Manufacturing Engineering Apprentice

Company Description

About AbbVie

AbbVie's mission is to discover and deliver innovative medicines and solutions that solve serious health issues today and address the medical challenges of tomorrow. We strive to have a remarkable impact on people's lives across several key therapeutic areas including immunology, oncology and neuroscience - and products and services in our Allergan Aesthetics portfolio. For more information about AbbVie, please visit us at www.abbvie.com. Follow @abbvie on LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, X and YouTube.

Job Description

We now have a vacancy for a Manufacturing Engineering Apprentice to join our Engineering team in AbbVie Ballytivnan. This is a NFQ Level 7 course for the duration of 3 years.

In this role as a Manufacturing Engineer you will facilitate efficient operations within the production area, to optimise existing processes, implement new processes and to ensure that production goals are met. You will monitors performance of equipment, machines and tools and corrects equipment problems or process parameters that produce non-conforming products, low yields or product quality issues, all within a highly regulated and complex manufacturing environment.

Core Knowledge:

Statistical Process control

Design For Manufacture

Machine Design

Quality Management

Quality management systems within a regulated environment (GMP)

Raw materials, production processes, costs, and other techniques for maximising the effective manufacture of Medical Device Products

Root Cause Analysis, Problem Solving, Implementing corrective and preventive Actions

Continuous Improvement in Quality and Manufacturing (Lean Six Sigma)

Mechanics and Properties of Materials

Mechanics and Dynamics of Machines

Industrial Automation

Engineering Science

Electrical Science

Mechanical Drawing Interpretation

Project management

Cleanroom operations

Metrology

Specialist Skills:

Develop solutions to a variety of problems of moderate scope and complexity using basic engineering principles, theories and concepts

Six Sigma Principles to drive data driven process improvement projects

Principles and methodologies of project management and quality management to their specialist discipline

Lead and communicate with employees to determine and deliver specific project goals and objectives

Processes and tooling used in relation to polymer processing, in particular injection moulding and extrusion

Essentials of spreadsheet and database technologies in order to design an effective event-based software application to address basic engineering and production requirements

Process Planning (PP),Computer Aided Process Planning (CAPP) and capacity planning

Electrical, electronic and mechanical sensors signal-conditioning and digital interfacing in engineering systems

Advanced manufacturing processes through the innovative application of technologies, processes and methods to product design and production

Kaizen improvement philosophy and methodology for process and systems improvement

Comply with the appropriate industry regulatory framework

Qualifications

Soft Skills:

Work Autonomously

Work as part of a team and to lead a team through a technical project where necessary

Good time management skills

Deliver projects on time, within budget while meeting business expectations

Engage in creative problem solving and work as an effective group member

Appraise appropriate and available information sources applicable to particular contexts

Ability in academic writing and referencing sources of information

Basic principles of critical thinking / problem solving and communication skills

Additional Information

AbbVie is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to operating with integrity, driving innovation, transforming lives and serving our community. Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled.

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