Quality Engineering Technician II (Second Shift)

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 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Quality Engineering Technician II (Second Shift)

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. 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 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 bachelor’s 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 division.

Structural Heart Business Mission: Why We Exist

Our business purpose is to restore health and improve quality of life by designing and providing device and management solutions for treating structural heart disease.

The Quality Engineering Technician II (Second Shift) provides technical assistance to engineering to support manufacturing efforts by implementing corrective and preventative actions. Assists engineers in developing methods and procedures to control or improve manufacturing processes.

What You’ll 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.
• May also train operators on basic processes and engineering changes, and perform operator certification on-the-job training and testing.
• 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.
• Assists Engineering in supporting process development during new product introduction by providing input to traceability and inspection requirements, providing input for statistical process control criteria, developing manufacturing instructions, and creating training sheets and certifications.
• May also train operators on processes and engineering changes, and perform operator certification on-the-job training and testing.
• Assists Engineering with qualification and validation studies & reports by collecting, compiling, measuring, organizing and recording data, and by writing procedures.
• Applies broad knowledge of general technical concepts and practices and a general understanding of product or systems fundamentals.
• Utilizes increased knowledge of numerical and statistical data and computer software programs to resolve nonroutine/moderately complex problems.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs non-routine to moderately complex technical assignments using standard methods and sequences.
• Performs set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of all area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or product.
• Makes adjustments, modifications, and replacements as directed.
• Assignments require broad judgment in troubleshooting proven processes as well as the ability to suggest alternatives.

Second Shift: Monday – Friday 3:00-11:30PM

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma / GED
• Minimum 2 years experience
• Or an equivalent combination of education and work experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Associates Degree

Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives:  www.abbottbenefits.com

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

$17.15 – $34.25/hour

In 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:

2Nd Shift (United States Of America)

TRAVEL:

No

MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:

No

SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:

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), Work requiring repeated bending, stooping, squatting or kneelingAbbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer of Minorities/Women/Individuals with Disabilities/Protected Veterans.EEO is the Law link- English: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_English.pdfEEO is the Law link- Espanol: http://webstorage.abbott.com/common/External/EEO_Spanish.pdf