Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager, Marine and Ports US at ABB

Miramar, Florida, United States -

Full Time

Start Date

Immediate

Expiry Date

07 Mar, 26

Salary

0.0

Posted On

07 Dec, 25

Experience

5 year(s) or above

Remote Job

Yes

Telecommute

Yes

Sponsor Visa

Skills

Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, ISO Standards, Lean Six Sigma, Communication, Stakeholder Management, Root Cause Analysis, Data Analysis, Process Improvement, Collaboration, Coaching, Risk Management, Audit Execution, Customer Focus, Health and Safety, Regulatory Compliance

Industry

Automation Machinery Manufacturing

Description

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we’ll give you what you need to make it happen. It won’t always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you’ll never run alone. Run what runs the world. This Position reports to: Regional Service Manager - Marine & PA Your Role and Responsibilities: In this role, you will have the opportunity to deploy and lead the quality and continuous improvement strategy for the US Marine & Ports Local Division. You'll keep building a strong quality culture, implements systems and tools, and drives initiatives that exceed customer expectations while ensuring sustainable operations. Promotes prevention, robust root cause analysis, and continuous improvement to achieve world-class performance. Ensures compliance with certification requirements and fosters collaboration across all local business lines. This role will be reporting directly to the Local Division Manager, Marine and Ports US, and functionally to the Global Quality and Continuous Improvement Management in the Global Division with strong collaboration and support to the Local Business Lines in US. The work model for the role is: #LI-Hybrid in Miramar, FL preferably. You will be mainly accountable for: Strategy & Leadership: Define and implement quality management strategy aligned with ABB’s global standards, business needs, local objectives and customer requirements. Act as a trusted advisor to local leadership, influencing design and development to improve organizational performance incl. employee engagement. Drive leadership commitment and ownership to quality and continuous improvement. Quality Management System: Maintain and enhance the local quality management system through risk-based planning and continuous improvement. Align local needs and requirements with Global. Ensure effective internal and external communication on quality matters. Execute and prepare audits to verify compliance and identify improvement opportunities. Customer Focus & Performance: Ensures effective internal controls are in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements. Establish a closed-loop quality cycle from product development to customer feedback. Drive resolution of customer cases using robust root cause analysis and preventive actions. Promote zero-defect vision and proactive risk management. Data & Process Improvement: Use analytics to identify risks, failures, and non-conformances. Act as process owner for assigned systems/tools, ensuring documentation, implementation, and continuous improvement. Benchmark internally and externally to challenge the status quo and adopt best practices. Collaboration & Leadership Without Authority: Partner with local business lines and global teams to ensure voice-of-the-customer and employees is represented. Inspire collaboration across divisions and functions to maximize results. Coach and guide stakeholders to build competence and quality mindset. Compliance & Core Values Ensure adherence to ABB’s Code of Conduct, safety, integrity, and regulatory requirements. Promote health, safety, and environment (HSE) excellence and continuous improvement. Govern local quality-related systems in collaboration with Continuous Improvement and other functions. Our Team Dynamics Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there. Qualifications for the role: 5+ years’ of proven experience in quality and continuous improvement within industrial or marine sectors. Strong knowledge of ISO standards and quality systems. Lean Six Sigma certification Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills. Ability to lead initiatives without direct reports and influence across functions. Highly organized, proactive, and optimistic problem solver. What We Offer: Opportunity to shape quality and improvement strategies in a global organization. Collaborative and innovative work environment. Competitive compensation and benefits package. You will join a top performing team in a growing business, where you will be able to thrive. What’s in it for you? We give you the space to lead, the support to grow, and the chance to make a difference. Whether you're solving problems, building something new, or helping others succeed, your impact is real. You’ll be part of a team that values your voice and celebrates your progress. Benefits: Our benefits? Competitive, comprehensive, and crafted with you in mind. More about us The Marine & Ports Division serves the shipping and ports industries through its extensive portfolio of integrated systems and solutions that improve the flexibility, reliability and energy efficiency of vessels and container terminals. By coupling power, propulsion, automation, marine software and services that ensure maximum vessel uptime, the Division is well positioned to help the marine industry to achieve its decarbonization targets while improving the profitability and sustainability of our customers’ business throughout the entire lifecycle of vessels. With ABB Ability™ Marine software solutions and ABB Ability™ Collaborative Operations Centers around the world, shipowners and operators can run their fleets at lower fuel and maintenance costs, while improving crew, passenger and cargo safety as well as overall productivity of their operations. Further, the Division delivers automation, electrical systems and digital solutions for container and bulk cargo handling, from ship to gate. These solutions help terminal operators meet the challenge of larger ships, taller cranes and bigger volumes per call, and make terminal operations safer, greener and more productive. ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their- sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law. For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the 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 Individuals with Disabilities 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 #ABBCareers #RunwithABB #Runwhatrunstheworld #LI-KP1 We value people from different backgrounds. Could this be your story? Apply today or visit www.abb.com to read more about us and learn about the impact of our solutions across the globe.

Responsibilities

Lead the quality and continuous improvement strategy for the US Marine & Ports Local Division, ensuring compliance with certification requirements and fostering collaboration across business lines. Drive initiatives that exceed customer expectations while promoting a strong quality culture.