Production Engineering Specialist

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This Position reports to:

Production Engineering Manager

Your role and responsibilities

In this role, you will have the opportunity to optimize the Production organization’s assembly methods, processes, and equipment to minimize labor hours in accordance with business strategies related to quality, efficiency, costs, and safety. Each day, you will ensure appropriate production methods, cycle time, equipment performance, and materials/components in support of production targets. You will also showcase your expertise by defining the working phase sequence of a new production process to achieve the targeted product cost and equipment investment budget.

The work model for the role is: #Li_Onsite

This role is contributing to the Motion business for High Power division based in Vadodara, India:

You will be mainly accountable for:

- Lead end-to-end Capex and Opex procurement lifecycle for manufacturing infrastructure, tooling, MRO, and engineering services, including requirement definition, technical specification preparation, supplier evaluation, techno-commercial discussions, procurement coordination, installation, commissioning, and project closure. Plan and execute manufacturing CapEx projects aligned with business requirements, capacity expansion, productivity improvement, and technology upgrades.

- Develop, establish, and continuously improve manufacturing processes, tooling, fixtures, and testing infrastructure to support production efficiency, quality standards, and operational readiness. Manage asset capitalization activities in coordination with Finance, ensuring compliance with ABB financial policies, documentation requirements, and audit standards.

- Cost Optimization; Cycle Time Reduction; Kaizen (Continuous Improvement); Lean Continuous Improvement; Lean Design; Lean Implementations; Lean Manufacturing; Lean Six Sigma (LSS); Manufacturing Excellence; Operational Excellence; Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE); Plant Layout; Process Automations; Single-Minute Exchange of Dies (SMED); Special Purpose Machine (SPM) Design; Total Productive Maintenance (TPM); Value Stream Design; Value Stream Mapping (VSM),

- Oversee lifecycle management of capital assets, ensuring optimal utilization, preventive maintenance planning, performance monitoring, and maximization of return on investment (ROI). Drive industrial engineering initiatives including process optimization, cycle time reduction, layout improvement, and manufacturing productivity enhancement.