Quality Technician - Houston, United States - Abbott Laboratories

Abbott Laboratories

Verified Company

Houston, United States

1 week ago

Posted by:

Mark Lane

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Description

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 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.

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.
Free medical coverage for employees* via 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 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.

For years, Abbott's medical device businesses have offered technologies that are faster, more effective, and less invasive.

Whether it's glucose monitoring systems, innovative therapies for treating heart disease, or products that help people with chronic pain or movement disorders, our medical device technologies are designed to help people live their lives better and healthier.

Every day, our technologies help more than 10,000 people have healthier hearts, improve quality of life for thousands of people living with chronic pain and movement disorders, and liberate more than 500,000 people with diabetes from routine fingersticks

Abbott Vascular provides innovative, mínimally 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.

Our location in Houston, TX, currently has an opportunity for a Quality Technician.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE
Performs inspection and testing of purchased materials, components and products in accordance with policy and procedures. Assists Supplier Quality Engineering with technical inspection support.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

Performs visual, dimensional and functional inspection and testing according to documented policies and procedures.
Records inspection and test data as prescribed by written instructions and procedures.
Operates all associated test and measurement equipment as instructed and as documented in procedures.
Assists in the Development of inspection methods.
Recommends changes to policies and procedures.
Documents nonconformances in Non-Conforming Material Review system.
Assists Quality Engineering in product nonconformance investigations
Performs testing and inspection in accordance with special test requests.
May assist in training of operations staff.
Assists in gathering, analyzing, and trending of data.
Performs work of a miscellaneous nature as required.
Support all Company initiatives as identified by management and in support of Quality Management Systems (QMS), Environmental Management Systems (EMS), and other regulatory requirements.
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, customers, contractors, and vendors.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE YOU'LL BRING:

Education
High School Diploma / GED required and 4+ years related work experience. Associates Degree or technical diploma preferred.

Experience/Background

4+ years' experience in Quality performing inspection.
Experience with CMMs, optical measurement equipment, hand tools, gages, pressure and force gage testing.
Training in blueprint reading and experience with inspection sampling techniques.
Knowledge of FDA, GMP, ISO 1348
Good communication and computer skills, including Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, database entry, and use of statistical software packages.
Prior medical device component inspection experience preferred.
ASQ CMI certification preferred.
Ability to work within a team and as an individual contributor in a fastpaced, changing environment.
Ability to leverage and/or engage others to accomplish projects.
Experience working in a broader enterprise/crossdivision business environment.
Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment.
Strong verbal and written communications with