About Abbott
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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott in Ireland
Abbott 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 Kilkenny
Abbott 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.
Main Purpose of Role
This role is for a Specialist para-professional individual contributor with comprehensive knowledge in the area of Laboratory Technician.
The ideal candidate will have the ability to execute highly complex or specialized work.
The successful candidate will possess knowledge acquired from several years of experience or specialist training in particular area.
They will work independently, apply standards yet adapt precedent and may make departures from established processes to resolve problems.
The incumbent may serve as a working team lead and/or supervise 1 or 2 lower level para-professionals.
Main Responsibilities
The Specialist para-professional in the Laboratory Technician Sub-Function will be responsible for:
* Making and recording observations.
* Performing simple calculations.
* Collecting and preparing data for evaluation.
* Conducting laboratory support functions such as stocking and distributing supplies and equipment, arranging and dismantling apparatus, and collecting, washing, and storing glassware.
* Performing technical and record keeping duties in conformance with company and regulatory policies and standards to meet quality and accuracy requirements.
* May analyze compounds and manage corporate compound collection.
* Performing technical procedures in one or more of the following areas: Production, Research and Development, Quality Control/Assurance, and/or Compliance/Environmental.
Education & Experience
To be eligible for this role, candidates should have:
* A Third level Science / Manufacturing or equivalent qualification.
* Preferred two years' work experience in a Manufacturing / Science / Quality or equivalent environment.
* Electron beam or other sterilisation technologies experience desirable.
* Knowledge in ISO 11137 desirable.
* Chemistry/Microbiology/Dosimetry Lab experience desirable.