Manufacturing Unit Manager

ABB; Heidelberg; On-site; EUR 196,000 - 261,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Cross-border commuter friendly

Job summary

ABB is seeking a General Manager for its Critical Power manufacturing facility, based in Quartino, CH. The role oversees Production, Engineering, Planning & Fulfillment, Quality & Operational Excellence, Logistics, Service and HR, reporting to the Business Line Leader - Critical Power.

The position requires 10–15 years in operations, strong leadership, SAP exposure, and Italian language skills. Cross-border commuters welcome; relocation support is possible.

Qualifications

• 10–15 years of experience in operations/manufacturing.
• Experience with factory operations, production planning, SAP, workforce management.
• Strong leadership, collaboration, negotiation, and English communication.
• Italian language skills—advanced preferred; ability to work with Italian-speaking colleagues.
• Knowledge of Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and regulatory compliance in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Execute a customer-focused operations strategy derived from the overall business and functional strategy for the unit.
• Deliver 4C targets for Operations: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity.
• Oversee on-time/on-margin project execution and deliver project EBIT and cash.
• Own development and continuous improvement of business processes and customer satisfaction.
• Drive service achievements through planning and allocation of resources per safety guidelines.
• Build an effective, capable, high-performing organization.

Skills

Leadership

Operations mgmt

Production planning

SAP

English

Education

Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Engineering or Business

Tools

SAP

Job description

At ABB, we help industries run leaner and cleaner—and every person here makes that happen. You’ll be empowered to lead, supported to grow, and proud of the impact we create together. Join us and help run what runs the world.

This position reports to

Business Line Leader - Critical Power

Your Role And Responsibilities

Join us as General Manager where you will be responsible for the overall operations of ABB’s Critical Power manufacturing facility based in Quartino, Switzerland. In your role you will be accountable for Profit & Loss and oversee the full scope of Production, Engineering, Planning & Fulfillment, Quality & Operational Excellence, Logistics, Service and HR.

The work model for the role is: #onsite Quartino Plan, CH.

This role is contributing to the Smart Power division in Quartino, CH.

You will be mainly accountable for

• Executing a customer focused operations strategy derived from the overall business and functional strategy developed for the business unit.
• Being accountable to deliver 4C targets for Operations: Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Productivity.
• Being responsible for on-time/on-margin project execution and to deliver project EBIT and cash.
• Owning the development and the continuous improvement of business processes and procedures, and of the overall customer satisfaction for area under scope
• Driving service achievements through effective planning and allocation of resources in accordance with standard processes, procedures and safety guidelines.
• Building an effective, capable, and high-performing organization.

Qualifications for the role

• Bachelor's/Master’s degree in Engineering or Business studies.
• Minimum 10 - 15 years of experience in operations / manufacturing.
• Experience of handling factory operations, productions, production planning, SAP exposure, managing work force and vendor management.
• Demonstrated leadership capabilities, with a collaborative, solution-focused approach, negotiation skills and exceptional written and spoken communication skills in English.
• Knowledge on Health, Safety & Environment (HSE) and business compliance standards and regulations within the units.
• Italian language skills — advanced level preferred; ability to work effectively with Italian-speaking colleagues.

We are ideally looking for a candidate based in Switzerland. For the right individual, we are open to relocation support. We also encourage applications from cross-border commuters (frontalieri) living in Italy and working in Switzerland, commuting on a daily basis.

More about us

At ABB Smart Power we know that solutions take passion to succeed and that it takes real innovation for a technology to fit into their worlds and solve their problems.

This will only be possible if we are passionate and inclusive. One cannot work without the other. Our customers need us all to come together, with a passion to make great things happen.

This opportunity is open to candidates in one or multiple countries that have adopted the European Pay Transparency Directive, with the final work location determined based on the selected candidate. As compensation may vary by location, we are committed to being transparent throughout the hiring process and will share details of the salary range, variable compensation and benefits package with candidates who progress to the first interview stage.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. That's why we welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.