Hybrid: Quality & Operational Excellence Leader

Work Initiatives; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bupa Health Cover

Novated Leasing

Performance-based incentives

Employee Share Acquisition Program

Referral bonuses up to $2,500

Discount ABB products

Job summary

ABB Motion Australia seeks a Quality & Operational Excellence Manager to lead the local quality strategy across MOIM, MOSE, MOHP and MODP, ensuring world-class performance and compliant certification.

You will drive the Integrated Management System, coordinate with Sales on customer requirements, and lead CAPA-driven continuous improvement while coaching diverse teams. The role is hybrid with multi-location exposure and strong benefits.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years’ experience leading or supporting Quality Management Systems (QMS) within a highly regulated environment, ideally in technology, manufacturing, repair, or service operations.
• Strong understanding of Lean Six Sigma and DMAIC methodologies, with a proven ability to drive continuous improvement initiatives.
• Ability to analyse, trend, and present quality data to support strategic decision-making and proactive quality improvement.
• Experience leading or supporting complex investigations, including root cause analysis and implementation of corrective and preventive actions (CAPA).
• Strong coaching, influencing, and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to promote quality compliance and process improvement across diverse teams.
• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related technical discipline; Australian Citizenship required.

Responsibilities

• Lead the local quality strategy and IMS design for robust and sustainable quality management.
• Coordinate internal/external communications relevant to quality management system.
• Develop short, medium, and long-term quality strategies based on risks and opportunities.
• Establish a closed-loop quality cycle from customer engagement to delivery; monitor customer requirements and leading indicators.
• Coach teams to improve core business processes (Sales, Tendering, Invoicing, etc.).
• Support investigations to ensure root cause is determined and CAPA actions are raised.

Skills

Lean Six Sigma

DMAIC

QMS

CAPA

Root cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related technical discipline

Tools

SAP

Salesforce

Qualtrics

Job description

ABB Motion Australia seeks a Quality & Operational Excellence Manager to lead the local quality strategy across MOIM, MOSE, MOHP and MODP, ensuring world-class performance and compliant certification.

You will drive the Integrated Management System, coordinate with Sales on customer requirements, and lead CAPA-driven continuous improvement while coaching diverse teams. The role is hybrid with multi-location exposure and strong benefits.