Receiving Inspection Technician

Abbott is a global healthcare leader, creating breakthrough science to improve people’s health. We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.

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 will have access to:

• Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
• 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.

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives.

The Opportunity

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

What You’ll Do

• 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.

• Develops inspection methods. Ability to program CMM and Optical systems.

• Recommends and may submit changes to policies, procedures, and specifications.

• Documents non-conformances in Non-Conforming Material Review system.

• Designs and conducts GR&R studies.

• Collects, analyzes and presents data for First Article inspections.

• Performs testing and inspection in accordance with special test requests.

• Contributes to test and measurement equipment selection and acquisition.

• Trains other inspection staff on use of complex inspection equipment.

• Requests certifications from vendors.

• Discusses inspection methodology with suppliers to achieve correlation of inspection data.

• Assists in gathering, analyzing, and trending of data.

Required Qualifications

High School degree.

3+ year experience in Quality performing inspections or as equivalent an Internship in Receiving Inspection area (as part of Abbott’s Technical degree High School Program).

Proficiency in computer applications (MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint).

Intermediate Commands of English / Required

Preferred Qualifications

Prior medical device component inspection experience.

Experience with CMMs, optical measurement equipment, hand tools, gages, pressure and force gage testing.

ASQ CMI certification.

Knowledge of FDA, GMP, ISO 13485.

Training in blueprint reading and experience with inspection sampling techniques.

Technical degree in Mechanical Engineering, or other technical realated field.

Experience with SAP.

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