Food Technologist

at  Abbott Laboratories

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 109,000 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 over 4,000 people across nine 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.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support best practice in NPI process, project management, and all aspects relevant
• aspects of plant operation.
• Provide support to the Cootehill plant as required.
• Supporting the team in relation to QA activities and the managing of technical programs.

SUPERVISORY/MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

• Influencing skills are essential for the position both within and outside the organisation
• People management skills are necessary both within and outside the organisation.
• Education Required
• Bachelor Degree in Food Science/Technology or equivalent.
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• Business/Management Experience.

• Knowledge
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in a Manufacturing Industry.
• Decision making and influencing skills are required.
• Excellent understanding of food science/technology is required.
• A strong degree of analysis, mathematical skills and problem solving is required to evaluate different options and to implement ongoing formulation and ingredient improvements.
• Computer skills, particularly spreadsheet use, are essential.

ACCOUNTABILITY / SCOPE

• This position requires a good degree of interaction with groups inside and outside of ANSC. From a technical perspective, every formulation developed for the Cootehill plant is the responsibility of this function. Formulations are the basis of the Cootehill operation – providing opportunities to optimize products, maintain or reduce costs, ensure compliance, etc. For issues relating to Regulatory Affairs, the ability to influence and lead decisions to the benefit of AI is positive.
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