ABB Ltd

ELSP Continuous Improvement Lead

ABB Ltd$80K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree (engineering preferred) with at least 2 years experience in manufacturing or production
  • Experience in Lean Manufacturing is advantageous
  • Six Sigma certification is preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAP
  • Ability to read and interpret technical drawings
  • Must have work authorization for ABB in the US.

Responsibilities

  • Promote a culture of continuous learning and improvement within teams
  • Mentor and coach teams to enhance operational excellence
  • Lead projects aimed at improving local business performance
  • Align local continuous improvement strategies with global initiatives
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams to resolve conflicting priorities
  • Facilitate improvements in safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost
  • Develop and maintain training modules and toolkits as per business needs.

Benefits

  • Choice between two medical plan options: Copay Plan or High Deductible Plan with HSA
  • Two dental plan options: Core or Core Plus
  • Vision benefit provided
  • Company paid life insurance at twice base pay
  • Paid Short Term Disability up to 26 weeks
  • Paid Long Term Disability covering 60% of pay
  • Paid parental leave offered
  • Employee Assistance Program for various support needs
  • Health Advocate resources for health navigation and support
  • 401k Savings Plan with company contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)
  • 11 paid holidays and permissible time away policy for vacation.
Full Job Description
This position reports to:
Production Development Manager

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

Your role and responsibilities

In this role as ELSP Continuous Improvement Lead, 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.

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.


Qualifications for the role:
  • Bachelor degree (engineering preferred) PLUS minimum 2 years experience in a manufacturing or production environment
  • Experience in Lean Manufacturing, a plus
  • Six sigma certification, preferred
  • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and SAP
  • Ability to read and interpret drawings
  • Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.


ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

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


Retirement
  • 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
  • Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)


Time off

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

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About ABB Ltd

ABB Ltd is a Swiss multinational corporation that specializes in electrical equipment. The company was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland. ABB operates in a variety of industries, including power generation, transmission, and distribution, as well as automation and robotics. The company's products and services are used in a range of applications, from electric vehicles to renewable energy systems. ABB has a global presence, with operations in more than 100 countries. The company is committed to sustainability and has set ambitious targets for reducing its environmental impact.
Learn more about ABB Ltd
Size
104,400 employees
Market Cap
$59.8 billion
Industry
Net Income
$5.1 billion
Founded
1988
5 Year Trend
+3%
Revenue
$26.1 billion
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