ELSP Quality Manager

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Manufacturing Unit Manager

The work model for the role is:
Onsite, Mebane, NC

In this role as EL Smart Power Quality Manager, you will have the opportunity to deploy and lead 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 drive the local quality system through 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 coordinating the efforts of all necessary local functions that impact the quality results to reach the targets for the organizational unit and aim for world-class performance and ensuring that the necessary certification requirements are met throughout the organization.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Influencing and consulting with management within the local ABB unit to innovatively shape the design and development of your functional area to improve the organization's overall performance.
• Ensuring appropriate internal and external communication relevant to quality management system.
• Implementing short, medium- and long-term strategy, activities, and planning to develop the quality management system, based on identified risks and opportunities, in collaboration and agreement with the local management team.
• Establishing a closed-loop quality cycle from product development to customer experience feedback to ensure customer requirements and expectations are met.

• Bachelor degree in Engineering;
  Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical (preferred) PLUS minimum of 10 years of progressive experience in manufacturing environments
• Knowledge of ISO 9001:2015 procedures; preferable.
• Demonstrated project management skills, with strong quantitative and analytical skills;
  Task and detail oriented; manage time and drives activities under pressure.
• Ability to read and interpret technical prints.
• Good oral and written communication in English; proven presentation and facilitation skills.
• Six Sigma Green Belt trained (certification preferred).
• Skills in planning, initiating, and executing audits, preferred.
• Strong computer skills; proficiency in Excel, Power Point, and Minitab.
• Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division's technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division's portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world's largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions.

The Division's ABB Ability Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You'll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that's tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico

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