Supplier Quality Engineer

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.

• Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.

• An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution.

• Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.

• A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries around the world 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 a best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works Onsite in our St. Paul Minnesota location in the Abbott Vascular Division.  Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

What You’ll Work On

• Abilitytoeffectivelycommunicate,facilitateandorganizeprojectactivitiesrelatingtoensuringsupplierquality.Developsandmanagesprojectschedulestoensuredeadlinesaremet.
• ServesastheprimaryQualitycontactforsuppliersandprovidestechnicalassistancetomanagementforsuppliersasrequested
• Workswithsupplierdevelopmentengineeringtoperformson-siteannualandcriticalcomponentsupplierauditstoensurecompliancewithQualitySystemsproceduresandCSIrequirementsGeneratesauditreportsandensuressupplierauditfindingsaretrackedtotimelyandclosure.
• Providesqualitysystemsinputtosupplierssuchas,butnotlimitedto:statisticalprocesscontrol,gageR&Rstudies,andcapabilitystudies.
• Resolvessupplierqualityissuesatincominginspectionandtheproductionline.Providesprojectteamleadershipandconductsinvestigationsrelatingtosupplierqualityissues.Completesnon-conformingmaterialreports(NCMR),supplierrequestsforchange(SRC),suppliercorrectiveactionrequests(SCARs)andmonitorsfollow-upwithassignedsupplierbase.
• Routinelyreportsonsupplierperformanceperdefinedmetricstomanagementandotherteammembers.
• RepresentQualityduringauditsandinterfacewithFDA,ISO,oranyexternalauditor

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Engineering or Science Preferred

• inmanufacturingenvironment,medicaldeviceindustrypreferred.

• WorkingknowledgeofANSIstandardsamplingplans

• ​Demonstratedteamleadershipskills,interpersonalskills,organizationalskills,verbalandwrittencommunicationskills,andanalyticalskillsandapplicationofcriticalthinking 

• Familiaritywithpersonalcomputersoftwareincludingworkprocessing,spreadsheet,andstatisticalprograms 
• WorkingknowledgeofQualitySystemrequirements,includingFDAGMPsandISO13485anddocumentationprocedures
• Travel approx 15%

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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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