Production Engineering Specialist

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 Engineering Manager

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Your Role and Responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to optimize assembly methods, processes, and equipment to minimize labor hours while aligning with company strategies for quality, efficiency, cost, and safety. You will be responsible for ensuring appropriate production methods, cycle times, equipment performance, and material/component availability to support production objectives.

You will also leverage your expertise to define the sequence of operational steps for new manufacturing processes, ensuring that product cost targets and equipment investment budgets are achieved.

- Work model: #LI-Onsite

In this role, you'll help run what runs the world by taking on meaningful work that drives real impact, as you will be accountable for:

• Identifying and recommending improvement opportunities, and implementing improvement projects while ensuring compliance with timelines, quality requirements, and cost targets.
• Approving process designs developed internally or externally, and performing final project-related testing.
• Providing support to Production during the startup of internal and external processes and equipment, defining action plans, and training relevant personnel in maintenance and production activities.
• Evaluating new process technologies to improve productivity, quality, and cost efficiency; defining and leading testing activities, establishing approval criteria, and selecting external suppliers.

Qualifications for the Role

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Mechanical Engineering.
• You have 1 to 2 years of experience in a similar role.
• You have a good working knowledge of SolidWorks and/or 3D design software.
• You possess excellent proficiency in Excel and Power BI.
• You are familiar with SAP, AutoCAD, Microsoft Office, and FlexSim.
• You have an excellent command of English, both written and spoken (C1-C2 level).
• You are motivated and interested in working in a dynamic and complex environment.
• You demonstrate flexibility and a willingness to learn, along with strong problem-solving, relationship-building, teamwork, and communication skills, combined with an innovative mindset.

Compensation Package

As part of our commitment to transparency, we want to share the compensation details for this position:

Applicable CBA: Metalmeccanico

Minimum annual salary: € 36.000,00

Variable Pay: Eligible for Company Productivity Bonus

The offer will be tailored based on your role location, experience, skills and qualifications, internal market positioning and alignment with ABB internal standards.

Benefits as per policy

Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration and Wellbeing support for employees and their families

Welfare plan with a wide range of personalized services

Canteen or meal vouchers provided

More about us

ABB's Distribution Solutions Division facilitates the efficient and reliable distribution, protection and control of power by improving electric power quality while strengthening the resilience of the grid. The Division offers segment-specific products and solutions that largely serve utilities, industry and infrastructure segments, often providing the requisite medium-voltage link between high-voltage transmission systems and low-voltage users. With ABB Ability™ enabled connected solutions at its core, the offering includes medium-voltage air- and gas-insulated switchgear (1 to 66 kilovolts), indoor and outdoor circuit breakers, reclosers, fuses, contactors, relays, instrument transformers, sensors, motor control centers, as well as low-voltage switchgear for the ANSI standard markets.

Join us. Be part of the team where progress happens, industries transform, and your work shapes the world.
Run What Runs the World.

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