What are the responsibilities and job description for the Continuous Improvement Specialist position at ABB Inc.?
As a Continuous Improvement Specialist, you will establish and maintain a continuous improvement (CI) culture in ABB, focusing on Customer & Quality by deploying a set of CI competencies, utilizing Lean Six Sigma (L6S) as the CI methodology, and creating transparency to monitor progress, within the area of responsibility. This role supports ABB's Electrification Smart Power division located in Senatobia, MS.
This is a position with global grade14
This position reports toQuality Manager
Your responsibilities- Execute the local approach to continuous improvement and strategy deployment via Lean Six Sigma (L6S), facilitate best practice sharing within your location, and work in cross functional teams to execute the strategy, escalating as necessary to remove roadblocks.
- Through project and training, identify key team member in each function to support in execution of projects within the location, encourage key individuals to further develop skills in L6S and advocate for them if projects come up that need their skillset; mentor and coach Business CI candidates, developing a pipeline of CI team members able to drive business results.
- Understand the organization's vision, objectives and improvement needs and suggest projects, improvement actions and L6S tools to achieve objectives; work with leaders to identify and access the best resources with which to work.
- Be a resource for our customers' continuous improvement efforts and stay there until the work can be sustained by their own operation, facilitating coordination of resources (machines/people/functions) as necessary to achieve goals.
- Provide organization-wide visibility of the current portfolio of continuous improvement efforts; track via metrics/KPIs progress and value from these efforts to help decision makers allocate resources and recognize success, with special focus on operational cost reduction.
- Provide training, coaching and facilitation support to individuals and teams so that they are better equipped to drive their improvement efforts for themselves, driving standardization and consistency within the L6S project and to make sure the knowledge is well transferred within the GB community.
- Drive transformational projects, within the scope of responsibility, with a hands-on (Gemba) and problem-solving approach.
- Bachelor degree in Engineering (preferred in Industrial, Mechanical, or Electrical) plus 3 years of relevant experience
- Green Belt or Black Belt certification for Lean Six Sigma preferred
- Microsoft Office experience
- Minitab experience, preferred
- Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
ABB Smart Power is a global technology leader, with products and solutions that make power supplies smart, connected and protected. Its intelligent products and solutions make power more competitive by improving the energy efficiency, productivity and reliability of almost any operation. We look forward to receiving your application. If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their race, creed, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, citizen status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, marital status, family medical leave status, or protected veterans status. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2022-10/EEOC_KnowYourRights_screen_reader_10_20.pdf https://www.dol.gov/sites/dolgov/files/OFCCP/pdf/pay-transp_ English_formattedESQA508c.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer, applicants may request to review the Affirmative Action Plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762. Protected veterans and qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to US-AskHR@abb.com. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-ONSITE
As a Continuous Improvement Specialist, you will establish and maintain a continuous improvement (CI) culture in ABB, focusing on Customer & Quality by deploying a set of CI competencies, utilizing Lean Six Sigma (L6S) as the CI methodology, and creating transparency to monitor progress, within the area of responsibility. Execute the local approach to continuous improvement and strategy deployment via Lean Six Sigma (L6S), facilitate best practice sharing within your location, and work in cross functional teams to execute the strategy, escalating as necessary to remove roadblocks. Through project and training, identify key team member in each function to support in execution of projects within the location, encourage key individuals to further develop skills in L6S and advocate for them if projects come up that need their skillset; mentor and coach Business CI candidates, developing a pipeline of CI team members able to drive business results. Understand the organization's vision, objectives and improvement needs and suggest projects, improvement actions and L6S tools to achieve objectives; work with leaders to identify and access the best resources with which to work. Be a resource for our customers' continuous improvement efforts and stay there until the work can be sustained by their own operation, facilitating coordination of resources (machines/people/functions) as necessary to achieve goals. Provide organization-wide visibility of the current portfolio of continuous improvement efforts; track via metrics/KPIs progress and value from these efforts to help decision makers allocate resources and recognize success, with special focus on operational cost reduction. Provide training, coaching and facilitation support to individuals and teams so that they are better equipped to drive their improvement efforts for themselves, driving standardization and consistency within the L6S project and to make sure the knowledge is well transferred within the GB community. Drive transformational projects, within the scope of responsibility, with a hands-on (Gemba) and problem-solving approach.Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action at ABB Inc.
ABB Inc. is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action Employer encouraging diversity in the workplace.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religious creed, national origin, physical or mental disability, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites:
http://www1.eeoc.gov/employers/upload/eeoc_self_print_poster.pdf
http://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/pdf/OFCCP_EEO_Supplement_Final_JRF_QA_508c.pdf