Quality Team Lead

<p>     </p><h2><b>JOB DESCRIPTION:</b></h2><p><b><span>Why will you enjoy this new opportunity?</span></b></p><p>At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.</p><p></p><p>Our diagnostic products offer a broad range of innovative instrument systems and tests for hospitals, reference labs, blood banks, physician offices and clinics.</p><p></p><p>This is an ideal opportunity for you to develop your career as you help shape the future of healthcare. </p><p> </p><p><b>Department Objective</b></p><p>To ensure that the AIDD, Sligo Plant meets its Customer, Division, Regulatory and Plant Quality goals through the effective management of different Quality Groups.</p><p></p><p><b>Primary Role Objective(s)</b></p><p>You will manage aspects of site Quality in areas such as Quality Systems and Quality Engineering.</p><p></p><p><b>Major Duties &amp; Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li>Manage the team to ensure all activities are conducted in accordance with procedural requirements in a timely fashion thus achieving internal and external commitments.</li><li>Ensure that the plant meets the compliance requirements of its customers, International Regulators, Division &amp; Corporate Policies.</li><li>Maintain and deliver training programs to support areas of responsibility.</li><li>Collate and Report on relevant data/metrics.</li><li>Participate as required in the Division Quality Improvement Program.</li><li>Ensure prompt attention of the Quality Manager in areas of risk, which might have an adverse effect on product quality and/or safety.</li><li>On an annual basis, complete performance reviews/appraisals and development plans for direct reports.</li><li>Keep abreast of developments in customer requirements to ensure the plant continues to produce quality products under regulatory requirements.</li><li>Liaise with and seek appropriate advice from and report when necessary to colleagues in other Abbott plants worldwide.</li><li>Identify and implement cost reductions, which do not adversely impact product quality.</li><li>Manage areas of responsibility to ensure employees are adequately trained to perform their role safely.</li><li>Complete all activities in a safe manner ensuring that any potential safety issues and areas for improvement are addressed. Recommend / Implement improvements to EHS and foster continuous improvement to develop a safety culture.</li><li>Optimize the use of human resources by encouraging an atmosphere of involvement, open communication, and effective teamwork.</li><li>On an annual basis, establish the functional goals for area of responsibility with Manager. Update and review progress against goals on a quarterly basis and conduct annual performance reviews/appraisals and development plans for direct reports.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Quality System Specific Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li>Facilitate internal and external inspections; co-ordinate specific inspection readiness activities, participate in audit management during inspections, liaise with external auditors/other regulators, and co-ordinate follow up activity as required.</li><li>Participate in relevant CFT’s and approve QRs, Investigations &amp; CAPA’s, and ensure defined corrective and preventative actions address root cause, are value added and are performed in a timely manner.</li><li>Co-ordinate CRB, Management Reviews and CAPA Oversight meetings</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Quality Engineering Specific Responsibilities</b></p><ul><li>Develop, support, and manage the Quality Engineering group at the AIDD Sligo site including Validation / Calibration / Quality Approval /Risk management.</li><li>Lead the rollout of the S-VMP and on an ongoing basis all site validations.</li><li>Provide guidance and approval for all quality engineering decisions in AIDD Sligo.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>EHS Requirement</b></p><ul><li>Complete all activities in a safe manner, ensuring that any potential safety issues and areas for improvement are addressed.</li><li>Ensure Environmental Health &amp; Safety standards are met and all EHS regulations and procedures are adhered to.</li><li>Foster an awareness of Environmental Health &amp; Safety in the plant and promote a culture of continuous improvement.</li><li>Ensure Environmental procedures e.g. recycling, waste minimization is adhered to and improvements made where possible.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Interpersonal Skills</b></p><ul><li>Communicate with all levels of management, internally and externally and with <span>regulators/auditors/customers.</span></li><li>Communicate effectively and in a timely manner with Team.</li><li>Recognise and reward effort.</li><li>Proactively manage team relationships, resolving  conflict constructively as it arises.</li><li>Seek feedback from peers, manager, others</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Problem Solving</b></p><ul><li>The incumbent is expected