Quality and C​/Manager

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:
Manufacturing Unit Manager

In this role, you will take the lead in shaping and executing the quality strategy for a local organizational unit. You'll build a strong quality culture, implement effective systems and tools, and develop capable teams—all with the goal of exceeding customer expectations while driving sustainable operations. Every day, you'll champion the local quality system by balancing prevention, continuous improvement, thorough root cause analysis, rapid response, and lasting solutions.

Your expertise will shine as you coordinate across all functions that influence quality outcomes, ensuring targets are met and performance reaches world‑class standards. You will also play a key role in maintaining essential certifications and compliance requirements across the organization.

The work model for the role is:
Onsite, Athens, TN

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• Deploy and lead strategy and objectives for quality and C/I management in line with the ABB management system
• Fosters awareness and commitment regarding continuous improvement at local management level.
• Identifies and works to remove roadblocks that prevent the successful implementation and adoption of continuous improvement initiatives and oversees cases of conflicting priorities.
• Ensures appropriate internal and external communication relevant to quality management system.
• Promotes and leads improvement programs and projects within their own area of responsibility, with a hands‑on (Gemba) and lean mfg. mindset.
• Leads a systematic fact‑based approach to identify and evaluate opportunities for future improvement within the local organization.
• Provides guidance and support towards disseminating a continuous improvement mindset and culture at all levels, activities, and functions to promote behavioral change for continuous performance improvement at local level.
• Identifies the appropriate methods and tools to develop and conduct training programs and knowledge management mechanisms that align with the local organization's needs.
• Enables performance management at local unit with target setting and follow‑up processes based on clear Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and quantified facts.
• Drives resolution of customer cases to completion, following robust root cause analysis and implementing preventive and corrective actions.
• Ensures benchmarking within the industry, inside and outside ABB, to continuously challenge the status quo and further develop the organizational self‑perception.
• Ensures the use of appropriate Continuous Improvement tools, templates, and applications in collaboration and alignment with Quality and IS locally.
• Collaborate with production, engineering and leadership teams to resolve quality issues and enhance quality performance.
• Lead both internal and external quality audit activities.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering or other relevant discipline is required.
• 5+ experience in implementing Lean manufacturing processes.
• The ability to train others and lead Kaizen activities.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt or greater certification preferred.
• Experience with Six Sigma and ISO Standards.
• Appropriate interpersonal styles and communication methods to work effectively with business partners to meet mutual goals required, motivate employees and elicit work output.
• Knowledge of and ability to effectively use computer software as it pertains to business.
• Metal stamping and plating knowledge preferred.
• Ability to foster growth of personnel through coaching and developmental planning for internal bench talent.
• Strong Analytical Skills.
• Candidate must already have work authorization to work in the United States.

You will join a dynamic, talented, high performing team where you will be able to thrive.

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