Capa Specialist, Microbiology

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.

**Job Title**:CAPA Specialist, Microbiology

**Working at Abbott**

At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:

- 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 plan
- ** Health care and well-being programs **including medical, dental, vision, wellness and occupational health programs, **Medical Benefits start day 1**:

- ** Vacation - 120 hours of accrued vacation (1st yr is prorated) + vacation buy program + 3 personal days + 10 paid holidays**:

- Retiree Healthcare program
- ** Robust 401(k) **retirement savings with a generous company match
- 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 stable company **with a record of strong financial performance and history of being actively involved in local communities
- A company that is recognized as one of the **best big companies to work for** as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.

**The Opportunity**

**This position works out of our Sturgis, MI location in the Abbott Nutrition division. **Our 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 them get the nutrients they need to live their healthiest lives.

For over 70 years, Abbott’s **Sturgis, Mich.**, has been impacting its community while producing products that provide essential nutrition to millions of families around the world. Working here, you’ll feel part of a family that is dedicated to making a difference and helping others.

**What You’ll Work On**

The **CAPA Specialist** progresses investigations through the CAPA system. Works closely with other functional areas with the use of investigational tools to determine the root cause of any nonconformity, ensures that CAPA plans address root causes, and ensures that corrective actions and preventative actions are implemented to facilitate the rapid, compliant, introduction of new/improved products, processes, and systems. Works to ensure that actions are on time, thorough, complete, meet the needs of the business and customers and that required standards and/or procedural requirements are met. Be an effective member of a multifunctional team, ensuring that all communications, interpersonal interactions and business behaviors are consistent with the Abbott Code of Conduct.
- Evaluates and progresses the timely completion of CAPA system activities, including effectiveness checks, raised for non-conformances, potential non-conformances, and/or deviations, as output from ADC’s Quality System.
- Facilitates the investigation process to ensure that root/potential causes are appropriate and implement effective actions to reduce the occurrence/recurrence of the nonconformance.
- Maintains the effectiveness of the CAPA system records to ensure audit-readiness for internal and external quality system audits within the area.
- Ensures all CAPA-related documentation is managed in a complete, clear, concise, and controlled manner.
- Supports a work environment that ensures team effectiveness by demonstrating full cross functional team support that complies with Corporate and regulatory requirements.
- Supports other organizations in the management of their CAPA actions and provide additional confidence that investigations are initiated and completed in a complete, concise, and timely manner; and that viable corrective actions are identified and implemented to address any non-conformances.

**Required Qualifications**
- Associate's Degree or high school diploma with equivalent with 2 years CAPA work experience in manufacturing plant environment.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in regulated, manufacturing environment.
- Good project management skills to deliver an effective service in a timely manner.
- Attention to detail to ensure accuracy of work that forms part of the Quality Syst