Quality Manager

ABB•Hackettstown, NJ

33d•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. In this role, you will establish and maintain a quality culture in Electrification Installation Products, controlling quality with systems, tools, and teams to exceed customer expectations while ensuring sustainable operations. Reporting to the Plant General Manager and a key member of the plant leadership team, you will be accountable for driving product and process quality and operational improvements to ensure our continued compliance with ISO9001:2015 quality management system standard and regulations within the plant.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in engineering is required, preferably Electrical, Mechanical or Industrial related curriculum
5+ years of experience in Quality Engineering, preferably in a complex, made-to-order, high volume manufacturing environment.
Must have at least 3 years of Quality team leadership experience with demonstrated capability to provide effective employee coaching, development, and performance management.
Strong ability to collaborate closely with peer members of the leadership team is required, including: Engineering, Operations, Materials Management, Finance and Finance, and will help drive continuous process improvement initiatives.
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree is a plus.
Direct experience in obtaining and maintaining ISO 9001:2015 Standard Certification is highly desirable.
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.
Black Belt is a plus.
ISO 9001 QMS Lead Auditor Certification
NQA-1 Lead Auditor Certification
IPC-A-610 and/or IPC-J-STD-001 Certification
ASQ CQE or CQM is preferred.

Responsibilities

Maintain and continuously improve a Quality organization structure capable of supporting the strategic initiatives of the plant and lead the efforts to integrate quality needs into the development of short- and long-range strategic business plans.
Provide Quality interface and expertise between the operation and its customers to proactively identify or anticipate their needs and expectations and ensure they are understood and satisfied; Includes the complaint management system and the corrective/preventive action process related to customer issues, and the coordination of customer visits and audits.
Lead operations initiatives in the development, implementation, and improvement of the Quality Management Systems throughout the organization; Provide advanced quality planning support in the development and launch of new products, processes and services.
Lead the internal Quality System Audit program and manage the corrective action system in conjunction with the management review process.
Analyze key organizational quality metrics and perform periodical reviews to evaluate results and establish action plans to close the gaps.

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.
Paid Parental Leave.
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).
ABB provides 11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.
Eligible for a short-term incentive plan/annual bonus.