Quality Engineer - Abbott Nutrition - Casa Grande, AZ

Abbott • Casa Grande, AZ

3d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott Nutrition in Casa Grande, AZ is seeking a Quality Engineer to join our team. The Quality Engineer is involved in all aspects of the manufacturing operation from assessing equipment needs, to documenting installation, qualification, and ongoing validation of equipment and processes. The Quality Engineer is also expected to assist in the identification and resolution of quality related issues and work with other areas to resolve issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree - Manufacturing, Engineering or other related discipline
• Minimum of 2+ years in a manufacturing environment with emphasis on Quality.
• Technical knowledge of food manufacturing equipment, processes and procedures.
• Strong computer technical skills, data analysis.
• Must be able to work and influence cross functional teams, self-motivated, design to solve problems and drive programs/teams to completion.

Nice To Haves

• HACCP and PCQI certifications a plus.
• Knowledge of Statistical processes and requirements
• 0-2+ years’ experience /knowledge of Food Manufacturing, HACCP, FSMA regulations, Low Acid Food regulations, Infant Formula regulations, Aseptic processing and other requirements such as Kosher and Halal preferred.
• 0-2+ years working with statistical tools and problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Review RCEs, Validation documents, Preventative Maintenance & Calibration records to identify impact to quality aspects, GMP and potential product hazards.
• Contribute to development of appropriate process designs and validation protocols; assist in the design and execution of validation protocols when required.
• Assist in the development and performance of process capability studies on manufacturing equipment.
• Work with equipment reliability teams on process improvements.
• Assist in development and implementation of quality and productivity improvement projects.
• Provide Quality Assurance input to the change control program and maintenance of the Validation Master Plan.
• Perform periodic reviews.
• Assist in exception report root cause analysis, exception report trending and problem identification and resolution on Quality Assurance and Validation projects.
• Perform HACCP GMP, IFA, cross connection / backflow, SQF validation / verification and other quality and compliance audits as required.
• Ensure updates are made to the HACCP and Food Safety Plans based on impact of changes in the plant from a Hazard Assessment & Risk based approach.
• Accountable for meeting compliance standards including FDA, OSHA and Abbott policies and procedures.

Benefits

• 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.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level