QC Technician

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 122000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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 Portland OR location in the Heart Failure Abbotts Heart Failure (HF) business were developing solutions to diagnose monitor and manage heart failure allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

This position is responsible for assisting engineers in developing and maintaining quality engineering methodologies and providing quality technical support within new product development manufacturing or system/services support.

What Youll Work On

Perform inspection of production operations including documenting inspection and audit results. Perform final product inspections against specification and procedural requirements.

Document nonconformances as appropriate and assist in the resolution of nonconformances.

Monitor and/or perform calibration and maintenance of all test equipment and fixtures.

Initiate related documentation changes.

Perform Process Control & Monitoring of critical-to-quality parameters and specifications.

Collect data summarize analyze perform basic statistical analysis on and document test results

Assist with or perform Gage R&R studies.

Assist with the selection installation and programming of precision measuring equipment.

Assist in designing building and evaluation of test methods and inspection fixturing providing improvement recommendations.

Create and maintain control plans for products and processes.

Assist in writing executing and documenting equipment product process and test method verifications qualifications and validations.

Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS) Environmental Management Systems (EMS) and other regulatory requirements.

Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations other regulatory requirements Company policies operating procedures processes and task assignments. Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees customers contractors and vendors.

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma/ GED
• 5 years Related work experience. Previous experience in assisting with validations & qualifications Gage R&R calibration test methods and NCMR dispositioning

Preferred Qualifications

• Knowledge of Quality Systems FDA regulations ISO 13485 and applicable worldwide regulatory requirements.
• Experience with optical measurement equipment hand tools gages pressure and force gage testing and fixture design.
• Training in blueprint reading and experience with sampling techniques.
• Good communication and computer skills including data analysis and report writing skills.
• Prior medical device experience preferred.
• ASQ CQT certification or equivalent preferred.

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The base pay for this position is

$17.85 $35.75/hour

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

Operations Quality

HF Heart Failure

United States States > Portland : 16125 SW 72nd Ave

Standard

No

Not Applicable

Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day) Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day)

Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.

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