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Abbott Quality Assurance Training Specialist in Cootehill, Ireland
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, nutritional’s and branded generic medicines. Our 107,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medical devices, and nutritional’s products. In Ireland, Abbott employs over 4,000 people across nine sites. We have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been operating in Ireland since 1946.
Abbott Ireland Nutrition Division Cootehill Cavan
Abbott Nutrition produces a range of infant formulae in all pack sizes under the brand name “Similac”. To complement the range of “Similac” infant formulae, the facility also manufactures a range of follow-on formulae under the brand name of “Gain”. The essential ingredient is liquid skim milk, and this is combined with carbohydrate, vegetable oils, vitamins, and minerals. The product is blended, pasteurised, dried and packaged at the site and once packaged, is distributed to Europe, Southeast Asia, the Middle East, Latin America and Canada.
Established in 1975, Abbott Nutrition in Ireland is the largest powder manufacturing facility for the production of infant formulae within the Abbott Corporation worldwide. Approximately 1,000 dairy farms in Ireland and Northern Ireland supply quality milk to the Cootehill facility which processes 500,000 litres per day. This secure supply together with Ireland’s reputation as a green, clean environment is of significant strategic importance to Abbott Nutrition.
Main Purpose of the Role:
Support the Abbott Nutrition EU/Cootehill QA training function ensuring compliance to QA training requirements.
Support the business by assessing the learning need and developing/modifying Learning Materials in accordance with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate) principles.
Develop QA training content and materials based on AN’s learning methodology.
Design and develop interactive QA microlearning’s, computer-based-training,instructor-led-training, job aides and other training support materials as needed.
Main Responsibilities:
Provide ongoing QA training support to the manufacturing sites to ensure a compliant training requirements management system. This includes QA onboarding and identification of sites QA training needs. Will support QA training needs related to CAPA and audit actions.
Create, maintain, and update user accounts and training assignments in the Learning Management System (ComplianceWire).
Work closely with Division QA and sites QA leadership to continuously improve QA training.
Design, develop and deliver QA Training Courses/materials to meet business needs.
Provide daily oversight of QA training resources at the site. Identify barriers/obstacles to achieving agreed upon goals and escalate as needed to Regional QA Training Manager.
Help to conduct QA training needs assessments and gap analysis.
Help establish training effectiveness measures and evaluate QA training effectiveness. Analyse data to drive continuous improvement of QA training content.
Conduct business in a manner that will protect our product, our customers, and our brand by complying with all applicable AQR and Division policies and procedures, EHS laws, as well as the Abbott Global and Technical Standards.
Follow a structured approach to QA Training/Learning content/material development.
Develop QA training in a variety of formats to support the business (i.e., instructor-led-training,computer-based-training, training modules, microlearning’s, 1PLs, on-the-Job-Training (OJT) and competency assessments.
Participate in Global and Site Cross-Functional Teams to assist with the development of global QA courses/training materials. Helps to ensure applicability of new courses to the site.
Working closely with Division QA, to help bring new technologies to QA training to help enhance/improve the learning process. For example, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), hybrid learning.
Interface with SMEs; business functional areas and site QA as necessary to design and develop QA training courses/materials.
When needed, will help support Project Safeguard workstreams training requests. Will translate identified training needs into QA training/learning solutions in line with project timelines.
Responsible for the ongoing evaluation and implementation of continuous improvement in relation to QA training/learning materials/courses.
Provide ongoing QA training support to the manufacturing site to ensure a compliant training requirements management system. This includes QA onboarding and identification of site QA training needs. Will support QA training needs related to CAPA and audit actions.
Experience and Qualifications:
Associate degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience
A minimum of 18 months experience in a training environment and/or a relevant third level qualification will provide a good foundation for this job function. Experience in pharma &/or GMP environment is desirable.
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An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
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