<p><b>Job Title</b></p><p><b>Quality Assurance Manager</b></p><p></p><p><b>Working at Abbott</b></p><p></p><p>At 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’ll also have access to:</p><ul><li>Career development with an international company where you can grow the career of which you dream.</li><li><span>Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.</span></li><li>An excellent retirement savings plan with high employer contribution</li><li>Tuition reimbursement, the <a href="https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/tackling-student-debt-for-our-employees.html" target="_blank">Freedom 2 Save</a> student debt program and <a href="https://www.abbott.com/corpnewsroom/strategy-and-strength/college-degree-for-free-its-possible-with-freeu.html" target="_blank">FreeU</a> education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.</li><li>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.</li><li>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.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>The Opportunity</b></p><p></p><p>Our location in <b>Temecula, CA,</b> currently has an opportunity for a <b>Manager, Quality Assurance</b></p><p><b><u>THIS IS AN ONSITE ROLE.</u></b></p><p> </p><p>As the Manager, Quality Assurance, you will lead the team of Quality supervisors and Quality Control personnel to support Manufacturing, Supplier Development, New Product Development, Distribution/Warehouse Value Added Services, and Quality Systems. You will directs projects to ensure the manufacture of high quality product and to facilitate compliance with regulatory requirements.<br /> </p><p><b>What You'll Work On</b></p><ul><li>Implement a staffing plan by identifying resource requirements, writing justifications for additional personnel, obtaining approval for changes, and coordinating the selection process with Human Resources.</li><li>Develop direct reports by securing appropriate training, assigning progressively challenging tasks, applying progressive disciplinary action as appropriate and conducting formal written and verbal performance reviews.</li><li>Monitor daily work operations and provides direction and guidance to, experienced exempt employees, or skilled nonexempt staff to achieve unit or project goals.</li><li>Interact with internal and external customers, by meeting regularly, responding to requests and explaining procedures.</li><li>Interpret and executes policies that affect work processes and personnel within the assigned organizational unit.</li><li>Contribute to the development of operational policies and procedures that affect personnel within the assigned organizational unit.</li><li>Monitor compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g. compliance with FDA, BSI, EEO regulations etc).</li><li>Contribute to the development and monitoring of area budgets through regular analysis of cost and spending.</li><li>Translate department goals into individual objectives and KRAs.</li><li>Identifies, develop and implement processes to improve department performance.</li><li>Monitor departmental activities and records to ensure compliance independent action through critical decision making.</li><li>Provide manufacturing support by defining work assignments directed to address manufacturing process defects and implement process improvements utilizing Quality System tools.</li><li>May also direct work assignments for quality control auditors.</li><li>Direct Quality personnel to support new product development by defining projects focused on new products/process development based on coordination with management, project leaders, & design engineers.</li><li>Implement improvements to Quality Systems and tools by directing personnel to gather data on existing quality tools, identify weaknesses, and research/select new tools based on findings.</li><li>Ensure sustaining support of Quality System and regulatory compliance by individually working quality system issues and by delegating project work for maintaining quality system capability.</li><li>Promote the attainment of group goals by selecting, motivating, and training capable staff.</li><li>Provide leadership to assigned units by communicating and providing guidance towards achieving group objectives.</li><li>Schedule human and material resources within a group or section in conjunction with near-term plans to ensure their availability.</li><li>Carry out operations within an established budget.</li><li>Assignments are expressed in the form of tasks and objectives.</li><li>Generally make day-to-day decisions within established guidelines regarding work processes or schedules in order to achieve the program objectives established by senior management.</li><li>Consequences of erroneous decisions would normally result in serious delays to assigned projects or operations with substantial expenditure of time, human resources, and funds, without jeopardizing future business activity.</li></ul><p></p><p><b>Required Qualifications</b></p><ul><li>Bachelor's Degree or an equivalent combination of education and work experience</li><li><span>8-10 years roles of increasing responsibility, impact, and scope within a manufacturing support environment in quality desired.</span></li><li><span>3-5 years in a </span><span>supervisory/leadership</span><span> role.</span></li><li><span>Class III or II medical device experience.</span></li><li><span>Demonstrated performance and results nonconformance management and reduction, value improvement, risk reduction, and cost containment. </span></li><li><span>Ability to travel internationally to support international manufacturing sites. </span></li><li><span>Demonstrated and impactful experience in process improvement (KPIV, KPOV, Fishbone, Is/Is Not, QFD), Six Sigma, product and process qualification and validation, Process Control & Monitoring (SPC). </span></li><li><span>Demonstrated and impactful strong project management and people leadership skills required. </span></li><li><span>Experience working in a broader enterprise/cross division business unit model preferred. </span></li><li><span>Ability to work in a highly matrixed and geographically diverse business environment. </span></li><li><span>Strong leadership skills, including the ability to set goals and provide positive and constructive feedback respectfully to build positive relationships and improve business results. </span></li><li><span>Ability to work effectively within a team in a fast-paced changing environment. </span></li><li><span>Strong verbal and written communications with ability to effectively communicate at multiple levels in the organization. </span></li><li><span>Multi-tasks, prioritizes and meets deadlines in timely manner. </span></li><li><span>Strong organizational, planning, and follow-up skills and ability to hold others accountable. </span></li><li><span>Ability to travel approximately 25%, including internationally.</span> </li></ul><p></p><p><b>Preferred Qualifications</b></p><div><div><div><div><div><ul><li>ASQ Certified Quality Engineer strongly preferred.</li><li>Six Sigma Black Belt strongly preferred.</li><li>Flexibility, strong problem-solving skills, excellent written and oral communication skills, solid organizational ability, negotiations skills with ability to drive cross functional teams.</li><li>Emerging leader that demonstrates strong leadership competencies.</li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p><a href="https://www.jobs.abbott/us/en" target="_blank"><b>Apply Now</b></a></p><p></p><p><b>Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: </b><a href="http://www.abbottbenefits.com/pages/candidate.aspx" target="_blank">www.abbottbenefits.com</a></p><p></p><p>Follow 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.</p><p></p><p>Connect with us at <a href="http://www.abbott.com/" target="_blank">www.abbott.com</a>, on Facebook at <a href="http://www.facebook.com/Abbott" target="_blank">www.facebook.com/Abbott</a> and on Twitter @AbbottNews and @AbbottGlobal.</p><br><br><p>The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.