Production Engineering Manager

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. 

ABB Drives Estonia is looking for a passionate Production Engineering Manager to Operations Team. In this role you will be responsible for engineering our production processes, methods and technical skillset to ensure world-class operational performance. A holistic view of production from assembly to packing, built-in quality, lean methods such as value-steam mapping, flow efficiency, process capability and pareto charts will be within your daily toolbox.

The work model for the role is: on-site.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Holistic value chain assessment for performance optimization and future systems modelling.
• Continuous improvement by lean techniques and value engineering to enhance the process capacity, reduction of waste and variation using Lean Six Sigma methods.
• Assembly scenario design with an engineering view: process flow, critical-to-quality checkpoints and right balance of production metrics in-line with pulse of customer demand.
• Usage of value stream mapping, flow efficiency, process capability, pareto charts and production simulation as daily tools.
• Best practice of production engineering: planning, vision, strategy, policies, processes and procedures to establish world-class operational performance.
• Management of daily production engineering tasks and support in certification audits.
• Leading the development of the team, encourage innovation of new methods, actively promotion a work environment that stimulates passion for Safety, Quality and Integrity in all the actions.
• Co-operation with other ABB Drives production units globally, ensures systematic knowledge and best practice sharing.
• Safety-first mindset to ensure ABB HSE standards are applied and the team strives for a world class safe production environment.

• University degree in a relevant area as Industrial, Automation, Electronics, Electrical Engineering
• Prior experience in Production Development and/or Process Engineering
• Solid knowledge of Lean Manufacturing, Failure Mode and Effect Analysis (FMEA), Continuous Improvement and Automation
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt is preferred
• Experience in assembly process of complex electro-mechanical products. Design for assembly/Automation and in CAD tools would be considered as a merit
• Analytical skills, ability to work in a team and collaborate with internal/external partners
• Ability to think outside of the box and challenge status-quo for improvement
• Experience in team building and organizational leadership is beneficial
• Good command of English combined with excellent communication and presentation skills

ABB offers:

• To work with state-of-the-art Drive technology improves energy efficiency, asset reliability, productivity and safety for a cleaner world.
• Chance to lead the change and grow in an organization continuously seeks better ways in production technology.
• Excellent learning and development opportunities (various platforms, tools and resources to improve both hard and soft skills).
• Strong global network to build professional connections and engage in sharing best practices across different locations in ABB.
• To be a part of a global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve more productive, sustainable future.
• Various benefits ranging from discounts at ABB partner companies and additional health insurance.

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