Quality Manager

ABB•Ozark, AR

4d•Onsite

About The Position

In this role, the Quality Manager provides leadership and strategic direction for Quality at the Ozark, AR Motor Plant. This position is responsible for ensuring product quality, maintaining compliance with quality standards and certifications, driving continuous improvement initiatives and leading the resolution of customer, supplier, and internal quality issues. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree with minimum 8 years OR Associate’s degree with minimum 10 years of experience in quality, operations or related manufacturing experience.
Strong knowledge of ISO standards and quality management systems.
Demonstrated ability to apply lean manufacturing tools and methodologies (Flex-Flow, 5S & 6S, Industry 4.0 IoT, 8D, PPAP) to drive continuous improvement.
Experience managing quality operations, including ISO certification maintenance, corrective/preventive actions, root cause analysis, and day-to-day quality department activities.
Track record of driving process improvements to reduce cost of poor quality (scrap, rework, warranty), with preferred certifications (ASQ/Six Sigma) and experience with SAP, UKG and Microsoft Suite.
Effective leadership and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across all levels of the organization, customers, and suppliers.
Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.

Nice To Haves

Preferred certifications (ASQ/Six Sigma)
experience with SAP, UKG and Microsoft Suite.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage all quality assurance and quality control activities to achieve plant quality objectives, performance targets, and customer expectations.
Drive continuous improvement initiatives by analyzing processes, reducing scrap, rework, and warranty costs, and implementing effective corrective and preventive actions.
Maintain ISO certifications and other applicable quality management system requirements, ensuring ongoing compliance, audit readiness, and adherence to company standards.
Collaborate with customers, suppliers, engineering, and plant operations to resolve quality issues, improve processes, and enhance product reliability and customer satisfaction.

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)
11 paid holidays.
Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.