HR Generalist

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 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 Ireland Diabetes Care Division Donegal

The Abbott Diabetes Care division based in Donegal Town manufactures 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 system. 

Purpose of Role

In a busy manufacturing environment the successful candidate will coordinate and administer a variety of HR programs. Please note this position is a 12 month fixed term contract.

Responsibilities Include

• The successful candidate will be a self started, highly motivated and will coordinate and/or administer various aspects of the organization’s compensation and benefit, recruitment, training, organization development, and employee relations programs.
• He/She will take ownership of one or many of these programs and provide regular updates/reports to leadership on same.
• He/She will strive for operational excellence seeking ways to make efficiencies in established processes.
• He/She should be flexible and agile to change with business need.

Education

• A minimum National Framework of Qualifications (NFQ) level 7 qualification in a relevant discipline, ideally in Human Resource

Experience

• A minimum 1 year in Human Resources in a similar work environment.