Analyst, Quality

Title: Quality Analyst

Location: Columbus, OH

Duration: 12 Months

100% Onsite

Our location in Columbus, OH, currently has an opportunity for a Quality Project Leader, Packaging Supplier Quality.

The primary function of the Supplier Quality Assurance (SQA) is to assure a high-quality supply of materials through evaluation and development of Abbott Nutrition suppliers worldwide. Packaging SQA is responsible for working and communicating with packaging suppliers as part of an ongoing supplier management process. Packaging SQA supports the following areas: (1) Supplier qualification, (2) Supplier development & monitoring, (3) Supplier corrective & preventative actions, and (4) Continuous improvement of department & supplier performance.

Additionally, Packaging Supplier QA supports the plant quality assurance, operations, and purchasing groups to ensure (1) Proper incoming material, (2) Effective Corrective & Preventative Actions (CAPA), (3) Testing and release of products, and (4) Ensure acceptance plans and specifications are compliant to corporate and regulatory requirements.

What You’ll Do

• Ability to work closely with all levels of Abbott Quality Team and Cross Functional teams, including Package Engineering, Procurement, and the Abbott Manufacturing sites.
• You’ll work on supplier reporting, including Scorecards and Dashboards.
• You’ll help manage and update the Approved Supplier Listing (ASL).
• You’ll support the team to manage Service Providers.
• You’ll act as a key back up across the variety of the team’s core areas of responsibility including, Qualifications and Supplier related quality challenges (events).
• You’ll work closely with our key suppliers to focus on their quality performance.
• You’ll support Continuous Improvements with the supplier.
• You’ll help support inspections on an as needed basis.
• You’ll support the team on investigations at the Packaging Lab.
• You’ll support the team on investigations to resolve and troubleshoot supplier processing or packaging issues. Resolve packaging quality issues in a timely manner.
• Support the development and monitoring of supplier performance.
• Engage with supplier’s to develop sustainable long-term improvements.
• Support resolution and approval of exception reports within the plants.
• Report information on supplier performance internally and externally including interpreting to scorecard and trending information.
• Support supplier qualification assessments to ensure quality systems, processes, and facilities meet Abbott & regulatory requirements.
• Support maintaining and evaluating suppliers approved listings and status.
• Ensure proposed changes made to supplier processes are approved and compliant.
  
  

Required

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE, YOU’LL BRING

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, technical, or science field required.
  
  

Preferred

• Minimum of 1 year of experience in quality, packaging engineering, supplier quality assurance programs or related experience in operations, or quality assurance.
  
  

Consultants Eligible Benefits Upon Waiting Period

• Medical and Prescription Drug Plans
• Dental Plan
• Vision Plan
• Health Savings Account (for High Deductible Health Plans)
• Flexible Spending Accounts (Health, Limited Purpose, Dependent Care, Commuter Parking and Commuter Transit)
• Supplemental Life Insurance
• Short Term Disability (coverage varies by state)
• Long Term Disability
• Critical Illness, Hospital coverage, Accident Insurance
• MetLife Legal, MetLife ID Fraud, and MetLife Pet Insurance
• 401(k)
  
  

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, nutritional and branded generic medicines.

Working together, Abbott and Talent Solutions partner to deliver top talent for contingent roles at Abbott, building better and healthier lives. Abbott believes all employees are essential to creating life-changing breakthroughs, performing key duties to create life-changing breakthroughs.