JOB DESCRIPTION:
Abbott in Ireland
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, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott Ireland Vascular Division Clonmel
Abbott Vascular is one of the world's leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular is 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.
Our broad line of vascular devices–which includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–are used to treat vessel diseases of the heart, carotid arteries, and peripheral blood vessels. These vessel diseases can lead to heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia, and other serious vascular conditions.
Purpose Statement
As a Component Engineer you will work as part of the Supplier Capacity team in selection, developing, qualifying, commercialising, and optimising new and existing suppliers to grow component capacity within our medical device businesses.
Major Responsibilities
- Assess new and existing suppliers for technical and manufacturing capabilities.
- Identify critical to quality requirements for components used to build vessel closure products and translate these requirements into specification and test procedures
- Work with suppliers to validate new and improved processes
- Work with suppliers and incoming inspection laboratories to develop, validate and improve inspection methods
- Identify project risks and develop mitigation strategies to ensure supply, quality and timelines are not impacted
- Monitor supplier performance and provide technical support to resolve issues
- Identify process improvements related to component usage or design
- Implement changes under the Abbott change management system
Education and Job Skills
- National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline and 4+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
- Experienced in executing validation of equipment or processes, including preparation of protocols and reports
- Prior experience in medical devices or related industries is highly desirable, though not essential
- Ability to plan, organise, and prioritise your daily workload to meet project schedules under general supervision.
- Ability to multi-task, working on multiple projects simultaneously
- Exercise authority and judgment to resolve issues within defined limits to determine appropriate action. Green belt certification or experience in using astructured problem-solving approach is highly desirable.
- Demonstrated flexible and innovative approach to work and problem solving
- Excellent communication / interpersonal skills required
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Abbott Ireland is an Equal Opportunities Employer
The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Engineering
DIVISION:
AVD Vascular
LOCATION:
Ireland > Clonmel : Cashel Road
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Ie - Coreflex (Ireland)
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Yes
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
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