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Abbott Quality Validation Engineer in Kilkenny, Ireland
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products, and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland
In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
Diabetes Care Kilkenny
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
This is how you can make a difference at Abbott : As a Quality Validation Specialist you will be responsible for creating and implementing the Abbott Division validation programme. Creating and maintaining validation documentation for new and existing systems and processes subject to design /change control. You will apply subject matter knowledge. You will also ensure that validation activities are implemented for components, systems and processes used to manufacture, control and store intermediates (sub-assemblies) and finished products to requirements and standards as listed in the current Quality Systems Manual.
Responsibilities:
The development and maintenance of Quality System procedures.
Investigates/troubleshoots validation problems for components, equipment and/or performance processes.
Monitoring and maintaining the quality and compliance status of associated quality records.
Writes, reviews, approves and/or executes documentation for new and current validation procedures and technical reports related to components, equipment, products and/or processes.
May assist with establishing corporate validation policies.
Maintaining the quality and compliance status of associated Procedures, work instructions and training materials.
Presenting and communicating status, report metrics, identify trends potential issues, improvement initiatives, as applicable.
Basic understanding of design controls and design transfer.
May be responsible for creating or participating in risk analyses and FMEAs.
Education and Experience:
Minimum 2 years experience in a similar industry
Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline
What we Offer
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
Family health insurance,
Excellent pension scheme
Life assurance
Career Development
Fantastic new facility
Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Connect with us at www.abbott.com or https://www.ie.abbott/, on LinkedIn at www.linkedin.com/company/abbott-/, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call 224-667-4913 or email corpjat@abbott.com