Quality Technician I

Abbott Laboratories • Houston, TX

2d • Onsite

About The Position

We currently have an opening for a Quality Technician I for the Vascular division. This role can be located at our Houston, TX location. This is a fully onsite role. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease. Our extensive portfolio includes drug-eluting stents, bare metal stents, guide wires, balloon dilatation catheters, imaging catheters and software, vessel closure devices and peripheral stents.

Requirements

• High School Diploma / GED required or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Applies limited knowledge of basic technical concepts and practices and a basic understanding of product or systems fundamentals.
• Utilizes basic knowledge of numerical and/or statistical data and computer software programs to resolve routine problems.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment.
• Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Performs routine technical tasks working from detailed written or verbal instructions.
• Performs routine set-up, testing, repair, inspection, and/or maintenance of certain area-specific equipment, materials, systems, and/or product.
• Assignments require limited judgment in troubleshooting proven processes

Nice To Haves

• Associates Degree or technical diploma, preferred.
• ASQ CMI certification, preferred.
• Knowledge of FDA, GMP, ISO 13485 and/or ISO 9001, preferred.
• Prior medical device component inspection experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Performs inspection and testing of purchased materials, components and products in accordance with policy and procedures.
• Assists Supplier Quality Engineering with technical inspection support.
• Assists engineering in providing manufacturing support by reviewing and analyzing data to determine manufacturing issues and trends.
• Assist engineering on incoming tools and equipment qualification activities.
• Reviews and dispositions non-conforming material by utilizing tools and by developing knowledge of manufacturing practices and procedures.
• Documents non-conformances in Non-Conforming Material Review System and lead investigations.
• May also train operators on processes and engineering changes.
• Operates all associated test and measurement equipment as instructed and as documented in procedures.
• Achieve APOC CAPA Training & Certification to support QR and CAPA activities within Quality Operations
• Direct Supplier/Engineering Communication (Re: Incoming Issues)
• Performs visual, dimensional and functional inspection and testing according to documented policies and procedures and records them as prescribed, as needed.

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 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: Entry Level
• Education Level: High school or GED