Quality Operations Manager
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Posted on:
09-09-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
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 114000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Abbott in Ireland
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics diabetes care medical devices and nutritional Ireland Abbott currently employs about 6000 people across ten sites located in Dublin Donegal Clonmel Cootehill Galway Kilkenny Longford and Sligo.
Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site in Kilkenny that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
This is how you can make a difference:
As a Quality Operations Manager you will guide our team of Quality Team Leads and this role you will be pivotal in ensuring our site delivers safe and effective products that meet customer needs while maintaining compliance. You will implement quality standards and execute compliance at every stage of the process.
Key Responsibilities:
Lead a team of quality professionals to achieve individual team and site goal.
Develop and implement quality assurance strategies and regulations.
Ensure compliance with Quality Abbott Division and Corporate Procedures and Standards by developing and implementing all required Quality and EHS documentation.
Assess potential risks ensure compliance and provide recommendations.
Take responsibility for all quality control aspects of the process including laboratory studies clinical research testing operations raw materials production and finished products or services.
Facilitate audits and regulatory inspections.
Liaise with external vendors contractors or suppliers to ensure their products or services meet our organizations quality standards.
Coordinate quality training sessions.
Implement quality standards and ensure compliance at every stage of the process.
Education and Experience:
Minimum NFQ Level 8 in Science/Engineering or a relevant qualification.
At least 2 years of experience in a similar position.
Proven problem-solving abilities.
Quality management experience gained in a regulated industry is essential.
Why Join Us
We offer competitive salaries comprehensive benefits and opportunities for professional development.
If youre passionate about quality management and want to make a difference in a dynamic team we encourage you to apply today!
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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
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The base pay for this position is
N/AIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
ADC Diabetes Care
LOCATION:
Ireland > Kilkenny : Kilkenny Business and Technology Park
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Ie - Kkyflx (Ireland)
TRAVEL:
Yes 10 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Not Applicable
Required Experience:
Manager
Key Skills
- Six Sigma
- Lean
- Management Experience
- Process Improvement
- Microsoft Outlook
- Analysis Skills
- Warehouse Management System
- Operations Management
- Kaizen
- Leadership Experience
- Supervising Experience
- Retail Management
About Company
WHO WE ARE CREATING LIFE-CHANGING TECHNOLOGY From removing the regular pain of fingersticks as people manage their diabetes to connecting patients to doctors with real-time information monitoring their hearts, from easing chronic pain and movement disorders to testing half the world’s ... View more
