Operation Development Engineer
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This position reports to:
Operations Manager__
Your role and responsibilities
ABB’s Drive Products Division is establishing a new, modern Regional Distribution Center (RDC) in Genk, Belgium. The RDC will operate in close collaboration with a 3rd Party Logistics (3PL) partner, and we are now looking for a Production Development Engineer to support our new location.
In this role, you will drive operational excellence by developing, optimizing, and standardizing processes across production, logistics, and supporting functions. You will collaborate closely with internal stakeholders as well as our 3PL partner to secure smooth end‑to‑end flows and to support the implementation of new tools, methodologies, and best practices.
You will play an essential role in the continuous development of our order‑to‑delivery processes and in strengthening the performance and efficiency of the RDC.
You will be mainly accountable for:
Identifying improvement opportunities across operational processes (production, material flow, warehousing, inbound and outbound logistics) and leading development initiatives from concept to implementation.
Supporting change management activities, including training, communication, and enabling successful adoption of new processes, systems, and tools.
Analyzing current performance, mapping existing processes, and designing future‑state workflows aimed at reducing waste, increasing efficiency, and improving throughput.
Tracking, analyzing, and visualizing operational KPIs—including delivery performance, lead time, inventory accuracy, productivity, and safety metrics—to support data‑driven decision making.
Translating operational data and insights into clear, actionable improvement plans that help strengthen daily execution.
Contributing to the implementation, optimization, and continuous development of operational systems (e.g., ERP, MES, WMS) to ensure that processes and data flows support evolving business needs.
Qualifications for the role
A relevant degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical or Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain Management, Operations Management, or equivalent experience demonstrating strong operational expertise.
Proven experience in operations development, process engineering, industrial engineering, continuous improvement, or a comparable role within a technical or industrial environment.
In‑depth technical knowledge of ABB Specific Drive Products, with demonstrated hands‑on experience supporting or optimizing their operational lifecycle.
Comprehensive understanding of Global Drive Products Operations, including global processes, governance structures, and cross‑functional ways of working.
Strong analytical skills with the ability to work with operational data to identify trends, root causes, and improvement opportunities.
Hands‑on experience with process mapping, developing standard work, and supporting KPI‑driven performance management. [Operations...gium | ABB]
Advanced expertise in Celonis, specifically in operational process mining, bottleneck identification, and translating insights into actionable improvement initiatives.
High-level proficiency in Power BI, including data modelling, dashboard development, and building end‑to‑end automated reporting flows using Power Automate.
Experience working with operational systems such as ERP, MES, or WMS, with the ability to connect system data to process improvements.
Proven ability to independently drive cross‑functional operational improvement projects in a multinational, matrixed environment.
Fluent written and spoken English; knowledge of additional languages is an advantage.
More about us
ABB Drive Products serves the industries and infrastructure segments with world-class drives and programmable logic controllers (PLC). With its products, global scale and local presence, the Division helps customers to improve energy efficiency, productivity and safety.
For more information, please contact Operations Manager Jussi Hurri +358 50 332 3748.
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