About AbbottAbbott 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 113,000 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 nutritionals products.
In Ireland, Abbott employs o6,000 people across ten 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 CavanAbbott 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, South East 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.The role if Incoming Quality Assurance (IQA) Laboratory Technician will involve the following:PURPOSE OF THE JOB:Responsible for sampling, checking and subsequently releasing or rejecting commodities coming to site.Responsible for ensuring all commodities on site have full traceability both visually and virtually.Support the packing lines with can tear downs daily and support them with queries regarding materials being used on the line.Ensuring IQA area is always audit ready by following site GMP and GLP.Overseeing the sites batch files, recording, and filing into the Kardex.Support ingredient and packaging trials on site.Education & ExperienceDiploma in Food Science or equivalent or cert with relevant manufacturing experience.Minimum of 12months experience in a regulated environment would be an advantageShift Pattern:This is a 30 hour weekend days shift pattern, Friday - Sunday (8am - 6pm)