{"id":3577494,"url":"https://alion.io/job/abb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7","title":"Continuous Improvement Specialist","company":{"id":44977,"name":"ABB","domain":"abb.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/abb","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"A","score":95,"open_postings":313,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.403,"repost_share":0.003,"time_to_fill_p50_days":21,"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"}},"role":"Field & Service","role_family":"Field & Service","seniority":"junior","employment_type":"full_time","work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Quartino, Switzerland"],"countries":["CH"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":37000,"max_usd":79000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":11539},"experience_years_min":2,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"FMEA","optional":false}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-30T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-30","last_verified_at":"2026-11-05T04:11:41Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":6,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":6},"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.\nThis position reports to:\nContinuous Improvement Manager__\nYour role and responsibilities\nIn this role, you will have the opportunity to support the deployment of the continuous improvement strategy for a local organizational unit, including promoting a culture of constant learning and improvement. Each day, you will mentor and coach teams to operational excellence and improved results. You will also showcase your leadership skills by deploying and leading projects to enhance and sustain local business performance.\nThe work model for the role is on-site. #LI-Onsite\nThis role is contributing to the Electrification Power Protection manufacturing department in Quartino.\nYou will be mainly accountable for:\nAligning local continuous improvement strategies with ABB’s global initiatives, ensuring consistent execution and measurable impact.\nImplementing operational excellence strategies in safety, lean production system, Internal PPAP, and cost through cross-functional collaboration.\nSupporting capability building by developing and delivering targeted training modules and toolkits tailored to local business needs.\nManaging product and process development across departments and suppliers, including PFMEA, production line setup, tooling, and line feeding of material.\nQualifications for the role\nMaster’s in Business Engineering and Production (or equivalent) and Green Belt certified.\n2+ years in production engineering, specializing in Power Electronics assemblies.\nProficient in continuous improvement tools like FMEA, Lean, 5S, Yamazumi, VSM, and ABC XYZ analysis etc.\nExperienced with SAP, BOM analysis, and work cycle optimization.\nSkilled in project cost evaluation and capital investment justification.\nSafety-focused, with dedicated commitment to workplace safety standards.\nFluent in Italian, advanced English, both written and spoken, being a collaborative, solution-driven communicator.\nMore about us\nABB Smart Power is a global technology leader, with products and solutions that make power supplies smart, connected, and protected. Its intelligent products and solutions make power more competitive by improving the energy efficiency, productivity, and reliability of almost any operation.\nThe recruitment process is led by Letizia Breviario, Talent Partner, ABB Switzerland Ltd.\nBuilding 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.\nReady to make an impact?\nApply today or visit https://www.abb.com to learn more about the impact of our solutions across the globe.","description_format":"text","description_chars":2835,"description_truncated":false,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":2,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"master","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Italian","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"Advanced (C1)","optional":false}]},"benefits":[],"hiring_locations":[],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Power Grid","Industrial Automation","Industrial Robotics"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-31T22:42:43Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":98,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.979,"p_room":1,"age_days":6,"expected_fill_days":21,"reasons":["conf:1","wave","velocity","win:early","comp:junior,brand"],"computed_at":"2026-11-05T05:54:30Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/abb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/abb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-05T09:34:45Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":12158,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-06T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":44977},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=44977"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fabb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fabb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fabb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/abb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fabb-continuous-improvement-specialist-7"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3577494}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"abb.com","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3577494},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. Docs: https://alion.io/developers"}}