ABB Hiring for Manufacturing Unit Manager at Dorval, QC Full Time

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ABB Smart Buildings digitally transforms commercial, industrial and residential buildings for the highest comfort, efficiency, safety and security – enhancing quality of life in buildings of the future through safe, smart and sustainable electrification solutions, services and products.

Reporting to the EML Cluster Manager, the Manufacturing Unit Manager of the ABB Hymus Dorval facility is responsible for planning, organizing, overseeing, and controlling the overall operational activities. With relevant experience in the industry, the Manufacturing Unit Manager ensures the necessary activities and manages projects related to processes planning in order to optimize the use of resources and ensure achievement of overall objectives. The Manufacturing Unit Manager uses strong leadership and mobilization skills to lead the team and promote the development and implementation of a culture that allows continuous optimization of processes, and therefore, improve plant performance in the health and safety, quality, procurement, service and productivity.

Plan and oversee operations activities including, among others, production, procurement, quality, health and safety, manufacturing engineering, technical services and logistics departments.

Accompany and lead his team in the development and management of performance indicators (KPI) of the various departments of the plant in order to ensure competitive, constant and reliable results.

Ensures the achievement of established objectives, through the sound management of improvement opportunities. Focuses on achievement of operating cash flow, project on-time and on-cost, requested on-time delivery (ROTD) and cost reduction.

Work with the Product Group Manager, Lighting, North America, to ensure close collaboration with the research and development, customer service, product and marketing departments.

Support and develop talent in order to foster a competent, efficient and mobilized team.

Ensure alignment of resources in order to implement a global strategic vision and ensure its deployment across the organization.

This position reports to

Cluster Manager EML Europe

Your responsibilities

Plan and oversee operations activities including, among others, production, procurement, quality, health and safety, manufacturing engineering, technical services and logistics departments.

Accompany and lead his team in the development and management of performance indicators (KPI) of the various departments of the plant in order to ensure competitive, constant and reliable results.

Ensures the achievement of established objectives, through the sound management of improvement opportunities. Focuses on achievement of operating cash flow, project on-time and on-cost, requested on-time delivery (ROTD) and cost reduction.

Work with the Product Group Manager, Lighting, North America, to ensure close collaboration with the research and development, customer service, product and marketing departments.

Support and develop talent in order to foster a competent, efficient and mobilized team.

Ensure alignment of resources in order to implement a global strategic vision and ensure its deployment across the organization.

Your background

Bachelor’s degree and 7 to 10 years of relevant experience

Experience in the electrical and electronic manufacturing fields

Knowledge of various principles; “lean manufacturing”, “lean office”, “6 Sigma”, flow of materials and components, information management, etc.

Sense of leadership, respect, integrity

Ability to manage multiple priorities and to work under pressure

Communication skills and bilingualism, French and English, spoken and written

Benefits

Retirement plan

Medical insurance

Wellbeing program

More about us

Named to Forbes 2020 list of top 15 employers in Canada, ABB values the dedication, commitment and expertise of our employees. ABB is an Employment Equity Employer and believes in an inclusive and diverse workforce. Committed to ensuring that all policies and practices respect the Employment Equity Program, we aim for our workforce to be truly representative of the four designated groups; women, aboriginal people, members of visible minorities, and/or persons with disabilities. ABB will provide reasonable accommodation to applicant with disabilities and encourage applicants to self-identify in the application process.