Lead Process Engineer

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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.

Please note any offer of employment for this position isconditional upon the successful completionof a pre-employment medical examination including drug and alcohol screening conducted by a medical practitioner designated by the Company.

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 at Abbott:

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced Lead Process Engineer to join our manufacturing operations team. This is a senior specialist role with responsibility for leading complex process engineering activities while providing technical leadership and mentoring to a team of engineers and technical staff.

Key Responsibilities

• Act as a highly experienced technical resource within the organisation leading the implementation and maintenance of manufacturing process standards in a regulated quality environment.

• Monitor track and trend manufacturing line performance proactively identifying issues that impact quality safety or output.

• Apply structured problemsolving methodologies to address performance issues and drive continuous improvement.

• Ensure correct sequencing of operations and develop detailed equipment specifications process documentation and operating instructions.

• Provide engineering support to manufacturing operations through troubleshooting and resolution of complex process or equipment issues.

• Ensure all processes procedures and documentation comply with relevant regulatory and quality requirements.

• Lead or support corrective and preventive actions (CAPA) and investigation management as required.

• Provide technical leadership to engineers and technical staff including mentoring coaching and knowledge sharing.

• Identify critical skills within the workstream conduct gap analyses and support development planning and succession planning activities.

• Liaise with key business stakeholders; QA Manufacturing Engineering R&D Regulatory Affairs and Purchasing to ensure timely completion of activities.

• Initiate and complete Change Controls in accordance with site procedures.

People Leadership

• May lead or supervise a team of engineers and/or technical staff either directly or indirectly.

• Focus on coaching mentoring and developing individuals to support both current performance and longterm capability.

• Demonstrate Leadership qualities are a distinct advantage

• Demonstrated flexible and innovative approach to work

Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum NFQ Level 7 qualification or higher in Engineering or a related discipline.

• Minimum of 4 years relevant engineering experience in a manufacturing environment or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Demonstrated experience working in a regulated industry and managing complex technical challenges.

• Strong communication collaboration and problemsolving skills

• Electron beam Gamma or other sterilisation technologies experience desirable.

• Knowledge in ISO 11137 desirable.

What we Offer

Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay as well as benefits such as

• Family health insurance

• Excellent pension scheme

• Life assurance

• Career Development

• Fantastic new facility

• Growing business plus access to many more benefits.

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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.

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In specific locations the pay range may vary from the range posted.

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