Regional QA Analyst - 2nd Shift - Altavista, VA Plant

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.

     

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Working at Abbott

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

• Production areas that are clean, well-lit and temperature-controlled
• Training and career development, with onboarding programs for new employees and tuition assistance
• Financial security through competitive compensation, incentives and retirement plans
• Health care and well-being programs including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, Medical Benefits start day 1
• Vacation – 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Retiree Healthcare program
• Robust 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match
• 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 stable company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
• A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

The Opportunity

This position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott 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®, and Glucerna® – to help them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

Altavista, Va., is one of Abbott’s largest nutrition manufacturing plants equipped with advanced technology to ensure efficient production. Working here will make you feel like you’re part of a family that works together to make a difference and help nourish millions of families around the world.

What You’ll Work On

• Accurately and carefully perform documentation review for multiple AN sites.
• Inspect, assess and approve printed materials subject to an acceptance program following appropriate test methods and provide technical support.
• Weigh and prepare premix samples for shipping to third party laboratory.
• Routinely produce written and verbal problem-solving communication directed to users, peers, subject matters experts and suppliers, and follow through appropriately with all out of specification conditions, investigations and non-conformances
• Use various computer systems and programs, follow manuals, procedures and methods to ensure compliance with requirements, and remain current on relevant changes to practices, methods, procedures and deviations.
• Calculate department related metrics.
• Provide daily support to team goals, follow through on assigned duties and readily accept non-routine tasks when directed.
• Maintain an adequate inventory of all supplies related to Regional Incoming QA.
• Train new analysts on all department operations.
• Understand manufacturing process systems to assist in decisions made concerning finished products.
• This position is responsible for a high level of attention to detail in reviewing documentation and following proper lab procedures, in ensuring the proper functionality of lab equipment and in completing related documentation.
• An error in any of these areas could cause an incorrect batch adjustment, and possible release of finished product to market with an out-of-specification result, which could result in product recall if detected, or possible serious health risk if not detected.
• Additional testing and scrutiny could also occur, possibly resulting in a delay of the bat