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JOB DESCRIPTION

Quality Eng Technician IV for Abbott Vascular, this position is based in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Associate’s degree (± 13 years) with 7-9 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and technical work experience.
• Minimum Experience / Training Required Indicate the minimum experience level and/or training required to perform this job.
• Applies superior knowledge of highly complex technical concepts and/or develops highly advanced technologies or processes.
• Thorough understanding of product or systems fundamentals in cross functional areas. Recommends/utilizes/interprets advanced numerical and statistical data and/or computer software programs to present documentation and analysis and resolve complex problems.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs and guides technical activities resulting from self-initiated or assigned programs leading to innovative applications of existing or new products, systems, or technologies having major importance to the department and organization.
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  The base pay for this position is $14.67 – $29.33 per hour. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted

• Reviews and dispositions non-conforming material by utilizing quality tools and by developing knowledge of manufacturing practices and procedures.
• Identifies and resolves systemic issues based on trends noted during review of non-conforming material.
• Develops and implements process improvements by researching and validating changes in processes/equipment and test methods to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time per established procedures.
• Supports Process Development during new product introduction by defining traceability and inspection requirements, developing statistical process control criteria, developing manufacturing instructions, and creating training sheets and certifications.
• May also train operators on processes and engineering changes, and perform operator certification on-the-job training and testing.
• Provides input to engineering, qualification, and validation studies and reports by collecting, compiling, measuring, organizing and recording data, and by writing procedures.
• May keep lab notebook.
• All job responsibilities will be classified “as applicable” and will vary from one work area to the next.