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**Job Description :**
Diageo is the world's leading premium drinks company with an outstanding collection of brands, such as Johnnie Walker, Smirnoff, Baileys, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray and Guinness. Our purpose - Celebrating life, every day, everywhere - has a meaningful role in our company, for our people, our diversity, our brands, in how we perform and how we create shared value.
**Join Us at Diageo's Assessment Centre for Account Executives!**
Are you ready to take your career to the next level with one of the world's leading beverage alcohol companies? Diageo is excited to invite talented and ambitious individuals to our upcoming Assessment Centre for the role of Account Executive for South East Ireland. This is a unique opportunity to showcase your skills through individual and group exercises, connect with industry leaders, and potentially secure a position that offers growth, innovation, and the chance to work with iconic brands.
**Day in the Life** **:**
+ **Strategic Relationship Builder:**  Build strong, purposeful relationships and effectively support existing customers. Carry out regular business reviews to identify their needs and goals. Create growth plans and implement solutions to drive sustainable growth.
+ **Dynamic Communicator:**  Effectively communicate with customers and internal teams to ensure alignment on goals and strategies. Be adaptable in your communication style to meet the needs of diverse stakeholders.
+ **Commercial Acumen:** Drive the brand distribution strategy to increase the quality and quantity of customer partnerships within your territory.
+ **Data Acumen:** Ensure all data on your territory is accurate and up-to-date, including territory performance, customer contact details, digital savviness, new/closed outlets, etc.
+ **Digital First Mindset:**  Embrace and leveragedigital tools always. Engage both internally and externally on key initiatives and evolving trends.
+ **Growth/ Open Mindset:** Bring a growth mindset to all that you do. Embrace challenges, learn continuously, and drive innovation for sustainable success. 
+ **Resilience:**  Demonstrate resilience in overcoming challenges and persistently pursue long-term goals despite short-term setbacks.
ABOUT YOU
+ Passionate about sales and to grow a career within commercial
+ Driver's license
Celebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo's purpose of "celebrating life every day everywhere". This purpose is, in itself, inclusive in nature, as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.
We know that for Diageo to thrive and for us to realize our ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.
Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don't let anything stop you from applying.
We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process and to perform essential job functions.
**Worker Type :**
Regular
**Primary Location:**
St James Gate
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**Job Posting Start Date :**

With over 200 brands sold in more than 180 countries, we're the world's leading premium drinks company. Every day, over 30,000 talented people come together at Diageo to create the magic behind our much-loved brands. From iconic names to innovative newcomers - the brands we're building are rooted in culture and local communities. Our ambition is to be one of the best performing, most trusted and most respected consumer products companies in the world.
Our founders, such as Arthur Guinness, John Walker, and Charles Tanqueray, were visionary entrepreneurs whose brilliant minds helped shape the alcohol industry. And through our people, their legacy lives on. Join us, and you'll collaborate with talented people from all corners of the world. Together, you'll innovate and push boundaries, shaping a more inclusive and sustainable future that we can all be proud of.
With diversity at our core, we celebrate our people's unique passions, commitments and specialist skills. Because when varied voices, mindsets, and personalities come together, great ideas are born. In our supportive culture, your voice will be heard and you'll be empowered to be you. Just bring your ambition, curiosity and ideas, and we'll celebrate your work and help you reach your fullest potential.
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**About Abbott**
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's and branded generic medicines. Our 114,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
**About Abbott Diabetes Care**
Abbott is the global leader in Diabetes Care with the number one continuous glucose monitor worldwide. We are delivering breakthroughs for people living with diabetes with the highest level of accuracy in our unmatched sensing technology, we have more than 7 million Freestyle Libre users globally.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
In this important role, you will lead category sourcing initiatives focusing on Packaging, encompassing local, domestic and international purchasing opportunities. You will be establishing, articulating, and implementing sourcing strategies, with an emphasis on introducing new suppliers to support the expansion in Kilkenny. This entails obtaining program buy-in from various stakeholder organizations, managing project plans, identifying the resources to support the objectives, and driving projects through complex sourcing processes, ensuring end results meet the requirements of all organisations impacted.
To fulfil this role, you will need a proactive approach that is relationship oriented, customer focused, analytical and data-driven, creative and committed to continuous improvement. Experience in working on new supplier onboarding is a plus.
**What You'll Be Doing:** **:**
+ Overall strategic ownership of suppliers/commodities within the Packaging category.
+ Working closely with business stakeholders in Corporate and Divisional functions to enable business continuity, including driving implementation plans.
+ Nurturing stakeholder relationships by serving as a strong business partner, helping to identify business critical needs and requirements while providing operational support that meets immediate and long-term demands.
+ Being a strategic representative of Abbott, across disciplines, industry and within the community.
+ Proactively identify areas of opportunity for business process improvement.
+ Providing insights to business units on how to optimize and refine Abbott and Supplier processes to improve effectiveness.
+ Influencing business units to align with strategic initiatives that enable effective operational efficiencies across the enterprise.
+ Effective operational leader capable of driving effectiveness for the category.
+ Ability to assess overall needs and react to anticipated and unanticipated disruptions.
+ Driving financial performance thorough supply base management, and category capability building.
+ Strong cost focus, delivering savings, managing negotiations and escalations, and driving value add / value engineering analysis.
+ Influencing and partnering with business leaders to manage and align business needs and requirements for the category.
+ Monitoring global market dynamics and anticipating business critical actions that may be required for business continuity.
+ Being a key relationship manager with category suppliers, driving risk management, and enhanced development of a flexible agile supply base.
**Qualifications and experience**
+ Degree in related discipline.
+ At least 5+ years of combined / related experience in a procurement / buying / category management role.
+ Industry experience in paper packaging / labels - preferable.
+ Experience in a manufacturing environment preferable.
+ Effective relationship building skills, capable of engaging stakeholders at all levels.
+ CIPS qualification (or equivalent) -preferable
**What's in it for you:**
+ Pension
+ Healthcare
+ Bonus
+ Life insurance
+ Disability insurance
+ Paid maternity leave
+ Parental leave
+ Adoptive leave
+ Flexible working
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Abbott is an equal opportunities employer
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

**About Abbott**
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.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
As an Operations Quality Engineer you will Analyse quality standards for components, materials or services. Apply measures, sampling methods, testing methodology and other procedures that ensure that quality standards are met. Provide Quality expertise and guidance to Manufacturing/Operations, Technical/Product Test and Incoming Materials to support the manufacture and delivery of quality and compliant products on time, in full and cost effectively to meet the needs of the business and customers.
This is a shift based role on 4 cycle shift.
**Responsibilities:**
+ Apply quality principles, analyses quality records, prepares reports and recommends improvements.
+ Conduct inspection, verification and validation of components or materials used in development processes.
+ Identify and address recurring problems either with the quality of the product or the reliability of testing procedures.
+ Document quality issues and performance measures for management review.
+ May liaise with external vendors.
+ Monitor and maintain the validation status of site products, processes and systems and monitor and maintain process FMEA and Critical Quality Attribute systems. Maintain site validation plans and periodic review process. Support Equipment and Software validation activities and support Process validation activities
+ Provide regular updates to peers and colleagues on project resource requirements and ensure other quality functions are brought into project teams at appropriate points.
+ Report on and support the implementation of actions to reduce the occurrence/reoccurrence of non-conformances within Manufacturing, Product Test and Incoming Material and initiating Exception Reports for discrepancies observed during inspection / testing & review activities.
+ Present and communicate status, report metrics, identify trends potential issues, improvement initiatives and CAPA requirements.
+ Investigating customer complaints and forwarding reports to PQA group and responsible for maintaining Corrective and Preventive Action programs.
+ Responsible for maintaining an appropriate balance of quality, compliance and business risk and responsible for ensuring teams use appropriate risk management tools to prioritize certain activities and justify the level of effort required.
+ Monitor and maintain the quality and compliance status of associated quality records and ensure project teams maintain project records in compliance with Quality System and planned requirements.
+ Support DMR change control and calibration activities.
**Qualifications and Experience**
+ Minimum NFQ Level 7 Qualification in Engineering or Manufacturing qualification
+ 3 years in a Manufacturing / Science or Engineering environment
+ GMP/GDP experience
+ ISO 13485 experience
+ Yellow belt qualification desired.
**What we Offer**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance,
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader, and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
**Abbott Ireland**
In Ireland, Abbott employs around 6,000 people across ten sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
**Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies that enable people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can. At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
As a CAPA Engineer you will facilitate and execute the CAPA process. You will also support continuous improvement and effective maintenance of the QMS. Ensure the use of appropriate risk management tools to prioritise activities.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Participate in the completion of CAPA projects, ensuring compliance, and quality of records.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams using various methodologies (e.g. Six Sigma root cause analysis/problem solving skills).
+ Independently investigate, gathers data, and perform preliminary analysis.
+ Process requests, ensuring owners are assigned, and timely responses and approvals are provided in alignment with quality goals.
+ Identify trends potential issues, improvement initiatives.
+ Ensure on-time completion of Quality Assurance engineering deliverables.
+ Support team in the delivery and oversight of CAPA training program.
+ Identify projects to enhance and promote effectiveness, and efficiency of the quality system and product quality.
+ Support Operations to make Quality / Compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, testing, monitoring and packaging.
+ Provide support and subject matter expertise during audits and inspections.
**Qualification and Experience**
+ Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
+ Min of 4 years experience in Engineering/Manufacturing/Scientific environment.
+ Previous CAPA and/or qualityassurance/engineering experience.
+ Ability to demonstrated use of quality tools/methodologies.
+ Prior medical device experience preferred.
+ Knowledge of FDA Quality System Regulations (21 CFR Part 820), GMP, and ISO 13485: 2016.
+ Good communication and interpersonal skills.
+ Previous project management and leadership skills, including the ability to lead multi-departmental project teams and resolve quality-related issues in a timely and effective manner.
+ Advanced computer skills, including statistical/data analysis and report writing Skills
**What we Offer**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance,
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

Job Description
**About Abbott**
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.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
As a Quality Technician you will be responsible for maintaining the effectiveness of the quality system. Ensure the area is compliant to site and divisional policies and procedures. Support the building and maintenance of successful cross functional relationships with departments such as R&D, Technical, Engineering, Operations and Regulatory Affairs in order to achieve all operational goals. This is a shift based role on 4 cycle shift.
**Key Responsibilities**
+ Maintainthe effectiveness of the Quality System
+ Ensure the site provides safe and effective products that meet customer needs while maintaining compliance.
+ Assist engineering in collecting, compiling, measuring, and recording data.
+ Support continuous improvement through continuous maintenance of the quality management systems.
+ Maintain the quality and compliance of associated quality records.
+ Raise any Quality / Compliance issues.
+ Present and communicate status, report metrics, identify potential issues, and improvement initiatives, as applicable.
+ Ensure audit readiness tasks are actioned within area of responsibility.
+ Identify projects to enhance the effectiveness and effectiveness of the quality system and product quality.
+ Support Operations to make Quality / Compliance decisions on product during processing, manufacturing, and testing.
**Qualifications and Experience**
+ Minimum NFQ Level 6 Qualification in Engineering, Science or Manufacturing qualification
+ Minimum 2 years experience in food/medical/pharmaceutical industry
+ Strong communication
+ Strong attention to detail.
**What we Offer**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

**About Abbott**
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.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
**Main Purpose of the role**
In this role you will be as part of the Business Excellence team. As an Operational Excellence & Lean Specialist, you will play a key role in driving continuous improvement initiatives across the Kilkenny site. This role is ideal for a results-driven professional with a passion for Lean methodologies, cross-functional collaboration, and delivering measurable business impact.
**_Main Responsibilities_**
+ Lead and support Lean and continuous improvement initiatives across the site.
+ Facilitate workshops and Kaizen events to identify and implement process improvements.
+ Collaborate with cross-functional teams to deliver high-impact projects aligned with strategic goals.
+ Apply Lean Six Sigma tools and methodologies to drive efficiency and eliminate waste.
+ Track and report on project outcomes, ensuring delivery of tangible business benefits.
+ Support the development and deployment of standard work and best practices.
+ Promote a culture of continuous improvement through coaching and training.
**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
+ Bachelor's degree in engineering, Business, or related field.
+ Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification required; Black Belt desirable.
+ Proven experience in leading or supporting cross-functional project teams.
+ Demonstrated success in project delivery with measurable benefits.
+ Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
+ Experience in a regulated manufacturing or healthcare environment is a plus.
+ Proven experience in leading or supporting cross-functional project teams.
+ Demonstrated success in project delivery with measurable benefits.
+ Strong analytical, facilitation, and communication skills.
+ Experience in a regulated manufacturing or healthcare environment is a plus.
**What we Offer**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance,
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

**About Abbott**
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.
**Abbott in Ireland**
Abbott has been operating in Ireland since 1946 and serves the Irish market with a diverse range of healthcare products including diagnostics, diabetes care, medical devices and nutritional products. In Ireland, Abbott currently employs about 6,000 people across ten sites located in Dublin, Donegal, Clonmel, Cootehill, Galway, Kilkenny, Longford and Sligo.
**Abbott Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Abbott Diabetes Care has opened a new site, in Kilkenny, that is at the forefront of Diabetes care with the latest technology, to manufacture FreeStyle blood glucose test strips and FreeStyle Sensors for use in diabetes management. Among Abbott Diabetes Care leading brands are the FreeStyle Precision, FreeStyle Lite and FreeStyle Libre systems.
**MAIN PURPOSE OF ROLE**
The main responsibility of the Training Coordinator is to monitor and complete site training queries, ensuring delivery of safe and effective products that meet customer needs whilst maintaining compliance.
**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Monitoring and answering the training queries submitted via the training request system and mailbox.
- Entering new hires/employees into the training system in a timely manner and ensuring the correct training plan is assigned.
- Running reports to ensure the training system is in a constant state of compliance.
- Ensuring compliance with policies and procedures.
- Provision of assistance to various functions on the correct selection of training plans and training materials.
- Perform Quality review of training documentation in accordance with approved procedures to ensure compliance with Good Documentation Practices.
**_QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE_**
- Minimum Level 7 NFQ qualification or equivalent in a relevant discipline.
- Minimum 2+ years previous experience in medical / pharmaceutical industry would be preferred.
- Experience with LMS platforms and e-learning tools.
- Strong communication, facilitation, and interpersonal skills.
- Problem-solving and adaptability in dynamic environments.
**What we Offer:**
Attractive compensation package that includes competitive pay, as well as benefits such as
+ Family health insurance
+ Excellent pension scheme
+ Life assurance
+ Career Development
+ Fantastic new facility
+ Growing business plus access to many more benefits.
Connect with us at or on LinkedIn at on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

**Have you ever wanted to make a difference?**
At Abbott, you will play a crucial role to help people live more fully at all stages of their lives. Abbott is a global healthcare leader and our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritional products and branded generic medicines. Our 113,000 colleagues have a daily impact on the life of people in more than 160 countries.
**Abbott Ireland**
In Ireland, Abbott employs over 5,000 people across nine sites. We currently have six manufacturing facilities located in Clonmel, Cootehill, Donegal, Longford and Sligo and a third-party manufacturing management operation in Sligo. Abbott also has commercial, support operations and shared services in Dublin and Galway. We have been making a difference in the lives of Irish people since 1946.
**Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opening in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.
At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
In this role you will be responsible for assisting with the execution of the validation activities for the ADC assembly lines and facility in Kilkenny. You will be responsible for executing on validation activities for systems and processes used to manufacture, control and store intermediates and finished products to requirements and standards as listed in the current Quality Systems Manual. There will be a fantastic opportunity to travel with this position to Mainland Europe also.
**You will be responsible for:**
+ Work with R&D. QA, PMO and Global Engineering functions to define and document validation strategies for new product introductions
+ Complete impact assessments of proposed changes and/or new products and determine scope of validation work
+ Generate, execute and/or review validation protocols and associated reports for related Process & Software Validation Activities
+ Identification of improvements to manufacturing process & software and assist with implementation of same
+ Ability to manage multiple responsibilities at once while adhering to project plans and timelines and report on progress to management
+ Provide direction and mentoring to junior engineers as required
+ Responsible for compliance with applicable Corporate and Divisional Policies and performing other duties as assigned by management
+ Knowledge of cGMP and industry regulations
**QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE**
+ Relevant third level qualification in Engineering/Manufacturing/Science is preferred.
+ Minimum 2 years in the Engineering/Manufacturing/ Scientific field.
+ 2 years working knowledge of process, equipment, facilities and or software validation either within Quality or Engineering departments
+ Basic understanding of design controls, design transfer and validation lifecycle.
+ Experience working in a 21CFR820 and/or ISO13485 regulated industry. May consider experience in pharmaceutical validations
Connect with us at or , on LinkedIn at , on Facebook at and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
Abbott is an equal opportunities employer.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email

**Diabetes Care Kilkenny**
Our new manufacturing facility in Kilkenny, opened in 2024, reflects the growing demand for Abbott's global Diabetes Care products. The facility will be a centre for world-class engineering, quality, medical device manufacturing, and other science-based professionals to produce life-changing technologies, including the FreeStyle Libre 3, a system that automatically delivers real-time, up-to-the-minute glucose readings, with the smallest and thinnest wearable glucose sensor that provides unsurpassed 14-day accuracy and optional glucose alarms directly to smartphones. This enables people with diabetes to live the best and fullest lives they can.
At Abbott in Kilkenny, you can shape your career as you help shape the future of healthcare.
**This is how you can make a difference at Abbott:**
The Cost Accountant will be responsible for setting the standard cost for our market leading Diabetes Care Products.
It would be a significant advantage if you can bring experience in developing projects or sites from square one.
**MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES**
+ The person will be a key member of the Finance Team, who will assist in the planning, preparation and analysis of the plants annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial reports.
+ Provide timely variance analysis reports to management through a suite of management reporting.
+ Work with the various functions to identify, analyse and drive the implementation of significant cost reduction and operational efficiency improvement opportunities in the business.
+ Support the implementation of the costing and financial systems in SAP including asset management and equipment spares management.
+ Participate in the ongoing development of the cost and inventory accounting systems.
+ Utilise Lean methodologies, KPI's and Business Intelligence reporting to provide metrics & analysis to the business.
+ Perform detailed analysis to interpret and present financial data and key business metrics to stakeholders within the site and at Divisional level.
+ The role will also include involvement in ad hoc projects and providing support and assistance to the business
+ Coach, advise, or train less-experienced cost analysis staff.
**Education :**
+ Batchelors Degree in related discipline
+ Qualified Accountant ACA, CIMA, ACCA, CPA or similar accounting qualification
+ Lean/Six Sigma qualifications a distinct advantage.
**Experience/Background**
+ Qualified, experienced accountant with a minimum of 4 years post qualification experience with a proven track record of success ideally within the pharmaceutical or manufacturing industry.
+ Experience in a high-volume complex manufacturing environment
+ Knowledge of ERP systems and a high level of computer literacy, ideal experience with SAP
+ Exceptional data analysis skills.
+ Strong product costing and cost management expertise is a must.
+ Knowledge of multinational reporting and compliance issues.
+ Ability to influence and advise business leaders on financial matters.
+ Excellent interpersonal skills.
An Equal Opportunity Employer
Abbot welcomes and encourages diversity in our workforce.
We provide reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities.
To request accommodation, please call or email