
* Identify and raise Quality / Compliance issues
* Present and communicate status, report metrics, identify trends, potential issues and improvement initiatives
* Responsible for audit readiness tasks within area of responsibility
* Identify projects to enhance and promote the effectiveness and efficiency of the quality system and product quality
* Support Operations to make Quality / Compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, testing, monitoring and packaging
Qualifications And Experience
* Minimum NFQ Level 6 Qualification in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing
* Strong communication
* Strong attention to detail
What We Offer
* Family health insurance
* Excellent pension scheme
* Life assurance
* Career Development
* Fantastic new facility
* Growing business plus access to many more benefits
Senioritya Level
* Entry level
Employment type
* Full-time
Job function
* Quality Assurance
Industries
* Hospitals and Health Care
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
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