Advanced Manufacturing / Technology Manager

ABB•Fort Smith, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

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: Director - Advanced Manufacturing Engine The work model for the role is: Onsite #LI-Onsite Your role and responsibilities: Defines and assures effective implementation, maturity assessment, and improvement of all operational processes along the entire value chain to improve customer satisfaction and increase profitability in a safe working environment across the division. Our Team Dynamics Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there. You will be mainly accountable for: Promoting benchmarking and the sharing of best practices across all manufacturing and project business units to embed a culture of excellence in the entire Operations and value chain performance. Understanding various strategies and providing input to global and local Operations units, promoting, and supporting the local deployment of strategies to accelerate the rate of operational improvement and achieve cost savings, across the value chain. Conducting feasibility studies to explore and develop alternative options to enhance operational efficiency and achieve cost savings. Executing the implementation of the transformation project, if required; and providing recommendations to the STEering COmmittee (STECO) on the most feasible, convenient, and coherent options aligned with the business objectives."

Requirements

Bachelor’s Degree with minimum 12 years of relevant experience.
Project Management, Continuous Improvement Facilitation, CapEX, OpEX
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Nice To Haves

Engineering Degree
PMP Certification
Lean 6 Sigma Certifications
Previous experience working for a matrixed / global manufacturing company.

Responsibilities

Promoting benchmarking and the sharing of best practices across all manufacturing and project business units to embed a culture of excellence in the entire Operations and value chain performance.
Understanding various strategies and providing input to global and local Operations units, promoting, and supporting the local deployment of strategies to accelerate the rate of operational improvement and achieve cost savings, across the value chain.
Conducting feasibility studies to explore and develop alternative options to enhance operational efficiency and achieve cost savings.
Executing the implementation of the transformation project, if required; and providing recommendations to the STEering COmmittee (STECO) on the most feasible, convenient, and coherent options aligned with the business objectives.

Benefits

Health, Life & Disability Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
Vision benefit
Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
Voluntary life and AD&D – 100% employee paid up to maximums
Short Term Disability – up to 26 weeks – Company paid
Long Term Disability – 60% of pay – Company paid. Ability to “buy-up” to 66 2/3% of pay.
Supplemental benefits – 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
Parental Leave – up to 6 weeks
Employee Assistance Program
Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
Employee discount program
Retirement 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.