Process Engineer - Validation

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.

REQUIREMENTS

• Graduated in a Mechanical, Electrical, Mechatronics, or other Equipment/Process Engineering related degree programme
• Experience in a fast-paced 24/7 production environment
• Have the ability to learn other engineering skills outside of your core area of expertise.
• Excellent communication, planning and organizational skills are all essential, as well as the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Experience of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Ability to learn quickly, use your initiative and work as part of a team.
• Self-motivated, action and results oriented
• Have logical and methodical approach to problem solving
• Working technical knowledge and application of concepts, practices and procedures.
• Works on problems of moderate scope where analysis of situations or data requires a review of identifiable factors

What are the benefits and perks of working at Abbott Donegal?

• Health Insurance for you and your family
• Pension
• Life insurance
• Short Term Disability Protection
• Long Term Disability Protection
• Flexible Working
• Carers leave
• Education Assistance

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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Creates and maintains validation documentation for new and existing systems and processes subject to design control. Ensures that validation activities are implemented for systems and processes used to manufacture, control and store intermediates and finished products to requirements and standards as listed in the current Quality Systems Manual.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Write validation documentation against production processes and systems in compliance to internal and external requirements.
• Manage the execution of validation protocols, as protocol directors, in assurance of timely and cost efficient completion through specialized experience and training.
• Evaluate validation results of validation protocol executions and summarize validation results in final reports incorporating strong communication skills and experience.
• Plans, organizes, and prioritizes own daily work routine to meet established schedule.