Factory Projects Coordinator

ABB•Usa, SC

12d•Onsite

About The Position

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world. This position reports to: Americas Region Operational Excellence Project Director. Your role and responsibilities In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the continuous improvement strategy for a local organizational unit, including promoting a culture of continuous learning and improvement. Each day, you will mentor and coach teams to achieve operational excellence and drive improved results. You will also showcase your expertise by deploying and leading projects to improve and sustain local business performance. The work model for the role is: Florence, SC. This role is contributing to the EL SERVICE Manufacturing & Parts Operations in Florence SC & Mebane NC. You will be mainly accountable for: Escalating to relevant stakeholders, as necessary, to remove roadblocks that prevent the successful implementation and adoption of continuous improvement initiatives at local level and helping facilitate cases of conflicting priorities in collaboration with cross-functional teams. Ensuring the continuous improvement approach and strategy deployed at local ABB unit level is aligned with the global strategy. Facilitating significant improvements with respect to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and/or cost targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments in collaboration with local leadership. Providing training support by developing and maintaining training modules and toolkits aligned with business needs in collaboration with management at local level. CORE RESPONSIBILITIES Partners with business leadership to define and execute operational strategies that advance organizational performance and support long-term business objectives. Follow up to implement cross-functional initiatives to identify performance gaps, analyze root causes, and design scalable solutions that elevate service quality and drive measurable business impact. Support and drive continuous transformation and optimization across operations delivering quantifiable results against agreed KPIs and quality targets. Establishes and governs strategic frameworks for functional collaboration and ownership ensuring alignment with organizational goals, performance standards and guidelines. Generates actionable intelligence through rigorous research, data analysis, and interpretation to inform senior leadership decision-making and strategic planning. Leads change management and capability-building programs that support organizational transformation and workforce readiness. Proactively identifies emerging business requirements and champions innovative enhancements to processes, tools, and service delivery models in manufacturing environment. Accountable for end-to-end operational performance, delivering against regional / globally agreed operational standards with an owner's mindset and a commitment to excellence.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in business, operations management, engineering, or a related field.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Super user of MS - Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio.
Strong understanding of manufacturing process.
Strong presentation skills.
Strong creative problem-solving skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Strong customer mindset.
Ability to communicate at all levels of the organization.
Data Analysis & Interpretation
Super user of MS office - Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Project, Visio and other business tools.
SAP experience
Stakeholder Engagement
Employee Experience & Engagement
Learning & Development
Process Improvement & Optimization
Strategy & Planning
Change Management
Talent Management
Budget & Performance Management
Quality & Service Excellence
Regulations, Legal & Compliance
Workforce Planning & Organizational Design
Performance Management
Employee Reward Strategy

Responsibilities

Support the deployment of the continuous improvement strategy for a local organizational unit.
Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement.
Mentor and coach teams to achieve operational excellence and drive improved results.
Deploy and lead projects to improve and sustain local business performance.
Escalate to relevant stakeholders, as necessary, to remove roadblocks that prevent the successful implementation and adoption of continuous improvement initiatives at local level.
Facilitate cases of conflicting priorities in collaboration with cross-functional teams.
Ensure the continuous improvement approach and strategy deployed at local ABB unit level is aligned with the global strategy.
Facilitate significant improvements with respect to safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and/or cost targets, meeting customer and stakeholder commitments in collaboration with local leadership.
Provide training support by developing and maintaining training modules and toolkits aligned with business needs in collaboration with management at local level.
Partner with business leadership to define and execute operational strategies that advance organizational performance and support long-term business objectives.
Implement cross-functional initiatives to identify performance gaps, analyze root causes, and design scalable solutions that elevate service quality and drive measurable business impact.
Support and drive continuous transformation and optimization across operations delivering quantifiable results against agreed KPIs and quality targets.
Establish and govern strategic frameworks for functional collaboration and ownership ensuring alignment with organizational goals, performance standards and guidelines.
Generate actionable intelligence through rigorous research, data analysis, and interpretation to inform senior leadership decision-making and strategic planning.
Lead change management and capability-building programs that support organizational transformation and workforce readiness.
Proactively identify emerging business requirements and champion innovative enhancements to processes, tools, and service delivery models in manufacturing environment.
Be accountable for end-to-end operational performance, delivering against regional / globally agreed operational standards with an owner's mindset and a commitment to excellence.

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
401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
11 paid holidays.