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Manufacturing/Quality Tester-18

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Summary

On-site quality tester at ABB's High Power Division in Shanghai, handling incoming defects and outage investigations on large AC motors and generators: confirming, segregating and labeling defective parts, coordinating between QC, engineering and production, and compiling weekly quality reports. Core work involves inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, multimeters), reading drawings/schematics,

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This position reports to:

Quality Specialist

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Your Role and Responsibilities

  • Interruption case handling: Interrupt checks on the accuracy/completeness of submitted information, Initial investigation of the outage, and assign the interruption to the corresponding owner based on the preliminary judgment of the type of problem and responsibility.
  • Quality Issue Resolution: Identify and verify incoming defects, packaging damage, performance anomalies, etc. Independently handle routine quality cases – on-site confirmation, segregation, labeling, and feedback.
  • Communication & Coordination: Maintain smooth communication with QC, Engineering, AME, SQE, production, and warehouse teams. Escalate major/bulk quality issues internally.
  • Data & Reporting: Submit weekly quality reports, compile defect photos and data, support internal root cause analysis and follow up on corrective actions.
  • Inventory & Return Assistance: Assist QC Engineer with non-conforming product return/replacement processes, conduct on-site counts when needed, support emergency re-shipment or rework guidance.
  • Engineer change follows up.
  • Other tasks assigned by the management.

Qualifications for the role

  • Education: Associate or higher degree (relevant experience can compensate for education).
  • Experience: Over 1 year’s inspection or on-site quality experience in manufacturing, inspection or site service of motors or generators. Prior resident, field service, or client-facing role preferred.
  • Technical Skills: Proficient with common inspection tools (calipers, micrometers, multimeters, etc.). Able to read mechanical drawings or electronic schematics/wiring diagrams (industry dependent). Skilled in MS Office (Excel, PPT).
  • Competencies: Strong ability to independently handle on-site anomalies; logical thinking and excellent communication skills; works well under pressure and independently at client site.
  • Attitude: Rigorous, responsible, service-oriented; maintains company image while respecting client rules.

What’s in it for you?

We empower you to take initiative, challenge ideas, and lead with confidence. You’ll grow through meaningful work, continuous learning, and support that’s tailored to your goals. Every idea you share and every action you take contributes to something bigger.

Benefits

ABB offers a full range of benefits to help you thrive at work and beyond.

More about us

The High power Division offers a comprehensive product portfolio of large AC motors and generators. The Division’s induction, synchronous and special design motors and synchronous generators power critical applications across industry, infrastructure and marine transportation. Combining the best available materials with superior technology, the large motors and generators are designed to operate efficiently and reliably, even for challenging processes or applications and to have low life cycle costs.

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