Quality Manager

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In this position, you will establish and maintain a quality culture in Jonesboro, AR manufacturing facility, controlling quality with systems, tools and teams to exceed customer expectations while ensuring sustainable operations. You will be in charge of developing and maintaining the quality management system, managing all aspects in line with guidance from Electrification Installation Products (ELIP).

This position reports to

Manufacturing Unit Manager

Your responsibilities

• Preventing mistakes and defects in products and avoiding problems when delivering solutions or services to customers
• Focusing on preventing issues rather than just control, and driving the utilization of process management to deliver consistent results
• Ensuring that effective internal controls are in place to verify that processes continue to meet requirements and that control plans are followed and effective
• Making sure that the customer’s voice is represented in the local business and presenting the management team with customer experience feedback
• Enabling and coaching all employees to evaluate risks, problems and solutions from a customer/stakeholder point of view
• Assisting the Engineering function with product data and evaluations, and validating APQP (Advanced Product Quality Planning)plans to ensure effective introduction of new products
• Performing audits and ensuring the use of analytics to identify risks, failures and non conformances and ensuring that appropriate action is taken
• Working with HR to ensure that the local quality team is staffed, developed and directed

Your background

• Engineering or technical degree and minimum 7 years of experience in manufacturing environment in quality, engineering and/or operations
• Management experience preferred.
• Demonstrated management of manufacturing quality systems and standards adherence (ISO9000, UL)
• Experience with steel and PVC materials; chemical processing (that is, plating) preferred
• A collaborative, solution focused approach with strong continuous improvement mindset
• Strong written and spoken communication skills
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US

Benefits

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

More about us

ABB Installation Products Division (formerly Thomas&Betts),is the number one manufacturer of electrification products in North America with a 125-year history of providing innovation and customer- focused solutions for connecting and protecting electrical systems, as well as a unique differentiated medium voltage offering. Our products are used all around you, every day – orbiting the earth, working on Mars, on the fastest trains we ride, in the fastest cars of the world, crossing oceans, in factories producing your food, in the tallest buildings of the world, in the most modern hotels and in the walls of your home. With a portfolio of more than 200,000 products marketed under more than 38 premium brand names, our Division offerings are found wherever electricity is used. 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