Operations Manager (Electrification Service)

ABB; Warrington; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Company car

Generous bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Life assurance

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

ABB is seeking an Operations Leader in the UK to oversee local units, spanning field service, project control, and manufacturing activities. You will develop action plans aligned to the business area strategy and ensure compliance with health, safety, and integrity standards.

The role requires strong leadership, 5+ years in service operations, and experience with switchgear or UPS systems, with a hybrid work model and opportunities to impact global projects.

Qualifications

• Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Proven 5+ years experience in service operations management.
• Experience with switchgear, UPS systems, power electronics or similar electrical systems preferred.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Oversee operational aspects of local units including field service management and project control.
• Develop business action plans aligned with division strategy and targets.
• Ensure adherence to health, safety, and integrity standards within operations.
• Monitor budgets and implement corrective actions to meet cost targets.

Skills

Operations management

Leadership

Budgeting

English communication

Education

Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering

Tools

Switchgear experience

Power electronics

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:

Local Division Manager

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Job Summary

in this role, you will have the opportunity to oversee the operational aspects of local units, encompassing the full scope of Operations, including field service management, project management and control, project engineering, manufacturing, production engineering, maintenance, procurement, quality, continuous improvement, logistics, and planning and fulfilment, or a part of that. Each day, you will be responsible for developing business action plans for the units, aligned with business area/division/product group strategy and targets. You will also showcase your expertise by ensuring strict adherence within operation with respect to policies and required health, safety, and integrity standards.

Our Team Dynamics

Our teams support each other, collaborate, and never stop learning. Everyone brings something unique, and together we push ideas forward to solve real problems. Being part of our team means your work matters - because the progress we make here creates real impact out there.

What’s in it for you?

We want you to bring your full self to work—your ideas, your energy, your ambition. You’ll have the tools and freedom to grow your skills, shape your path, and take on challenges that matter. Here, your work creates impact you can see and feel, every day.

Your Role And Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll help run what runs the world, by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact.

• Work model: Hybrid
• Monitoring plan implementation and tracking any deviations for corrective action.
• Preparing annual budget, overseeing progress, and determining measures to address cost-related issues as necessary, to manage operations within the allocated budget and resources
• Developing programs, projects, goals, and metrics to lead the organization to the highest level of operational performance while optimizing working capital throughout Operations.
• Ensuring that the organization takes into account an overall value chain perspective to meet customer expectations as per agreed quality, service levels, and lead time.

Qualifications For The Role

• Degree in Electrical/Electronics Engineering or related field.
• Proven (5+ yrs.) experience in service operations management.
• Previous experience with switchgear, UPS systems, power electronics or similar electrical systems preferred.
• Strong leadership and people skills with experience in building and developing teams.
• Customer-centric mindset with strong commercial understanding.
• Experience in operational excellence, quality management, and process improvement.
• Fluent in English, written and spoken.
• Full UK Driving licence

Benefits

ABB offers a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond.

• Competitive salary
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays
• Competitive contributory pension scheme
• Life assurance
• Flexible benefits scheme (Includes options to buy/sell holidays, health checks, dental, eye care, gym memberships, cycle to work, gadget discounts and more)
• Internal mobility opportunities, mentorships & access to projects globally
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Generous employee referral scheme
• Company car
• Generous bonus scheme

For the 6th consecutive year ABB UK has been recognised as a Top Employer in UK. Being certified as a Top Employer showcases an organisation’s dedication to a better world of work and exhibits this through excellent HR policies and people practices.

More About Us

ABB's Service Division partners with our customers to improve the availability, reliability, predictability and sustainability of electrical products and installations. The Division’s extensive service portfolio offers product care, modernization, and advisory services to improve performance, extend equipment lifetime and deliver new levels of operational and sustainable efficiency. We help customers keep resources in use for as long as possible, extracting the maximum value from them, and then recovering and regenerating products and materials at the end of their useful life.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world. #RunWhatRunstheWorld.

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.

Ready to make an impact?