Quality Technician II

Abbott • Minnetonka, MN

2d • Onsite

About The Position

Abbott is a global healthcare leader dedicated to helping people live more fully at all stages of life. The company's portfolio includes life-changing technologies in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic medicines, serving people in over 160 countries with 115,000 colleagues. Working at Abbott offers opportunities for career development, free medical coverage eligibility through the Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO, an excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution, tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and the FreeU education benefit for a bachelor's degree. Abbott is recognized as a great place to work globally, admired by Fortune, and noted for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. This Quality Technician II position is located in Minnetonka, MN, within the Electrophysiology (EP) division. The EP business focuses on advancing heart disease treatment through breakthrough medical technologies for atrial fibrillation. The role supports the sustainability of commercially released products, ensuring manufacturing processes meet daily production schedules while enhancing productivity and product quality. The technician assures all products conform to established compliance requirements within Abbott’s Quality Management System and maintains a strong collaborative partnership with cross-functional team members to protect patient/user safety and meet business needs.

Requirements

• H.S. diploma, equivalent or at least 2 years of experience as a QA Technician I or areas related to quality control. (an equivalent combination of education and work experience)
• Experience at medical devices companies or equivalent
• Applies acquired knowledge of procedures and practices and a complete understanding of fundamentals in a functional area and working knowledge of other related disciplines.
• Will perform this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.
• Some Microsoft Office - Handles MS Word, Power Point and Excel at a basic to intermediate level
• Some Basic math knowledge- Basic Math calculations
• Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization.
• Multitasks, prioritizes, and meets deadlines in timely manner.
• Strong organizational and follow-up skills, as well as attention to detail

Nice To Haves

• Prior medical device experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Ensures that all evidence documentation complies with governing procedures.
• Audits and verifies processes such as line verification or environmental conformity to prevent quality system and manufacturing impact.
• Reviews and verifies compliance of documentation such as batch records, reports of nonconforming materials, inspection records.
• Notifies supervision of issues or errors, providing immediate response.
• Executes Testing of samples as part of its daily activities with minor guidance from Quality Supervisor or Quality Engineer.
• Identifies and segregates nonconforming material from the production line according to governing documents.
• Coordinates with the Quality Engineer to prepare and handle the material in and out of the designated quarantine area.
• Inputs data to required systems. SAP, Windchill and EPIQ to run limited queries and/or input lots, test data.
• Complies with U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, other regulatory requirements, Company policies, operating procedures, processes, and task assignments
• Maintains positive and cooperative communications and collaboration with all levels of employees.

Benefits

• 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.
• Health and wellness benefits.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees