Total 134 Quality Assurance / Control job vacancies in United Kingdom - remote

Are you ready to keep the data of 49 million global customers safe?

Groupon’s Information Security team is seeking a Security Compliance Analyst who will support

enterprise adherence to information security controls, regulations and industry best practices by leading various initiatives to protect the confidentiality, integrity and availability of our data and information systems assets

This involves an understanding of Groupon’s business requirements and a thorough understanding of regulatory requirements (such as GDPR,PCI) for both outsourced providers and internally developed solutions and how best to meet those requirements. The Analyst will develop strong partnerships with internal business partners and external vendors to ensure customer, employee, and company information is protected at the appropriate level.

Primary responsibilities include assisting in third party vendor management reviews, implement data loss prevention policies and procedures, and provide support for PCI compliance.

Does this sound like you?

• Excellent verbal, interpersonal, and written communication skills
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving and decision-making capabilities
• Can effectively work self-sufficiently across a geographically distributed team environment with integrity
• Is a results oriented, high energy person who takes pride in their work

Professional Skills & Responsibilities

• Perform information security due diligence on third party vendors to determine the effectiveness of their controls to protect the Company’s data, identify any discrepancies and escalate all issues to management.
• Review completed SIG questionnaires based on vendor risk and evaluate responses received from security questionnaires that align with ISO and NIST standards
• Assisting in the risk and compliance program’s design, process re-engineering or enhancements and tool and technology implementations as applicable
• Maintain and develop policies and procedures
• Working directly with key business leaders to facilitate risk analysis and risk management processes, identifying acceptable levels of risk and establish roles and responsibilities with regards to risk management for both service providers and internal solutions
• Assist in the development of third party due diligence policies and standards which set the vendor requirements based on risk. 
• Maintain knowledge of the latest active security threats in order to understand current risks and articulate those risk to the business and vendor
• Support various PCI Compliance initiatives
• Support security awareness training, including phishing campaigns.
• Ability to continually improve awareness training – provide a feedback loop, analyze input, create action plans to address gaps and increase training effectiveness

Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in an IT Risk, Third Party Vendor Assessment or Information Security organization with a general understanding of Compliance, Audit, Security and Risk.
• An understanding of Privacy regulations such as GDPR
• Proven analytical problem-solving skills with a demonstrated ability to research problems and proactively suggest ways to better a process
• Highly motivated with demonstrated experience managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment

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The Director of Compliance will be responsible for oversight of all quality assurance operations related to the ORR Call Center and execution of project deliverables. The position will act as a member of the leadership team to recommend technological solutions to building awareness, knowledge, and skill; project manage training and reporting deliverables, and will report to the Project Director for the Call Center. 

Key Responsibilities:  

• Oversee and manage the following: 
• Design and operate quality control measures for call center and program oversight.  
• Ensure accuracy and timeliness in execution of all training, QA, and reporting project deliverables.  
• Provide direct oversight of all work streams related to training, QA, and reporting project deliverables. 
• Work closely with the call center staff, ORR (client) and client’s stakeholders in the execution of deliverables and services.  
• Ensure timely and accurate communication with client to ensure transparency and communication of medium and long-term project activities, outstanding issues, and risk mitigation. 
• Enforce uniform development and quality standards and ensure accuracy of project deliverables. 
• Develop monthly reports using available data 
• Directly supervise all subject matter experts in the development of training, FRA/SWB Supervisor and the QA Manager 
• Analyze data collection instruments, tools, and systems to ensure effectiveness and determine when necessary to update or expand systems to provide robust data to the client.  
• Work with clients and SMEs to perform needs assessments to identify critical knowledge, skills, and behaviors; produce gap analyses; and recommend appropriate learning strategies for call center employees 
• Assure all annual and monthly reports are of high quality and delivered according to contract deliverable schedule 

Basic Qualifications:  

• Masters in social services: a Bachelor’s in the same field can be substituted for the MS/MA if accompanied by a minimum of 8 years of training development work in the field of refugee resettlement 
• 3-5 years managing projects or equivalent of project management such as managing multiple aspects of deliverables, deadlines, and partner relationships  
• Minimum of 5 years experience in determining quality of services 
• Minimum of 5 years experience working with a federal client relationship  
• Active Tier 2 security clearance per contract requirements

Preferred Skills/Experience:  

• Experience conducting detailed training and/or job/task analyses  
• Experience developing both soft-skills and technical training  
• Experience with Office of Refugee Resettlement 
• Experience in a Quality Assurance or Continuous Quality Assurance position 
• Experience interacting with and advising clients  

Professional Skills:  

• Strong project management skills 
• Strong oral and written communication skills  
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision making capabilities  
• Strong attention to detail  
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced environment  
• Ability to work well both individually and in a team environment  
• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks while demonstrating the initiative to complete projects with minimum supervision  
• Ability to work with all levels of internal staff, as well as outside clients and vendors  
• Ability to be flexible to handle multiple priorities and to work limited overtime as necessary  
• Ability to travel up to 25%  
• Proficiency in MS Office Applications (Word, PowerPoint, Outlook, Excel, Project) and MS SharePoint  

ICF offers an excellent benefits package, an award-winning talent development program, and fosters a highly skilled, energized and empowered workforce. 

Working at ICF

We can only solve the world's toughest challenges by building an inclusive workplace that allows everyone to thrive. We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to hiring regardless of any protected characteristic, such as race, ethnicity, national origin, color, sex, gender identity/expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability status, or military/veteran status. Together, our employees are empowered to share their expertise and collaborate with others to achieve personal and professional goals. For more information, please read our EEO & AA policy.

Reasonable Accommodations are available, including, but not limited to, for disabled veterans, individuals with disabilities, and individuals with sincerely held religious beliefs, in all phases of the application and employment process. To request an accommodation please email icfcareercenter@icf.com and we will be happy to assist. All information you provide will be kept confidential and will be used only to the extent required to provide needed reasonable accommodations.

Read more about workplace discrimination rights, the Pay Transparency Statement, or our benefit offerings which are included in the Transparency in (Benefits) Coverage Act.

Pay Range - There are multiple factors that are considered in determining final pay for a position, including, but not limited to, relevant work experience, skills, certifications and competencies that align to the specified role, geographic location, education and certifications as well as contract provisions regarding labor categories that are specific to the position. The pay range for this position is:

This is a key role within the Global Quality function, driving a high-performance culture and setting the standard for Quality Excellence. We are seeking a transformative thinker and diligent executor to help improve the operational execution of Complaints & Post Market Surveillance.

The Senior Director, Quality (Complaint Handling/PMS) will be accountable for the global complaint handling and post market surveillance process for the entire business, inclusive of all business units.  You will partner with the business for timely execution of complaint investigations to enable robust feedback from our customers.  You will develop and lead a team that reviews, processes and analyzes complaints data into practical business terms to ensure proper prioritization of initiatives to improve the customer experience and deliver on our forever caring promise.  This strategic partner will collaborate with the commercial organization to ensure all channels for reporting complaints are efficient and integrated, providing them with real-time complaints progress & feedback. 

Your Accountabilities and Responsibilities:

• Define global strategy for complaint handling and post market surveillance across Convatec. 
• Turn complex complaints data/information into practical analytics to facilitate business decisions. 
• Lead, mentor, coach, and develop complaint handling and post market surveillance teams.
• Partner with business unit (BU) leaders with an emphasis in manufacturing site collaboration in BU specific complaint analysis, ensuring the right focus/actions are placed in the main areas of opportunity/concern.
• Establish clear roles & responsibilities when liaising with legal, medical, quality, regulatory, operations, engineering, and other functions in the complaint handling and post market surveillance processes.
• Own  dashboard of performance related to complaint handling and post market surveillance activities.
• Develop strategy that drives improvements in the customer experience and facilitates how customer complaints are collected throughout the world.
• Harmonize & connects global processes for efficiency.
• Define strategy with commercial on how we gather & analyze feedback from social platforms and other media streams.
• Acts as the main point of contact for complaint handling - including complaint processing, investigation, and timely closure.
• Integrate data analytics into established power BI dashboards to enable one source of truth.
• Partner with R&D (Technology & Innovation) to ensure design related complaints have a clear funnel for investigations. 
• Integrate technology into repetitive tasks, to optimize speed of processing and focus on clarity of analytics for signals & corresponding actions.
• Drive continuous improvement in corresponding processes & tools.
• Identify, hire, train, develop and maintain qualified Quality personnel to support the Quality plans, objectives and goals.

The Ideal Candidate should bring the following qualities to the role:

• Minimum of B.S., or equivalent, in a scientific/technical discipline is required.  Advanced degree (M.S., M.B.A, Ph.D. or equivalent) preferred.
• Experience working in an international environment in a global position is required.
• Certifications in Quality Management Systems preferred.
• (5-7) years in the medical device and/or pharmaceutical industry.
• Five to seven (5-7) years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Practical experience and global mastery in global quality standards and regulations governing medical products.
• Outstanding communication skills (both written and spoken), to all layers of the organization, including executive level.
• Emotional Intelligence/cultural awareness (interacting globally).
• Ability to think in a clear, decisive manner, remaining calm under stressful and challenging conditions.
• Ability to efficiently work through quality, organization and business issues with a focus on solutions and proactive contingency planning in support of the customer and business objectives.
• Ability to apply budgetary analysis principles and effective allocation of internal/external resources.
• Strong understanding of risk management principles and ability to apply these principles in day-to-day quality management activities, compliance issues, and business challenges.
• Commercially astute and customer focused.

Working Conditions:

• Fulltime position

Travel:

• Role is remote-based with preference to location in the United Kingdom
• Travel is expected to be approximately 25% with projected international travel

Language Skills Required:

• Speaking: English
• Writing/Reading:  English

Our ambitions will bring the very best out in you. You’ll be pushed to aim higher and really own your work. You’ll be encouraged and supported to make things happen too.  It can be challenging. But, as the progress you make will help improve the lives of millions, it’ll be worth it.

This is stepping up to a challenge.

This is work that’ll move you.

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To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Engineer - Materials located in Minnesota Northfield

Reporting to the Director of Quality, the Quality Engineer - Materials In this role, you will be maintaining quality engineering programs, standards, and improvements within the organization.

Shift:  1st 8:00am – 4:35pm M-F

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Develops and initiates standards and methods for inspection, testing and evaluation.
• Devises sampling procedures and designs and develops forms and instructions for recording, evaluating, and reporting quality and reliability data.
• Develops and implements methods and procedures for disposition of discrepant material and devises methods to assess cost.
• Directs workers engaged in measuring and testing product and tabulating data concerning materials, product or process quality and reliability.
• Compiles and writes training material and conducts training sessions on quality control activities.
• Holds up Product Engineers and Quality Program Managers with customer interfaces as necessary on quality related issues.
• Assures data availability and integrity for all quality related data. Consolidates and reports quality results.
• Initiates corrective action requests as needed and tracks to satisfactory completion.
• Assists with development and implementation of quality audits.
• In charge of developing, applying, revising and maintaining quality standards for processing materials into partially finished or finished products.
• Designs and implements methods and procedures for inspecting, testing and evaluating the precision and accuracy of products and/or production equipment.
• Explores reports and returned products and recommends corrective action.
• Establishes program to evaluate precision and accuracy of production equipment and testing, measurement and research of equipment and facilities.
• Approves product, process and equipment qualifications.
• Provides liaison to various regulatory bodies.

Here is some of what you’ll need:

• Bachelor’s degree in related field or equivalent experience.
• 2+ years of experience.
• Materials testing experience helpful.
• Material – Science – Supervisor exp/ Material lab and quality Inspector
• Aerospace / Defense experience a plus
• Familiarity with AS9100, DPAS, FAR/DFARS, ITAR, and EAR a plus
• Advanced mathematical concepts such as exponents, logarithms, quadratic equations, and permutations.

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

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Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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Is Sponsorship Available?

Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, this Summer, we’re looking to add a Quality Engineering Intern located in our Salt Lake City, Utah site.

Reporting to the Senior Quality Manager, the Intern the student will assist the Quality Team with projects impacting yields, performance and supporting Quality Systems, Suppliers, Auditing, Manufacturing, Mass Production and NPI. 

What a typical day looks like:

• Involvement with different Quality areas (Supplier Quality, Material Review Board (MRB), Quality Systems, Manufacturing Quality Engineering, NPI (New Product Introduction)
• Analyze data and process flow procedures
• Research and create various reports as needed
• Collaborate with Engineering Teams to address Quality issues related to suppliers and products, auditing results and overall improvement of KPI’s
• Attend team meetings and support project work as needed

Student qualities we’re seeking for this internship assignment:

• Currently enrolled Senior level student majoring in Mechanical, Industrial, or Electrical & Computer Engineering
• Enthusiastic about working in a manufacturing environment
• Highly collaborative, creative and excellent communication skills
• MS Office Suite
• Minitab or Statistical Software and basic concepts on Quality Core Tools and Management system
• Strong verbal, presentation and written communication skills
• Previous Quality related internship experience a plus!

Salt Lake City Internship Program Requirements:

• Available to start on May 28th and work 40 hours/week (in-person) for 10-12 week Summer assignment
• Currently enrolled in 4-year accredited university
• 3.0 minimum GPA

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Job Summary

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Quality Technician- Nights located in Austin, TX.

H Shift: 6p-6a (Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and every other Saturday)

What a typical day looks like:

• Audits processes, tests and inspects products and/or develops, compiles and evaluates statistical data to determine and maintain quality and reliability of products.
• Working from engineering drawings, specifications, schematics, diagrams, written descriptions, layouts or defined plans to perform complex engineering testing, checkout, First Article Inspection, root cause analysis, internal corrective actions and supplier correction actions.
• Selects products for audits at specified stages in the production or post-production process, and tests products for variety of qualities such as dimensions, performance and mechanical, electrical or cosmetic characteristics.
• Recommends modifications of existing quality or production standards, programs or reports to achieve optimum quality within limits of equipment capability.
• Download quality information from quality system to be used for QA reports.
• Analyzes engineering test results and implements process changes to resolve problems.
• Performs out of box audits (OBA) as required

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Requires a high school diploma or equivalent, technical training, or equivalent experience.
• Typically requires a minimum of 2-3 years of related experience.
• Basic understanding of typical quality tools, such as 8d, statistical process control, FMEA and control plans
• ISO/FDA auditing experience
• Medical Devices
• Automation
• Device history records

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Full range of medical benefits, dental, vision
• Life Insurance
• Matching 401K
• PTO
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee discounts at local retailers

Job Category

Is Sponsorship Available?

Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Job Category

Is Sponsorship Available?

Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Job Category

Is Sponsorship Available?

Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

Job Category

Is Sponsorship Available?

Job Summary

Principle Accountabilities:
* Performs visual inspection of electronic card and sub-assemblies, and systems or units to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Utilizes gages, templates, microscopes and other manufacturing aids to ensure that all product meets the established specifications for reliability and workmanship.
* Ensures that all required process operations have been performed on the product that is being inspected.
* Enters all quality data into the appropriate electronic or manual systems.
* Notifies the appropriate personnel if unusual product defects are identified or if process falls below acceptable levels.
* Provides timely feedback to manufacturing if non-conforming product is identified.
* Accurately completes all administrative activities associated with quality inspection.
* Performs process audits and assists manufacturing with the interpretation of the quality and workmanship standards.
* Assists with the disposition of all non-conforming materials/product
Note: This job description reflects essential functions, it does not prescribe or restrict the number or types of tasks that may be assigned or reassigned during the conduct of business.

Work Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to work that requires repetitive motion. The employee is occasionally exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Physical Demands: Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to stand and walk. The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

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JOB DESCRIPTION:

Abbott’s Nutrition Division 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.

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.

WORKING AT ABBOTT

At Abbott, you can have a good job that can grow into a great career. We offer:

• Fast paced work environment where your safety is our priority
• 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 – 3 weeks accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays
• Company Paid Pension Plan
• 401(k) retirement savings with a generous company match of 5%
• 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 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 stability of a company with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities

Learn more about our benefits that add real value to your life to help you live fully:  www.abbottbenefits.com

The Opportunity

This Quality Training Specialist position works out of our Altavista, VA location in the Abbott Nutrition Division.  This position could have some off shift requirements.

• Lead and support QA training requirements across the AN manufacturing site.
• Provide direction and guidance to the QA Training resources at the site.  Manages the team's workload and is responsible for performance management.
• Support the business by assessing the learning need and developing/modifying QA training materials in accordance with the ADDIE (Analysis, Design, Develop, Implement and Evaluate) principles.
• Apply Adult Learning Principles to QA course development.
• Develop QA training content and materials based on AN's learning methodology.
• Design and develop QA microlearning's, computer-based-training, instructor-led-training, job aides and other training support materials as needed.

What You’ll Work On

• Provide ongoing QA training support to the manufacturing site to ensure a compliant training requirements management system.  This includes QA onboarding and identification of site QA training needs.  Will support QA training needs related to CAPA and audit actions.
• Create, maintain and update User accounts and training assignments in the Learning Management System.
• Work closely with Division QA and site QA leadership to continuously improve QA training.
• Design, develop and deliver QA Training Courses/materials to meet business needs.
• Provide guidance and direction to QA training resources at the site.  Balances the teams workload and is responsible for performance management.
• Sets annual performance goals.  Identify barriers/obstacles to achieving agreed upon goals and escalate as needed to Regional QA Training Manager.
• Help to conduct QA training needs assessments and gap analysis.
• Help establish training effectiveness measures and evaluate QA training effectiveness.  Analyze data to drive continuous improvement of QA training content.
• Conduct business in a manner that will protect our product, our customers and our brand by complying with all applicable AQR and Division policies and procedures, EHS laws, as well as the Abbott Global and Technical Standards.
• Follow a structured approach to QA Training/Learning content/material development.
• Develop QA training in a variety of formats to support the business (i.e.; instructor-led-training, computer-based-training, training modules, microlearning’s, 1PLs, On-the-Job-Training (OJT) and competency assessments.
• Participate in Global and Site Cross-Functional Teams to assist with the development of global QA courses/training materials.  Helps to ensure applicability of new courses to the site.
• Working closely with Division QA, will help bring new technologies to QA training to help enhance/improve the learning process.  For example, virtual reality (VR), augmented reality (AR), hybrid learning.
• Interface with SMEs; business functional areas and site QA as necessary to design and develop QA training courses/materials.
• When needed, will help support Project Safeguard workstreams training requests.  Will translate identified training needs into QA training/learning solutions in line with project timelines.
• Responsible for the ongoing evaluation and implementation of continuous improvement in relation to QA training/learning materials/courses.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree preferably in Education, Science Engineering, Human Resources, Business, or Instructional Design OR an equivalent combination of education and work experience.
• Minimum 2 years of experience in Nutrition or other FDA regulated industry.
• Experience developing training courses/materials, reviewing existing quality training courses.
• Experience utilizing word processing software (e.g. Microsoft Office - Word, Excel and PowerPoint)

Preferred Qualifications

• Some knowledge of adult learning delivery techniques and general principles of adult learning a plus.

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