Quality Assurance Technician

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 115,000 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: 

· Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of. 

· Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year. 

· An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution · 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 worldwide 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 the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists. 

The Opportunity 

This position works out of our Tech Center St. Paul, MN location in the EP Division. 

In Abbott’s Electrophysiology (EP) business, we’re advancing the treatment of heart disease through breakthrough medical technologies in atrial fibrillation, allowing people to restore their health and get on with their lives. 

What to expect: an inspector provides an independent, unbiased evaluation of materials or the work of others. The results of the Inspector's evaluation is documented and communicated to organizational stakeholders with an interest in the evaluation's outcome - typically, this is supplier development and/ or manufacturing. The Inspector's approval certifies the work or material meets Abbott's quality system requirements. 

What You’ll Work On 

• Audit raw materials, components, subassemblies, final assemblies, and documentation through examination, inspection, measurement, and testing. 

• Document nonconformances or suspected nonconformances to standards, including manufacturing documentation, material/component specifications, operating procedures, and domestic/international regulations, by identifying audit failures, completing required paperwork, executing system transactions, and applying appropriate approvals or sign‑offs. 

• Handle discrepant materials in accordance with documented disposition requirements and record all activities in applicable systems and documentation. 

• Communicate audit status, quality metrics, and assigned responsibilities both verbally and through the preparation and distribution of periodic reports. 

• Perform basic statistical analyses by collecting and entering data into software applications or through manual calculations. 

• Issue, store, count, and maintain inventory across designated storage locations. 

• Properly handle, transfer, dispose of, and document hazardous waste in compliance with established procedures. 

• Solve problems of limited to moderate scope and com