RCA Specialist

ABB Inc.; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 125,000; Full time

Job summary

ABB is seeking a quality-focused professional to deploy the local unit's quality strategy in Houston. You will drive prevention, continuous improvement, and rapid response to quality issues while ensuring sustainable operations and world-class performance.

The role emphasizes data analytics and cross-functional collaboration to meet customer expectations. You will report to the Quality & Operational Excellence Leader and work onsite or in a hybrid model, contributing to ABB's commitment to equal

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in Business or Engineering or STEM field preferred.
• 3–5 years in quality management or project management roles.
• 5+ years in quality management and control within manufacturing or similar.
• Experience with operational excellence and business process management.
• Background in distribution, manufacturing, or energy industries.

Responsibilities

• Support deployment of the quality strategy for the local unit.
• Identify and address risks and opportunities related to quality.
• Use quality data analytics to detect risks, failures, and non-conformances.
• Facilitate root cause analysis and implement preventive actions.
• Collaborate with local functions to achieve targets and world-class performance.

Skills

Quality management

Project management

Operational excellence

Risk analysis

Education

BA or BS in Business or 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:

Quality & Operational Excellence Leader

Your role and responsibilities:

In this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the quality strategy for a local organizational unit, including quality culture, systems, tools, and competent teams with the aim to achieve and exceed customer expectations, while ensuring sustainable operations. Each day, you will assist the organization in achieving the right mix of prevention, continuous improvement, robust root cause analysis, quick response, and sustainable solutions to problems. You will also showcase your expertise by collaborating with local functions that impact the quality results to reach the targets for the organizational unit and aim for world-class performance.

The work model for the role is: Houston; Onsite/Hyrbid #Li-Onsite #Li-Hybrid

You will be mainly accountable for:

• Supporting specific communication relevant to quality management in your area of responsibility.
• Assisting in continuously identifying and addressing risks and opportunities related to quality management in the local organization.
• Using quality data analytics from the organization to identify risks, failures, and non-conformances.
• Facilitating resolution of customer cases by following a robust root cause analysis and implementing preventive and corrective actions.

Qualifications for the role:

• BA or BS degree in Business or Engineering (STEM preferred)
• 3-5 years of quality management or project management experience
• 5+ years of quality management and control experience in manufacturing industry or similar field
• Prior operational excellence (OpeX) and operations/business process management experience
• Prior experience in distribution, manufacturing, or energy industry

What's in it for you:

We empower you to take the lead, share bold ideas, and shape real outcomes. You'll grow through hands-on experience, mentorship, and learning that fits your goals. Here, your work doesn't just matter, it moves things forward

ABB is an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action employer for protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities at ABB.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to their sex (gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation), marital status, citizenship, age, race and ethnicity, inclusive of traits historically associated with race or ethnicity, including but not limited to hair texture and protective hairstyles, color, religious creed, national origin, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, genetic information, protected Veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal and state law.

For more information regarding your (EEO) rights as an applicant, please visit the following websites: https://www.eeoc.gov/sites/default/files/2023-06/22-088_EEOC_KnowYourRights6.12ScreenRdr.pdf

As an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affimative Action Employer for Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities, applicants may request to review the plan of a particular ABB facility between the hours of 9:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M. EST Monday through Friday by contacting an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762.

Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access ABB's career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by calling an ABB HR Representative at 1-888-694-7762 or by sending an email to [e-mail]. Resumes and applications will not be accepted in this manner.

ABB Benefit Summary for eligible US employees

[excludes ABB E-mobility, Athens union, Puerto Rico]

Go to MyBenefitsABB.com and click on "Candidate/Guest" to learn more

Health, Life & Disability

• Choice between two medical plan options: A PPO plan called the Copay Plan OR a High Deductible Health Plan (with a Health Savings Account) called the High Deductible Plan.
• Choice between two dental plan options: Core and Core Plus
• Vision benefit
• Company paid life insurance (2X base pay)
• Company paid AD&D (1X base pay)
• Voluntary life and AD&D - 100% employee paid up to maximums
• Short Term Disability - up to 26 weeks - Company paid
• Long Term Disability - 60% of pay - Company paid. Ability to "buy-up" to 66 2/3% of pay.
• Supplemental benefits - 100% employee paid (Accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, pet insurance
• Parental Leave - up to 6 weeks
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Advocate support resources for mental/behavioral health, general health navigation and virtual health, and infertility/adoption
• Employee discount program

Retirement

• 401k Savings Plan with Company Contributions
• Employee Stock Acquisition Plan (ESAP)

Time off

ABB provides 11 paid holidays. Vacation is provided based on years of service for hourly and non-exempt positions. Salaried exempt positions are provided vacation under a permissive time away policy.

Candidates must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for ABB in the US" bullet point if sponsorship will be offered or considered for the role

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.

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