Assistant

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In this position, you will provide general administrative help and d secretarial assistance to the Low Voltage switchgear systems ANSI (American National Standards Institute​), Electrification Distribution Solutions (ELDS). You will act as a point of contact for enquiries, providing solutions for those within your scope and escalating those that require it. You will be responsible to provide administrative services and/or secretarial assistance at Group/Global or any Business level.

This position reports to

Manufacturing Unit Manager

Your responsibilities

• Administrative support: Performs complex administrative activities and takes responsibility for delivering specific department processes/programs
• Documentation: Researches, compiles, verifies and analyzes information and issues special reports, presentations, organization charts, correspondence, etc
• Communication: Responsible for different communication tasks within the area of responsibility, ensuring knowledge and information is shared and keeping others up to date
• Processes: Implements ABB processes and initiates continuous improvement of administrative processes and procedures to maximize efficiency and effectiveness
• Confidential support: Acts as point of contact for internal/external enquiries by phone and email, initiates action and makes judgments about urgency of issues
• Provides confidential support to individual executives and/or management team members
• Supervision: Coaches, and may have solid line manager responsibility for more junior administration staff
• Events: Arranges business critical internal/external events, including for example travel arrangements, itineraries, accommodation, conference registration, visiting speakers etc
• Financial support: Provides financial support on a department/project level, monitoring budget spend, raising and approving requisitions/invoices, etc

Your background

• Diploma, degree in communication/humanistic or relevant experience in admin role and minimum 2 years works of experience
• Good communication, customer oriented personality, like to interact with people
• Proficient with PPT and Office
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

• Retirement plan
• Life insurance
• Disability insurance
• Wellbeing program
• Healthcare plan

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division provides utility, industrial and commercial customers with safe, smart and sustainable technologies for the distribution of electricity. With ABB AbilityTM enabled digital solutions at its core, our extensive portfolio includes distribution automation products, switching, limiting, measuring and sensing devices, switchgear, modular substation packages, and related services. 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_%20English_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 [email protected] Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner. #LI-Hybrid