Take your next career step at ABB with a global team that is energizing the transformation of society and industry to achieve a more productive, sustainable future.

At ABB, we have the clear goal of driving diversity and inclusion across all dimensions: gender, LGBTQ+, abilities, ethnicity and generations. Together, we are embarking on a journey where each and every one of us, individually and collectively, welcomes and celebrates individual differences.

As a Continuous Improvement Manager, you will be responsible for driving a culture and practice of excellence throughout our entire value chain, increasing customer satisfaction and improving profitability in a sustainable way, in Motion Business Area in Shanghai, China.

Reporting to the Operations Manager, you will build and maintain visual controls and metrics aimed at delivering performance data for decision making to management.

Your responsibilities

• Being responsible for defining and establishing best practices that improve and maintain process efficiency, introducing new methods. Be the lead trainer and coach of lean system applied into the local business area
• Developing, leading, supporting and implementing lean and process improvement projects across local factories, including order to delivery process, inventory reduction, material logistics and layout improvement, etc. Always driving safety first and quality in the process
• Building and maintaining visual controls and metrics aimed at delivering performance data for decision making to management
• Facilitating, training, and coaching team members in the use of Lean Six Sigma tools
• Helping, identifying and removing barriers to implementation of lean manufacturing and continuous improvement
• Leading projects, continuous improvements and Kazien activities

Your background

• 5 years of experience in Lean and Process Improvement position, familiar with lean tools such as VSM, A3, 5S, Visual management, Kanban, Continuous flow, Pull production, TPM, etc.
• MS Office, especially in PowerPoint and Visio required
• A bachelor’s degree or above in engineering field
• Six sigma green belt or black belt preferred
• Language expertise in Mandarin and English
• Good leadership, change management, excellent communication and problem-solving skills
• Good at systemic thinking, teamwork spirit, strong sense of logic, result-oriented with strong self-motivation, can-do attitude and willing to work under pressure