Quality Excellence Manager - Granada About Abbott At Abbott, we're dedicated to helping people live more fully, in everything we do. We're creating the future of healthcare through life-changing technologies and products that make you healthier and stronger, quickly identify when you have a medical need, and treat conditions to help you get back to doing what you love.
With headquarters in north suburban Chicago, we serve people in more than 160 countries with leading medical devices, diagnostics, nutrition products and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues are helping millions of people to live better and healthier, every day around the world.
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 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 Manufacturing Plant in Granada, in the Nutrition division. Our nutrition business develops science-based nutrition products for people of all ages, from helping babies and children grow, to keeping adult bodies strong and active. Millions of people around the world count on our leading brands – including Similac, PediaSure, Pedialyte, Ensure, Glucerna and ZonePerfect – to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.
As the Quality Excellence Manager you will be part of the QA Team and reporting to the QA Plant Director develop and implement strategy to improve the performance of the Quality Department and collaborate in the implementation of Quality related improvement plans at Plant level.
What You'll Do In coordination with the Div. Qualex position implement quality improvement plans at Granada QA Dep and the Plant according to Div. Qualex strategy. Coordinate and gather all Quality related information for the Plant Monthly Business Review Meetings. Understand and supervise the performance of Key Performance Indicators related to the Quality Performance of the plant. Develop and maintain specific Key Performance Indicators of the QA Department. Develop and maintain a system to track and trend composition deviations for ingredient, intermediate and finish products. Based on this system establish strategies to minimize potential composition Out Of Specification scenarios. Apply problem-solving methodologies in identifying, prioritizing, communicating, and resolving quality issues. Lead and implement continuous improvement methodologies or projects (e.g., Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing) in the QA Dep. Collaborate in identifying cost reduction opportunities based on ingredient and formula composition. Required Qualifications Bachelor's Degree in Food Technology or other related sciences. Minimum 2 years' experience in Manufacturing / QA / R&D in Nutrition Industry. Advanced computer skills, including statistics and data mining. Experience implementing improvement methodologies (e.g., Six Sigma and Lean Manufacturing). Advance English. Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
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: ANSC Nutrition Supply Chain
LOCATION: Spain > Granada : Camino de Purchil 68
WORK SHIFT: Standard
TRAVEL: Yes, 5 % of the Time
MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE: Not Applicable
SIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES: Not Applicable
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