Have you ever wanted to make a difference?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 IrelandIn 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.Vascular Division ClonmelAbbott 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.This is how you will make a difference:As a Manufacturing Engineer, you will be responsible for engineering support of manufacturing operations, which will involve key engineering metric management and process optimization activities including Manufacturing Yield improvement, product quality monitoring, lean manufacturing design and material/equipment/process troubleshooting using continuous improvement tools and methodology.
Working as part of the operations support team, the manufacturing engineer will liaise with operations, quality, R&D and materials & purchasing departments to ensure quality and efficient manufacturing operations.Main responsibilitiesInitiates and completes technical activities leading to new or improved products or process, for current programs, next generation programs and to meet strategic goals and objectives of the company.
Prepares reports, publishes, and makes presentations to communicate findings.Analyses and solves problems from basic engineering principles, theories and concepts through to a wide range of complex and advanced problems which require novel and new innovative approaches or a major breakthrough in technology.Understands engineering principles theories, concepts, practices and techniques.Understands the business needs of the company, and has knowledge of the customer needs of our business.Understands the business cycle and foresight of emerging technologies trends.Cultivates internal and external network of resources to complete tasks.
Serves as a resource in the selection orientation and training of new engineers and employees.May lead a project team, determining goals and objectives for the projects.Mentors employees by sharing technical expertise and providing feedback and guidance.Interacts cross functionally and with internal and external customers.Serves as a consultant for engineering or scientific interpretations and advice on significant matters.Acts as a spokesperson to customers on business unit current and future capabilities.Participates in validation activity.
Role may vary between providing input to owning activities such as protocol/report writing and managing execution of validation activities.Experience, Education and Skills Required:National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline.2+ years of related work experience, or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.Basic technical knowledge of concepts, practices and procedures.
Limited understanding of business unit/group function.Learns to use professional concepts and company policies and procedures to solve routine problems.
Developing a network of internal resources to facilitate completion of tasks.What we offer:Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as:Family health insuranceExcellent pension schemeLife assuranceCareer DevelopmentGrowing business plus access to many more benefits!
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