Technical Engineering Manager

Job title:

Technical Engineering Manager

Company

Abbott

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION:Have you ever wanted to make a difference?At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.Abbott IrelandIn Ireland, Abbott employs over 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.Vascular Division ClonmelAbbott Vascular is one of the world’s leading vascular care businesses. Abbott Vascular Clonmel is uniquely focused on advancing the treatment of vascular disease and improving patient care by combining the latest medical device innovations with world-class pharmaceuticals, investing in research and development and advancing medicine through training and education. Our broad line of vascular devices Manufactured in Clonmel includes vessel closure, endovascular and coronary technologies–These devices are designed to treat heart attack, stroke, critical limb ischemia and other serious vascular conditions.Abbott Vascular Clonmel is the largest Abbott Manufacturing facility in Ireland focusing on both manufacturing and research and development of next generation vascular products.Purpose Statement:Provides support to the manufacturing organisation to facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimise existing processes, and to ensure that production goals are met. Monitors performance of equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues. Interfaces with research and development organisations to integrate new products or processes into the existing manufacturing area.Key Responsibilities:1. Implements a staffing plan by identifying resources requirements, and liaise with next level management on writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with human resources.2. Develops direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate in conjunction with next level management and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews.3. Monitors daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to experienced exempt employees, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.4. Interacts with internal and external customers, by meeting regularly, responding to requests and explaining procedures.5. Interprets and executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned organisational unit.6. Contributes to the development of operational policies and procedures that affect personnel within the assigned organisational unit.7. Monitors compliance with company policies and procedures for example with Food and Drug Administration (FDA), British Standards Institution (BSI), relevant employment law etc.8. Contributes to the development and monitoring of area budget through regular analysis of cost and spending in conjunction with next level management.9. Participates in validation activity. Role may vary between providing input to owning activities such as protocol/report writing and managing execution of validation activities.Education and Job Skills:1. (Experience/Education) NFQ level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline and +6 years of related work experience or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.2. (Technical/Business Knowledge (Job Skills)) Monitors progress of exempt individuals, tams, supervisors or nonexempt technical individuals toward departmental goals. Monitors costs of projects and of human and material resources within a department or unit, monitors external environment in area of technical or professional responsibility. Will be performing this job in a quality system environment. Failure to adequately perform tasks can result in noncompliance with governmental regulations.3. (Cognitive Skills) Develops and/or identifies new work processes and the improved utilisation of human and material resources within the assigned area or related departments, facilities others involvement in the continuous improvement program; investigates and solves problems that impact work processes and personnel within the assigned unit.4. (Influence/Leadership) Promotes the attainment of group goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable staff. Provides leadership to assigned units by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving group objectives.5. (Planning/Organisation) Schedules human and material resources within a group or selection in conjunction with near-term plans to ensure their availability; carries out operations within an established budget.6. (Decision Making/Impact) Assignments are expressed in the form of tasks and objectives, generally makes day-to-day decisions within established guidelines regarding work processes or schedules in order to achieve the program objectives established by senior management; consequences of erroneous decisions would normally result in serious delays to assigned projects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, without jeopardising future business activity.7. (Supervision Received) Works under supervision. Independently determines and develops approach to solutions. Work is reviewed upon completion for adequacy in meeting objectives.8. (Supervision Provided) Provides direction and guidance to supervisors, experienced exempt and/or skilled nonexempt levels of employees; evaluates performance of and assists in career development planning for subordinates; often responsible for a local functional or process activity.The base pay for this position is N/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.JOB FAMILY: EngineeringDIVISION: AVD VascularLOCATION: Ireland
Clonmel : Cashel RoadADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:WORK SHIFT: StandardTRAVEL: Not specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: YesSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable

Expected salary

Location

Clonmel, Co Tipperary

Job date

Thu, 12 Sep 2024 02:54:20 GMT

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