Production supervisor

ABB; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 900,000 - 1,500,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB India, Smart Power, Electrification, Bangalore Nelamangala location, is seeking a Production Operations Manager responsible for leading a production unit, ensuring timely, cost-effective transformation of parts and raw materials into ABB products, while maintaining safety and quality.

You will plan resources, coordinate with planning and buyers, oversee KPI and 6S, drive continuous improvement, and mentor the team across rotating shifts to meet monthly targets.

Qualifications

• 5–10 years of relevant experience in a similar manufacturing role with a focus on planning and operational improvement.
• Full-time Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Production Engineering.
• Ensure effective production planning and scheduling to meet volume requirements per demand plans while managing inventory levels efficiently.
• Implement lean manufacturing practices, line balancing, and 5S concepts to ensure operational excellence on the shop floor.
• Plan and manage resources effectively, covering men, machines, materials, and methods to support smooth production operations.

Responsibilities

• Resource Planning & Production Execution: Organize and allocate resources efficiently to meet monthly production targets, ensuring capacity planning and adherence to demand plans for on-time delivery.
• Material, Equipment & Facility Management: Ensure material availability through regular coordination with planning and buyer teams and identify technical equipment and facility improvements as needed.
• Quality & Process Improvement: Ensure customer PPM targets and zero-line stoppages by implementing preventive actions, identifying process deficiencies, and advancing improvement initiatives.
• KPI & Safety Management: Regularly review KPIs for assigned product lines, ensuring safety compliance and maintaining 6S standards across production areas.
• People Leadership & Development: Guide, motivate, and develop direct and indirect team members, ensuring teams are well-organized, staffed, skilled, and aligned with HR policies.

Skills

Resource planning

Production execution

Quality & process improvement

KPI & safety management

People leadership

Education

Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Production Engineering

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:
Production Manager

What We Believe In

At ABB, we are dedicated to addressing global challenges. Our core values: care, courage, curiosity, and collaboration - combined with a focus on diversity, inclusion, and equal opportunities - are key drivers in our aim to empower everyone to create sustainable solutions. That's our story. Make it your story.

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you Lead a team within a production unit in the execution of processes to transform parts and raw materials into ABB products in a timely, cost-effective manner. Ensure continues and efficient operation in accordance with volumes, schedules, procedures, drawings and quality and safety

The work model for the role is:
This role is contributing to the ABB India, Smart Power, Electrification, Business, for Production Operation function for Bangalore Nelamangala Location.

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Resource Planning & Production Execution: Organize and allocate resources efficiently to meet monthly production targets, ensuring capacity planning and adherence to demand plans for on-time delivery.
• Material, Equipment & Facility Management: Ensure material availability through regular coordination with planning and buyer teams and identify technical equipment and facility improvements as needed.
• Quality & Process Improvement: Ensure customer PPM targets and zero-line stoppages by implementing preventive actions, identifying process deficiencies, and advancing improvement initiatives.
• KPI & Safety Management: Regularly review KPIs for assigned product lines, ensuring safety compliance and maintaining 6S standards across production areas.
• People Leadership & Development: Guide, motivate, and develop direct and indirect team members, ensuring teams are well-organized, staffed, skilled, and aligned with HR policies.

Qualifications for the role:

• Experience: 5–10 years of relevant experience in a similar manufacturing role with a focus on planning and operational improvement.
• Qualification: Full-time Diploma/Degree in Mechanical, Electrical, or Production Engineering.
• Ensure effective production planning and scheduling to meet volume requirements per demand plans while managing inventory levels efficiently.
• Implement continuous improvement initiatives, focusing on process optimization and productivity enhancements.
• Implement lean manufacturing practices, line balancing, and 5S concepts to ensure operational excellence on the shop floor.
• Plan and manage resources effectively, covering men, machines, materials, and methods to support smooth production operations.
• Comfortable working in rotational shifts (A, B, C), ensuring support for continuous production and operational flexibility.

More About Us

ABB Smart Power provides energy distribution solutions for data centers, industrial and manufacturing plants, critical infrastructure and commercial buildings. The Division’s technical teams work closely with industry partners, delivering advanced solutions that support rapid growth, energy transition, and sustainability objectives. The Division’s portfolio includes industrial circuit breakers, low-voltage systems, motor starting applications, and safety devices like switches and relays. Its Power Protection unit supports the world’s largest data center companies with advanced energy-efficient UPS solutions. The Division’s ABB Ability Energy Manager provides a scalable, easy-to-use platform that helps organizations save energy and reduce CO2 emissions.

Building a cleaner, smarter future takes all kinds of minds: the curious, the courageous, and the creative. We welcome people from all backgrounds and experiences.