Quality & OpEx Specialist

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Quality Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the quality strategy for a local organizational unit, including quality culture, systems, tools, and competent teams with the aim to achieve and exceed customer expectations, while ensuring sustainable operations. Each day, you will assist the organization in achieving the right mix of prevention, continuous improvement, robust root cause analysis, quick response, and sustainable solutions to problems. You will also showcase your expertise by collaborating with local functions that impact the quality results to reach the targets for the organizational unit and aim for world-class performance. The work model for the role is: Onsite You will be mainly accountable for: • Responsible and accountable for project quality on major projects. Be customer’s point of contact for quality issues on large projects, take the lead and work cross functionally to resolve project quality issues and close the loop with customers. Investigate project issues and RCA techniques to determine root causes and develop corrective action plans. Prepare/analyze data to identify quality issues on Projects. • Play a proactive role in prevention/solving of quality issues on projects during its life cycle by leveraging lessons learned and best practices, addressing issues highlighted by internal and external stake holders about potential areas of concern that could affect project flawless execution, customer experience and profitability. • Work closely with leadership and employees to drive a culture focused on customer value, employee engagement, process standardization and continuous improvement. Reinforces and maintains a culture of Health & Safety in all project operations. • Audit internal processes to identify opportunities to improve, establish control plan to improve Quality, Customer experience, Safety, On-time delivery and profitability. Perform supplier audits with high rigor and monitor their performance and contribution to overall ABB success and Customer experience. Identify and develop quality standards, both external and internal. Our team dynamics You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team, where you will be able to thrive.

Qualifications for the role

• BS/BA degree required PLUS minimum 6 years of experience including minimum 3 years experience in Electrical Distribution industry AND 3 additional years additional experience in Quality, Continuous Improvement, Supply Chain, Operations and Data Analysis required.
• Lean or Six Sigma certification a plus
• Experience in executing complex or specialized projects; possesses working knowledge of project management, quality management systems, and supply chain preferred. Proven experience implementing simplification and standardization initiatives.
• Available for up to 50% domestic travel
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets. We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_%20English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Onsite myBenefitsABB.com