quality control technician

At ABB, we help industries outrun - leaner and cleaner. Here, progress is an expectation - for you, your team, and the world. As a global market leader, we'll give you what you need to make it happen. It won't always be easy, growing takes grit. But at ABB, you'll never run alone. Run what runs the world.

This Position reports to:

Quality Control Specialist

Your Role and Responsibilities

You will inspect and test parts, products and systems internally produced to ensure only conform items are released to the next stage and finally to customer. You will employ standard test protocols and apply specifications to ensure quality.

• 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:

• Conducting internal routine testing as assigned to ensure products, systems, or software meet specified requirements and customer expectations in manufacturing, factory test labs, or final inspection, in terms of quality and scheduling.
• Supporting F.A.T. activities with the final customer.
• Reporting quality‑related data and ensuring adherence to the Quality Management System at all stages.
• Providing feedback and advising engineering/R&D on improvement opportunities in product and/or process design.
• Collaborating in improving existing test protocols and capabilities, resulting in greater efficiency, accuracy, and reliability of test outcomes.
• Utilizing safety systems to perform work, contributing to an accident‑free workplace.
• Notifying others when unsafe situations are observed and working with local HSE teams to improve safety systems.
• Training local operational teams in quality assurance and testing routines, and verifying that testing is performed as part of the specified control plans.

Qualifications for the Role

• Degree in Engineering, secondary school education or an experience in a manufacturing environment
• Sound knowledge of Mechanical and Electrical topic, Electrical Diagram and Testing equipment (ScopeCorders, Stabilized Power Supplies and multimeter instruments)
• Appointment of PES (Expert Person in accordance with CEI 11-27)
• The role requires flexibility in working hours and availability to work in shift
• You are skilled in problem-solving and solution-finding, comfortable working in a shopfloor environment
• You are passionate about communication and implementing solutions to quality problems, engaging with various stakeholders across departments.
• You are proficient in Excel, MS Office, SAP, and Power BI, with knowledge of AI tools like Copilot, Power Apps, Power Automate, and Loop (a plus).
• You are comfortable communicating in Italian and you have a good command of English (B1 level)
• You possess a valid category B driving license for use in Italy

Benefits

Locally, you can count on:

• Competitive compensation: Attractive salary packages and performance bonuses.
• Corporate welfare: Access to a wide range of services and personal well-being support.
• Career development: Structured career paths, individual development plans, opportunities for internal mobility, including international roles, technical and managerial training programs, mentoring and access to global learning platforms
• Flexibility and work-life balance: Flexible working hours, hybrid work options, and a strong focus on work-life integration.
• Employee Support: free services like psychological help, wellness coaching, and emotional support for employees and their families.
• Parental Leave: at least 12 weeks of fully paid leave for primary caregivers and 4 weeks for secondary caregivers, promoting DEI values.
• Meal allowance: Access to canteen or ticket restaurant is provided to support daily lunch expenses.

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.

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