Production Manager – Robotics

Company Overview

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 role sits within ABB’s Robotics business, a leading global robotics company.

We’re entering an exciting new chapter as we’ve announced the plan for Soft Bank Group to acquire ABB Robotics. Soft Bank is a globally recognized technology group and investor/operator focused on AI, robotics, and next-generation computing. By joining us now, you’ll be part of a pioneering team shaping the future of robotics—working alongside world-class experts in a fast-moving, innovation-driven environment.

This Position reports to:
Business Manager – Operations.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to ensure efficient and cost-effective production results. Each day, you will be responsible to meet order demand, specifications, quality, and planning targets through the coordination and management of plant equipment, personnel, and production processes (quantity, quality, budgeted costs, and proper productivity level). You will also showcase your expertise by developing programs, projects, goals, and metrics to lead the organization to the highest level of operational performance while optimizing working capital throughout Operations.

The work model for the role is Onsite.

This role is contributing to the Robotics & Discrete Automation Robotics division in Auburn Hills, MI. Main stakeholders are both our internal and external customers.

• Oversees U.S. PDP Assembly and Warehouse operations, ensuring that production goals and KPI’s are met, preparing annual production budget, overseeing progress, and determining actions to cost issues as necessary to manage operations within the budget and resources.
• Developing and executing plans to reduce non-value-added costs, increase revenues, and delight customers by delivering products on time with high factory and supplier yields and decreasing product field failure rates.
• Providing support to the sales team, as required, during customer visits to explain the capabilities of the manufacturing facilities.
• Assist and back-up the production planning process, manage the equipment maintenance and repair schedules with engineering and maintenance.
• Management and approval of employee and contractor timecards; approving vacation(s) and sick time in compliance with ABB and federal/state regulations, completion of mid and annual employee PDAs, aligned with global and local agreed target goals and objectives.
• Ensuring that Four Quadrants (4Q) program training and methods are implemented in the organization;
  Manage the training matrix to ensure production continuity and minimizing disruptions.

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 8 years’ experience in a manufacturing related role such as production, production planning, production engineering; OR associate’s degree and minimum of 10 years of experience, OR HS Diploma and 12 years’ of related experience.
• 5 years of experience in a leadership role within production or engineering.
• Extensive experience with SAP Production and Warehouse Management modules.
• Knowledge and experience with Lean Six Sigma and Lean Concepts and solving manufacturing concerns.
• Prior experience leading diverse and multiple assembly operations and working with various departments (Engineering, Quality, Planning, SCM, etc.).
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation Business area provides robotics, and machine and factory automation including products, software, solutions and services. Revenues are generated both from direct sales to end users as well as from indirect sales mainly through system integrators and machine builders.

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