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We are a global healthcare leader with a portfolio of life-changing technologies spanning the spectrum of healthcare. Our businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines have a daily impact on the lives of people in over 160 countries.
Vascular Division Clonmel
Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. We are uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education.
Job Description:
* As a Quality Technician, you will assist engineering in providing manufacturing support by reviewing and analysing data to determine manufacturing issues and trends. You may also train operators on processes and engineering changes, and perform operator certification on-the-job training and testing.
* You will resolve and prevent manufacturing issues by assisting engineering in determining root cause and implementing corrective and preventative action.
* Review and disposition non-conforming material by utilising quality tools and by developing knowledge of manufacturing practices and procedures.
Duties and Responsibilities:
* Develop and implement process improvements by assisting engineering in researching and validating changes in processes/equipment and test methods to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time per established procedures.
* Support process development during new product introduction by defining traceability and inspection requirements, developing statistical process control criteria, developing manufacturing instructions, and creating training sheets and certifications.
* Provide input to engineering, qualification, and validation studies and reports by collecting, compiling, measuring, organising and recording data, and by writing procedures.
Educational Requirements:
National Framework of Qualifications level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline and 4+ years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
Key Skills:
* Extensive knowledge of advanced technical concepts and practices, and a complete understanding of product or systems fundamentals in a functional area.
* Utilises/interprets advanced numerical and statistical data and computer software programs to present documentation and analysis and resolve complex problems.
Manufacturing Technician Role:
As a Manufacturing Technician, you will observe and comply with all safety rules and regulations. This includes Quality Systems Registrars (QSR) and International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) Standards.
* Identify and implement corrective actions for manufacturing related issues.
* Performs equipment setup and corrective, preventive and calibration maintenance as necessary.
* Install and validate equipment and processes in the production area to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time following the established validation procedure.
Required Education:
National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 6 qualification in a relevant discipline. Relevant work experience advantageous but not essential or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.