Abbott Ireland is a significant employer in the country, with around 6,000 people working across ten sites. The company has manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Kilkenny, and Sligo, as well as third-party manufacturing management operations in Sligo. Additionally, Abbott has commercial, support operations, and shared services in Dublin and Galway.
The company's presence in Ireland dates back to 1946, making a positive impact on the lives of Irish people.
Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal
The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town is responsible for manufacturing FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Some of the leading brands within this division include the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite, and FreeStyle Libre system.
Job Description: Quality Operations Engineer
The primary function of the Quality Operations Engineer is to implement and maintain the effectiveness of the Quality System.
Key Responsibilities:
1. Investigate, document, and remediate quality issues that arise within the Donegal Libre and BGM operations and testing areas, communicating and escalating as required.
2. Support Operations in making quality/compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, testing, monitoring, and packaging.
3. Deliver the quality message around the site through team training, presentations, and toolbox talks.
4. Pull together and present quality metrics for the Libre production processes, OpEx, Class A, Gemba, etc.
5. Support the monitoring and compliance of the Quality Management System as it applies to site Operations.
6. Plan, conduct, and review inspections for all areas as per the inspection plan, communicate findings, and work with area leads to implement corrective actions.
7. Promote a