Production Manager - Robotics

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This position reports to

Business Manager - Operations

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to ensure efficient and cost-effective production results. Each day, you will be responsible to meet order demand, specifications, quality, and planning targets through the coordination and management of plant equipment, personnel, and production processes (quantity, quality, budgeted costs, and proper productivity level). You will also showcase your expertise by developing programs, projects, goals, and metrics to lead the organization to the highest level of operational performance while optimizing working capital throughout Operations. The work model for the role is: - Onsite This role is contributing to the Robotics & Discrete Automation Robotics division in Auburn Hills, MI. Main stakeholders are both our internal and external customers. You will be mainly accountable for:

• Oversees U.S. PDP Assembly and Warehouse operations, ensuring that production goals and KPI’s are met, preparing annual production budget, overseeing progress, and determining actions to cost issues as necessary to manage operations within the budget and resources.
• Developing and executing plans to reduce non-value-added costs, increase revenues, and de-light customers by delivering products on time with high factory and supplier yields and de-creasing product field failure rates.
• Providing support to the sales team, as required, during customer visits to explain the capabilities of the manufacturing facilities.
• Assist and back-up the production planning process, manage the equipment maintenance and repair schedules with engineering and maintenance
• Management and approval of employee and contractor timecards; approving vacation(s) and sick time in compliance with ABB and federal/state regulations, completion of mid and annual employee PDA’s, aligned with global and local agreed target goals and objectives
• Ensuring that Four Quadrants (4Q) program training and methods are implemented in the organization; Manage the training matrix to ensure production continuity and minimizing disruptions
  
  

Qualifications For The Role

• Bachelor’s degree and minimum of 8 years’ experience in a manufacturing related role such as production, production planning, production engineering; OR associate’s degree and minimum of 10 years of experience, OR HS Diploma and 12 years’ of related experience.
• 5 years of experience in a Leadership Role within production or engineering
• Extensive experience with SAP Production and Warehouse Management modules
• Knowledge and experience with Lean 6 Sigma and Lean Concepts and solving manufacturing concerns
• Prior experience leading diverse and multiple assembly operations and working with various departments (Engineering, Quality, Planning, SCM, etc.)
• Team player: Other responsibilities and duties may be assigned, and we are looking for a can-didate that will easily jump in to assist on any projects needing additional support.
• Candidates must already have a work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US.
  
  

More about us

ABB Robotics & Discrete Automation Business area provides robotics, and machine and factory automation including products, software, solutions and services. Revenues are generated both from direct sales to end users as well as from indirect sales mainly through system integrators and machine builders. www.abb.com/robotics We value people from different backgrounds. Apply today for your next career step within ABB and visit www.abb.com to learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe. #MyABBStory 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. myBenefitsABB.com