Quality Assurance Specialist

ABB

2.9

Fort Smith, AR

Why you should apply for a job to ABB:

  • We focus on the areas where we can make the biggest impact: reducing carbon emissions, preserving resources and promoting social progress.

  • ABB has flexible work options depending on job compatibility without compromising customer service or impacting colleagues.

  • ABB has launched a gender-neutral global parental leave program granting 12 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers.

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    Position summary

    Quality Assurance Specialist

    Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

    In the position of Quality Assurance Specialist, you will act with safety, efficiency, quality and productivity to ensure that products and systems meet stated requirements. In this role, you will be providing overall quality support for customers, manufacturing and engineering to increase customer satisfaction, decrease warranty and scrap cost and improve overall product quality. Interact with other departments to efficiently meet customer needs. Support the production staff by utilizing Lean Principles to develop/improve processes that meet quality standards and customer demands.

    This position reports to

    Quality Manager

    Your responsibilities

    • This position will be assisting the Quality department with the following duties within the FSM facility to include but not limiting into: Assisting in the development of new product lines and processes
    • Lead teams for process improvement using Lean and Six Sigma methodologies
    • Support Tier 1, 2, 3 and functional meetings to help drive improvement on production floor
    • Assist in improvement of operator training in areas including machining, winding and assembly as needed while assisting in developing standard work, work instructions and critical parameters
    • Communicate with employees to gain ideas and resolve problems to improve processes, quality and safety while placing safety in the workplace above all else and ensure that safety concerns receive the highest priority
    • Be able to complete Gauge R&R and machine capability studies in addition to interpreting drawing & schematics using geometric tolerancing
    • Develop and manage productivity improvement projects within cross functional teams
    • Must help in preventative action planning using root cause analysis and corrective action

    Your background

    • High School Diploma / GED with minimum 4 years of manufacturing experience OR Associates Degree with minimum 2 years of manufacturing experience OR Bachelor's Degree with minimum 0-2 years of manufacturing experience
    • Should be comfortable to work overtime and weekends as needed
    • Travel as needed to customer locations - 10%
    • 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
    • Healthcare plan
    • Wellbeing program

    More about us

    ABB’s NEMA Motors Division markets, designs and manufactures the market-leading Baldor-Reliance® brand of industrial motors. As the #1 global manufacturer of NEMA motors, our quality products are designed to reliably and efficiently meet the challenges our customers face. Our business is investing in technology, tools, people and processes to ensure our general purpose and application-specific solutions perform as expected, every time. 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-Onsite

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    About the company

    Industry: Electronics: Manufacturing

    ABB is a leading global technology company that energizes the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future. By connecting software to its electrification, robotics, automation and motion portfolio, ABB pushes the boundaries of technology to drive performance to new levels. With a history of excellence stretching back more than 130 years, ...

    Why you should apply for a job to ABB:

  • We focus on the areas where we can make the biggest impact: reducing carbon emissions, preserving resources and promoting social progress.

  • ABB has flexible work options depending on job compatibility without compromising customer service or impacting colleagues.

  • ABB has launched a gender-neutral global parental leave program granting 12 weeks of paid leave for primary caregivers.