Quality Control Manager, B&R Automation

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This position reports to

Head of Operations

Your role and responsibilities

Assure the local ABB unit has the necessary capabilities to control that products and systems meet the internal, customer and industry requirements, in a cost effective and safe working environment. Develop and implement standards and test methods to ensure only conform products, software and services are released to the customer.

Qualifications for the role

• Leads the design, planning and execution of tests, controls, verifications, validations, that are directly related to products, systems, or software production and/or delivery processes
• Coordinates a proper interface between quality control needs and activities for supplier quality, production quality, testing & validation, engineering, as applicable
• Executes and assists specific quality control related training, promoting passion for Quality, integrity in all the actions, and results orientation
• Ensures relevant deployment of metrics and tools related to quality control in incoming, production, factory or software test labs, and final inspection quality, as applicable
• Ensures the local organization has the necessary hardware and software capabilities to assure products and systems meet specified requirements and customer expectations, including production measurement and/or laboratory equipment
• Organizes and allocates testing resources to meet customer delivery commitments and testing requirements effectively and efficiently
• Ensures data is reported and interpreted according to the internal ABB specifications, customer norms, applicable national and/or global standards, always under a high level of integrity
• Escalates through the organization any case of product quality or safety non-conformance
• Consults with engineering staff to develop test protocols as necessary to investigate the integrity of new products, or new functionality for existing products
• Provides support to other functional teams as needed to establish test protocols and to perform inspections. In alignment with HSE personnel, implements and ensures that safety systems are in place, known, and utilized by quality control and testing personnel, resulting in an accident-free workplace
• Ensures that identified problems from Quality Control are understood and evaluated from a customer/stakeholder point of view
• Collaborates in the resolution of problems to completion, following robust root cause analysis and corrective actions
• Provides feedback and advises engineering / R&D on improvement opportunities in product and/or process design

More about us

At B&R - a member of the ABB Group, you can expect an exciting and challenging job with an individually tailored introductory training. You will work in agile teams where you have the opportunity to actively contribute and drive ideas forward. Our flexible work models (e.g. flextime, hybrid) offer you an optimal work-life balance. Our unique B&R spirit is characterized by appreciation, communication at eye level and an informal work culture. We offer you customized training and development programs as well as exciting development opportunities within the company. Numerous other B&R benefits (Parental Leave Program, Employee Assistance Program and many more) round off our offer. In order to comply with legal regulations, we refer to the minimum salary of the collective agreement of the electrical and electronics industry of 5 657,48 € gross/month. There is a clear willingness to overpay, depending on qualifications and experience. ABB's Machine Automation Division, also known to our customers as B&R, is an innovative automation company headquartered in Austria with additional offices around the world. B&R became part of ABB's Robotics & Discrete Automation division in 2017 and, together with the ABB Robotics division, employs more than 11,000 people at over 100 locations in more than 53 countries. As a leading global provider of automation solutions, B&R develops, produces and sells industrial electronics, software solutions and mechatronic solutions as well as technologies for machine and factory automation. Since 2020, B&R's automation portfolio has also included Codian brand delta robots. With its innovative solutions, B&R sets new standards and consistently exceeds its customers' expectations. We look forward to receiving your application (documents submitted in English are appreciated). If you want to discover more about ABB, take another look at our website www.abb.com. ABB Data Privacy Statement: https://new.abb.com/privacy-notice/candidate