IQA Technician

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 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 over 5,000 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.

EDUCATION & EXPERIENCE

• Diploma in Food Science or equivalent or cert with a minimum of 1-year experience in a nutritional and manufacturing function.
• Strong understanding of compliance and quality standards.
• Familiarity with HACCP regulations and best practice.
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• To ensure quality assurance of incoming raw materials.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

• Follow all Environmental, Health and Safety Rules and Regulations in the plant.
• Report any current or potential hazards to your manager immediately.
• Wear the correct Personal Protective Equipment (P.P.E.) at all times. Consult the appropriate SOP where required.
• This technician has the responsibility for reviewing all SOP’s for any job task he/she may carry out and ensure he/she fully understands and adheres to the SOP.
• This function will ensure relevant Q.A checks and tests are completed to release incoming ingredient commodities to the plant.
• Where applicable the job involves conducting product testing in the inspection area and placing non-conforming product on hold.
• The role also includes carrying out inspections of certificate of analysis of incoming vendors to ensure they meet the relevant quality requirements.
• She/he must carry out quality checks on packing products as per applicable SOP’s.
• The role involves supporting CAPA investigations.
• The role of the technician includes the maintenance and administration of the MCS system.
• A critical function is the maintenance of inspection batch files on a day-to-day basis.
• This function will also report any non-conformances immediately to the Incoming Inspection Quality Assurance Engineer or to the Quality Assurance Manager.
• Batch release functions and other sampling and Near Infra-red tests are carried out by this function.
• Documentation of data and report as required.
• This Job function will change where update procedures to GMP, EHS, Technical / New Equipment, Quality Procedures & SOP’s are made.
• This list of responsibilities may change depending on plant needs and employees are expected to be adaptable and flexible were this need arises.