Quality Engineering Technician
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Job Location:
Westfield, MA - USA
Hourly Salary:
$ 18 - 37
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
JOB DESCRIPTION:
Working at Abbott
At Abbott you can do work that matters grow and learn care for yourself and your family be your true self and live a full life. Youll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify forfree medical coverage in ourHealth Investment Plan (HIP) PPOmedical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelors degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity working mothers female executives and scientists.
The Opportunity
This position works out of our Westfield IN location in the Structural Heart Clinical Affairs division. Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life through the design and provision of device and management solutions for the treatment of structural heart disease.
As the Quality Engineering Technician youll provide technical assistance to Engineering to support manufacturing efforts by implementing corrective and preventative actions. You will assist Engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve manufacturing processes.
This position is on a Monday - Friday 6 AM - 2:30 PM schedule.
What Youll Work On
- Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional policies and procedures.
- Assists Engineering in providing manufacturing support by learning to analyze data and identify manufacturing issues and trends.
- Assists in identifying manufacturing issues by working with Engineering to determine root cause and implement corrective and preventative action.
- Learns process to disposition non-conforming material by utilizing quality tools and by developing knowledge of manufacturing practices and procedures.
- Helps to develop and implement process improvements by assisting Engineering in researching and validating changes in processes/equipment and test methods to improve yield and/or reduce cycle time per established procedures.
- Monitor group performance metrics and work with the supervisor/engineer to develop and take corrective action(s).
- Coordinate the documentation of training. May also train operators on process changes and perform operator certification on-the-job training and testing.
- Understands all operations and support systems including inventory traceability and documentation systems. Key contact person for internal audits when area supervisor/engineer is absent.
- May temporarily assign work to others as needed.
- Plans and organizes non-routine tasks with approval. Initiates or maintains work schedule. Establishes priorities of work assignments.
- Solves a wide range of complex problems requiring advanced interpretation of generally defined procedures and practices. Selects methods and practices to obtain imaginative thorough and practical solutions to questions. Understands organizational structure and positions of key employees. Maintains general knowledge of products/services associated with area and employees involved with specific product lines and services.
- Participate in and lead cross functional teams to solve manufacturing problems.
Required Qualifications
Education & Experience
- High School diploma or equivalent required
- 35 years of related work experience or equivalent combination
- Two-year degree or some college credits preferred
Technical Skills
- Broad understanding of general technical concepts and practices in Quality
- Familiarity with product or systems fundamentals
- Ability to interpret numerical and statistical data
- Proficient in using computer software to solve moderately complex problems
Work Environment
- Role performed in a regulated quality system environment
- Accuracy is criticalerrors may lead to noncompliance with government regulations
Responsibilities
- Perform non-routine and moderately complex technical tasks
- Set up test repair inspect and maintain equipment materials systems and products
- Make adjustments modifications and replacements as needed
- Use sound judgment to troubleshoot and improve existing processes
- Suggest alternative solutions when appropriate
- Demonstrate a high level of initiative and independence in daily tasks
Learn more about our health and wellness benefits which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:
Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer committed to employee diversity.
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The base pay for this position is
$18.65 $37.35/hourIn specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.
JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality
DIVISION:
SH Structural Heart
LOCATION:
United States > Westfield: 1820 Bastian Court
ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:
WORK SHIFT:
Standard
TRAVEL:
No
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday) Work in a clean room environment Work in noisy environmentAbbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.
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Key Skills
- Hospital Experience
- Hotel Experience
- Taleo
- Calibration
- Pool Maintenance
- Maintenance Management
- Maintenance
- Quality Control
- Boiler
- Oil & Gas Experience
- Programmable Logic Controllers
- Supervising Experience
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
