CORE Leader - Production Lines-4

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What we believe in

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities 

In this role, you will Ensures efficient and cost-effective production results that 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

The work model for the role is: is: #Li_Onsite

 

The role will support for the ABB India Ltd for Electrification Smart Building Operations Business to be based at BANGALORE, India. 

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Production & Delivery Management – Own daily, weekly, and monthly production performance, ensure plan achievement, optimize capacity and resources, and meet delivery commitments with timely closure of operational issues.

• Quality & Process Excellence – Increase FPY, reduce rejection, EDC, and customer PPM, improve lot clearance, process validation, and 100% process compliance while implementing ELSB Q-Policies and quality improvement initiatives.

• Productivity & Continuous Improvement – Improve manpower and machine productivity, reduce MCT and production losses, promote Kaizen and data-driven improvements, and deliver measurable cost, quality, and efficiency gains.

• Safety, 5S & Shopfloor Excellence – Lead safety, 5S, housekeeping, visual management, and shopfloor discipline; ensure hazard closure, compliance with company policies, and adherence to safe working practices.

• People Leadership & Cross-Functional Collaboration – Coach supervisors and operators, build a collaborative team culture, and collaborate effectively with P&F, Quality, Engineering, CI, P&L, Maintenance, and HR teams operational Governance & Accountability – Ensure accurate and timely daily, weekly, and monthly reporting to the INABB Group, maintain SAP/Workday and process compliance, conduct GEMBA/Tier reviews, track KPIs, and support accountability across operations.

Qualifications for the role

• 8–12 years of experience in production/manufacturing operations, preferably in LV Switchgear, electrical equipment, or similar industrial manufacturing environments.

• Experience in production planning, delivery management, capacity utilization, WIP control, and resource optimization, with focus on meeting production targets.

• Extensive experience in quality management and process improvement, including FPY, rejection reduction, customer PPM, EDC, FMEA, MSA, process validation, and corrective action.

• Demonstrated experience in productivity improvement, Lean/Kaizen, OPEX reduction, cost optimization, and data-driven continuous improvement initiatives.

• Good understanding of equipment reliability and maintenance, including preventive maintenance, machine availability, breakdown reduction, MTBF/MTTR, and machine validation.

• Ability to lead and develop production teams, coach supervisors/operators, and collaborate effectively with Quality, Engineering, CI, Maintenance, P&F, P&L, and HR functions.

• Clear focus on safety, 5S, operational governance, and compliance, with experience in KPI reporting, GEMBA/Tier meetings, SAP/Workday processes, and adherence to organizational policies and standards.

More about us:

ABB Smart Buildings enables optimization of energy efficiency, safety, security and comfort for any building type, through new installations or retrofit solutions. The Division offers integrated digital technologies to control HVAC, lighting, shutters, and security, in addition to energy distribution solutions including DIN rail products, enclosures and emergency lighting through to industrial plugs and sockets and conventional wiring accessories, accommodating for single family homes, multiple dwellings, commercial buildings, infrastructure and industrial applications. The Division’s highly innovative technologies and digital solutions serve rising global demand among real estate developers, owners, and investors for smart building technologies that optimize energy distribution and building automation. The scalable solutions aim to deliver significant sustainable and financial benefits, meeting social and environmental demands, while being able to address even the most complex of customers’ carbon reduction strategies.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.

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