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Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites in Ireland. Our manufacturing facilities are located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Kilkenny, and Sligo, while our third-party manufacturing management operation is based in Sligo. We also have commercial, support operations, and shared services in Dublin and Galway.
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A Day in the Life of the Quality Operations Engineer at Abbott Diabetes Care Division Donegal
The Abbott Diabetes Care division, based in Donegal Town, manufactures FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Our leading brands include the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite, and FreeStyle Libre system.
Job Description
Primary Function: The Quality Operations Engineer is responsible for implementing and maintaining the effectiveness of the Quality System.
Key Responsibilities:
* Investigate, document, and remediate Quality issues that arise within the Donegal Libre and BGM operations and testing areas; communicate and escalate as required.
* Support Operations to make Quality/Compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, testing, monitoring, and packaging.
* Deliver the quality message around site through team training, presentations, and toolbox talks.
* Metric, pulling together, and presenting Quality metrics for the Libre production processes, OpEx, Class A, Gemba, etc.
* Support the monitoring and compliance of the Quality Management System as it applies to site Operations.
* Plan, conduct, and review inspections for all areas as per the inspection plan. Communicate findings and work with area leads to implement corrective actions.
* Promote a "right first time" approach to Quality Records by ensuring accountability for functional responsibilities.
* Quality SME for the Libre and BGM manufacturing processes.
Requirements
Education and Years' Experience:
* Relevant third-level qualification. Engineering/Manufacturing/Science is preferred.
* Minimum 2 years in an Engineering/Manufacturing/Scientific work environment with emphasis on Quality Operations.
* POMS and OMD experience is desirable.
Relocation Package
Abbott offers a generous relocation package for those required to relocate to take up the role. Terms and conditions will be discussed at offer stage.
Estimated Salary: €60,000 - €80,000 per year