Calibration Engineer

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,nutritionaland branded generic medicines. Our 109,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

Abbott serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, medicaldevicesandnutritionalproducts. In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We have manufacturing facilitieslocatedin Clonmel,Cootehill, Donegal, Longford, Kilkenny and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have beenoperatingin Ireland since 1946.

Abbott Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufacturesFreeStyleblood glucose test strips andFreeStyleSensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are theFreeStylePrecision,FreeStyleLite andFreeStyleLibre system.

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE

Individual contributor supporting the calibration department with comprehensive knowledge in specific area.

Provide calibration services for all equipment in the calibration database.

Respond to production issues involving equipment calibrations.

Ability to execute complex or specialized projects.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Manage and maintain the site calibration program and management system (Maximo) and associated assets, ensuring the site complies with regulatory requirements.

Manage & co-ordinate calibration schedules and activities, including external calibration service suppliers.

Interface with calibration service providers to resolve calibration related issues.

Coordinate and execute calibrations according to procedures and record data and maintain the calibration database.

Support calibration alert (out of tolerance) assessments including product impact where required.

Support set up and decommissioning of new and existing equipment.

Maintain and promote good working relationship with other ADC / Abbott Departments and external bodies.

Responsible for ensuring that the department Quality System is implemented and its effectiveness if maintained.

Compliance with EHS regulations and Abbott Standards by adhering to and maintaining EHS systems.

EDUCATION LEVEL

Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline

Experience within in a test / quality environment.

Prior experience of working in an Engineering discipline within a regulated industry.

Background is required as a basis for understanding and maintaining the requirements of a calibration program for the control of Test & Measurement equipment in a regulated industry.

QQI Level 6 or equivalent based on experience working within a technical role.