Supplier Quality Engineer III

Abbott LaboratoriesAlajuela, Alajuela ProvinceOn-siteFull-timeSenior, 5–8 yearsListed 1 day ago

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About this role

JOB DESCRIPTION:

About Abbott

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.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Alajuela location in the Vascular Division. Abbott Vascular provides innovative, minimally invasive, and cost-effective products for treatment of vascular disease.

As the Supplier Quality Engineer III , you’ll have the chance to drive improvement in the quality of components and services sourced from external suppliers. Provides technical support in the   selection   and evaluation of suppliers, monitors supplier performance to drive supplier corrective action, manufacturing yield   issues   and field failures.

As   required ,   supervises   the   activities ,   manpower   and   resources   within   the   functional   area   to   ensure   support   is   provided   to   meet   the   department   and   company   goals .

What You’ll Do

- Responsable  for   compliance   with   applicable   Corporateand   Divisional   Policies   and   procedures.
- Assesses   potential   new   suppliers   for   technical ,   quality   and   manufacturing   capabilities .

Provides   technical   support   for   the   introduction   of   components   from   a   new   supplier .

Evaluates ,   monitor   and   approve   new   and   existing   external   suppliers   based   in   their   qualifications   and   performance ,   acts   as   a   spokesperson   to   external   suppliers .

Analyzes   incoming   material   defects   and   communicates   issues   to   suppliers .   Investigates   failures   related   to   supplier   materials ,   dispositions ,   drives   and   tracks   corrective / preventive   action   plans   where   necessary

Generates   test   protocols ,   monitors   testing ,   issues   material   qualification   test   reports   and   approves   components   for   use .

Assists   in   generating   component   specifications ,   generates   and   maintains   incoming   inspection   procedures   and   provides   input   from   component   quality ,   inspectability   and   manufacturability   perspective .   Trains   inspectors   to   these   procedures   as   required .

Mentors   employees   by   sharing   technical   expertise   and   providing   feedback   and   guidance .

As   required ,   supervise   technical   personal   for   task   execution

Shift: Administrative

Required Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in engineering, Science, or equivalent field of study.
- 2 of experience in engineering related position.
- Intermediate command of English.

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The base pay for this position is
N/A
In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.

## JOB FAMILY:
Operations Quality

## DIVISION:
AVD Vascular

## LOCATION:
Costa Rica > Alajuela : AVCR-1

ADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:

## WORK SHIFT:
Cr09Sal (Costa Rica)

## TRAVEL:
No

## MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:
No

## SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:
Continuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous standing for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day), Continuous walking for prolonged periods (more than 2 hours at a time in an 8 hour day), Keyboard use (greater or equal to 50% of the workday), Work in a clean room environment