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Materials Engineer
Abbott Laboratories —Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
- Full-time
- Engineering
- No degree
5d
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Abbott Laboratories —Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
- Full-time
- Management
- Engineering
- Analysis skills
Operations Quality Shift Lead
Abbott Laboratories —Kilkenny, County Kilkenny
- Full-time
- Engineering
- No degree
- Manufacturing
1d

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Materials Engineer

Abbott Laboratories -
Kilkenny, County Kilkenny

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Job details

Full-time
5 days ago

Qualifications

Engineering

Full job description

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, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

About Abbott

Abbott in Ireland

Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.

Please note any offer of employment for this position is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment medical examination, including drug and alcohol screening, conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny

Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Works with the Materials Engineering Manager and wider Technical Services team, to support the introduction of new or changed materials/components to the site.
Helps to trouble-shoot and resolve material related challenges for the site, by completing investigations, determining root cause, reporting out findings and proposing solutions.
Identifies component-related opportunities to optimise yield and OEE for daily operations and supports sustaining of materials / components for the site.
Works closely with various stakeholders including, but not limited to: Validation, PMO, Operations, Global Engineering and Quality.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Identify root cause of component-related manufacturing issues using structured problem-solving techniques.
Develop DOEs (Design of Experiments), complete testing and analyse data for continuous improvement activities and report out findings.
Run empirical and experimental analysis and use data to make decisions.
Support site Ops to resolve material related challenges and deliver the output as per site goals
Support Validation activities related to material changes
Support R&D material trials and provide feedback
Monitor performance of parts and drive the performance related actions
Evaluate proposed changes and alternative components/designs.
Assist in the resolution of Quality Incidents and CAPA
Bring materials related learnings from line 1 to future lines
Apply LEAN methodologies to drive operational excellence
Support the delivery of site specific KPI’s and reporting, including maintaining visual dashboards.
Participate in cross-functional activities as necessary, to ensure continual improvement, safety and compliance.
Analyse complex processes and problems and identify areas of improvement and risk.
Analyse data to identify trends and potential improvements, ensuring compliance with industry standards and global regulations.
Suggest and support new methods or materials for continual improvement of quality and efficiency.
Provide technical support to other engineers within the group and mentor and develop junior associates.
Support relevant site teams for BOMs and Agile related work
Learn, challenge, develop and maintain a working knowledge of Abbott Quality Policy and Procedures

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Minimum NFQ Level 8 in Science/Engineering or a relevant qualification.
Minimum 5 years Working in a manufacturing environment – GxP experience preferred
Working with materials/components (incl. electrical, moulded and/or mechanical)
Resolving technical challenges on a High-volume automation line.
Using 6M, Ishikawa, DMAIC or other root cause analysis tools
Six-Sigma

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 and on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

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