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We’re always looking towards the future, anticipating changes in medical science and technology.\nOur nutrition business 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® and Glucerna® - to help get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest life.\nWorking at Abbott\nAt Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and family, be your true self and live a full life. You will have access to:\nCareer development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.\nBenefits that support you and your family to stay healthy, financially secure, and supported throughout life's journey - including comprehensive medical insurance coverage, wellbeing support, and competitive rewards that recognize your contributions.\nA 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.\nThe Opportunity\nAs the Quality Engineer, the Quality Engineer is involved in all aspects of the manufacturing operation from assessing equipment needs, to documenting installation, qualification, and ongoing validation of equipment and processes. The Quality Engineer is also expected to assist in the identification and resolution of quality related issues.\nWhat You’ll Do\nInterfaces with Regulatory Agencies as required ensuring compliant product is released.\nProvides quality engineering support to the site to ensure manufacturing/quality requirements are met.\nUnderstands and elevate issues related to quality validations.\nImplements product quality plans, documents and systems by creating product specifications, quality specifications, quality plans, risk analyses, FMEAs in conjunction with other product development team members.\nImplements Process Monitoring Systems by identifying critical process steps which could culminate in possible sources of manufacturing defects and devising methods to reduce process variation in order to reduce/eliminate the cause of defects.\nContribute to the development of appropriate reliability program for the division/site.\nLead/Assist in writing, executing, and analyzing various types of protocols (i.e. engineering studies, verification protocols, validation, etc.).\nProvides assistance or lead projects as assigned.\nReduces and controls manufacturing process defects (scrap, nonconforming material, customer complaints) by assisting efforts/teams focused on identifying the primary root causes and implementing corrective and preventative actions.\nHelps ensure that Division projects meet scheduled dates and are compliant with the regulations.\nMay be involved in all levels of projects from simple design changes to total design changes.\nRequirements\nDesired, not essential, Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Science, Technical or related field and/or an equivalent combination of education and work experience.\nMinimum 2 years in a similar position or in food manufacturing; Working knowledge of applicable regulations, compliance requirements, quality systems, and engineering / quality principles as relates to applicable manufacturing environment, preferably consumable goods.\nApplies, quality-focused thinking and strong project management skills to plan and conduct effective investigations, delivering outcomes in a timely manner.\nDemonstrates high attention to detail to ensure accuracy within Quality System documentation, alongside clear written and verbal communication for concise reporting and stakeholder engagement at all levels.\nWorks independently with confidence, managing responsibilities and ensuring consistent, reliable outputs.\nLocation\nThis position is based in Pokeno, Waikato\nFollow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.\nConnect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.\nThe base pay for this position is\nN/AIn specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.\nJOB FAMILY:\nOperations QualityDIVISION:\nANSC Nutrition Supply ChainLOCATION:\nNew Zealand > Waikato: Pokeno PlantADDITIONAL LOCATIONS:\nWORK SHIFT:\nStandardTRAVEL:\nNot specifiedMEDICAL SURVEILLANCE:\nNot ApplicableSIGNIFICANT WORK ACTIVITIES:\nContinuous sitting for prolonged periods (more than 2 consecutive hours in an 8 hour day)","description_format":"text","description_chars":4775,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[]},"benefits":["Health insurance","Insurance coverage"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"New Zealand","iso":"NZ","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Prescription Drugs","Cardiovascular Devices","Diabetes Devices","Neurotech & Neuromodulation"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-09-25T05:07:22Z"}],"liveness":{"score":90,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.903,"p_room":1,"age_days":1,"expected_fill_days":15,"reasons":["conf:1","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-09-26T05:45:00Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-laboratories-quality-engineer-2","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/abbott-laboratories-quality-engineer-2.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-09-27T04:07:48Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","usage":{"tier":"crawler","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":3844,"day_limit":5000,"remaining_today":1156,"minute_limit":60,"resets_at":"2026-09-28T00:00:00Z"}}}