Job Openings at ABB - 10 Positions

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As an Accounts Receivable Manager you will be responsible to lead a team focused on the complete, accurate and timely completion of Accounts Receivable (AR) transactions. Ensure compliance with internal guidelines and procedures, as well as external regulatory requirements.

Tasks

Your tasks as an Accounts Receivable Manager will include the following:

• Planning: Defines operating guidelines and project tasks to ensure delivery of services to assigned business partners in accordance with the service level agreements. Drives cash collections in line with Group guidelines and participants in Group Cash Collection Initiatives.
• Transaction Processing: Ensures accurate processing of Accounts Receivable transactions. Oversees organization and work allocation for individual involvement in transaction processing.
• Risk Management: Leads implementation of collection and credit risk management solutions. Provides accurate and timely credit assessments to business partners.
• Analysis: Oversees analysis of accounts and highlights discrepancies / anomalies for correction.
• Accounting guidelines: Leads enforcement and implementation of relevant internal accounting and reporting guidelines and compliance with external accounting regulations.
• Customer relations: Builds and manages relationships with business partners to manage expectations and ensure customer satisfaction (Internal & External)
• Optimization: Oversees implementation of best practices and continuously optimizes practices to gain efficiency and drive productivity gains.
• Internal Controls: Ensures transparency in financial reporting and disclosures. Leads internal Control over Financial Reporting compliance and reporting for AR Team.
• Reporting: Ensures timely and accurate monthly, quarterly and annual reporting of reporting package and associated disclosures.
• HR: Ensures (with HR Manager Support) that the area of responsibility is properly organizes, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect subordinates within HR policy.

Requirements

• Ideally you will have Matric or Tertiary Qualification coupled with 3 Years’ experience in Accounts Receivable and 2 years’ experience in management role.
• You should be intermediate to advance in MS-Excel (especially with PIVOT & VLOOKUP) and SAP. Strong experience in Accounts
• Receivable / Management of staff is must to be an ideal fit for this role.

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Role Summary

As a Site Manager, you will be part of the Industrial Automation Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As a Site Manager you will be responsible to coordinate with the project management team to ensure cost-effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. Organize and coordinate activities of site staff during the startup, construction, maintenance, or erection phase of a project. Your tasks as a Site Manager will include the following:

• Site Planning: Plans project site activities with Project Manager including necessary local resources, equipment and milestones. Coordinates agreement between customer and external resources on construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization and policy.
• Site Coordination: Coordinates all site activities assigned to ensure the successful execution of start-up, construction, erection and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
• Customer Relations: Serves as the project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations such as authorities, banks, and suppliers to ensure their operative support of field activities.
• Site Monitoring: Monitors and controls project activities and costs according to the defined guidelines and project targets. Provides status reports to management and identifies existing and potential problems that may impact project timelines or quality.
• Engineering Deliverables: Ensures the availability of engineering deliverables and equipment according to the schedule of plan by coordinating site storage and shipment logistics.
• Safety: Ensures all site resources are properly trained on company health, safety and environment policy. Proactively promotes Health and Safety considerations to project partners throughout the project.
• HR: Ensures (with HR manager support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct reports.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a Tertiary qualification in engineering coupled with 5 years’ experience each at a power station and as a site manager.
• You should be proficient in sub-contractors’ management and in MS-Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.)

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As a Warehouse Specialist, you will be part of the Industrial Automation (IA) Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka Power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

• As a Warehouse Specialist you will be responsible to execute warehousing activities for incoming and outgoing goods. Follow, and ensure that others also follow established procedures and guidelines to receive, handle, store, record and dispatch goods in the warehouse. Your tasks as a Warehouse Specialist will include the following:
• Warehouse operations: Ensures various warehousing operations including packing and storage, replenishment, picking, loading and dispatching are executed in a safe, timely and efficient manner.
• Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP): Maintains complete and accurate data in the ERP system.
• Quality material: Checks quality of incoming goods for storage.
• Suppliers/carriers: Ensures daily contact with suppliers.
• Inventory control: Participates in regular inventory control processes.

Requirements

• Ideally you will have a Matric qualification coupled with 3 years of experience working at Power plants.
• Your excellent skills in management of sub-contractors, ability to work with Microsoft Office package and should have a Pedestrian
• Stacker Machine Certificate with valid Driver’s license will make you an ideal candidate.

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As a HR Service Specialist L&D - ELCM you will be responsible to execute accurate service processes related to Learning and Development and Employee life cycle management in the Human Resources (HR) function. Ensure appropriate support for internal customers, and oversee accurate and timely processing of information with all stakeholders.

Tasks

Your tasks as a HR Service Specialist L&D - ELCM will include the following:
Service delivery: 1.Ensures execution and delivery of assigned HR Services according to defined GBS ELCM and L&D Service Level Agreement(s). 2.Source appropriate Training vendors and ensure alignment with SCM
Training Calendar: 1.Collate and provide input for training calendar to be published (Twice a year) 2.Local Training program management and roll out
Budget: 1.Monitor & Track monthly Centralized Training Budget in terms of usage and actual spend 2.Provide Budget recon to L&D COE
Support service: 1.Delivers HR Service support to HR community, managers and employees via the Ask HR tool 2.Ensure local facility & logistics coordination 3.Actively push available training seats & targeted development actions via Talent Partners and HR Business Partners.
Induction: 1.Ensure monthly induction planning and coordinate logistics with GBS. 2.Facilitate monthly induction sessions.
Process optimization: 1.Bursaries: Management of both external and internal bursaries – maintain appropriate documentation 2.Accreditation: Ensure SETA accreditation is continuously maintained 3.Recommends enhancements and simplification of existing processes and procedures based on experience with customers.
University Relations: 1.Manage Graduate programs/ assist with rolling out young talent programs 2.Young Talent follow up and feedback sessions 3.Attend University open days/ career days 4.Build relationships with university stakeholders
Communication: 1.Communicates information regarding policies and standards on assigned processes to internal customers as needed.
Data Entry: 1.Performs data entry into appropriate systems as necessary for assigned HR Service.
Documentation: 1.Prepares information and documents for external authorities (BBBEE verification, SARS documents, SETA etc.)

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a HR Degree/diploma or relevant qualification coupled with 2-5 years’ of experience within Learning and Development, building strong University relations, stakeholder management and support in preparing a training budget.
• Candidates open for traveling will be an ideal fit for this role.

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Role description

As a Construction Specialist, you will be part of the Industrial Automation (IA) Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka Power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As a Construction Specialist, you will be responsible to coordinate and support construction team in cost-effective execution of construction/civil-works related deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. Provide technical support for all construction related issues to proposal team during bid preparation and to the Project Manager at the project start up. Your tasks as a Construction Specialist will include the following:

• Site survey: Performs site survey and determines required steps to execute construction/civil-works activities (in cooperation with Supply Chain Management). Assists with preliminary enquiries, bid review, labor modeling, and other preparation activities.
• Cost determination: Participates in the collection and/or estimation of labor hours and other construction related items for the site.
• Site reviews: Participates in on-site reviews, and ensures all project cost adjustments approved by the Site Manager or Site Construction Manager are updated in business system. Reviews and analyzes construction progress reports, recommending and implementing measures to resolve current and potential issues.
• Documentation: Issues all construction documentation required for use in award and execution of the subcontract(s). Controls construction related documentation accuracy and consistency in line with the contract and procedures agreed with the customer.
• Subcontractor coordination: Assists the Site Manager or Site Construction Manager in coordinating activities between external resources and the customer. Ensures external resources are fully informed regarding construction planning activities, product knowledge, and safety procedures.
• Project controls: Ensures projects follow sound methodology and execution practices in accordance with internal standard procedures.

Requirements

• Ideally you will have National diploma in Quality Survey coupled with 3 years of experience in a Power plant along with C&I scope.
• Your knowledge in assessment of subcontractor claims and able to work at a construction site in a remote area will make you an ideal fit for this role.

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As a Health, Safety & Environment Specialist, you will be part of the Industrial Automation Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka Power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

• As a Health, Safety & Environment Specialist you will be responsible to ensure successful implementation and maintenance of the Integrated HSE Management System. Your tasks as a Health, Safety & Environment Specialist will include the following:
• Ensuring that Eskom’s CEMP (Construction Environmental Management Plan) is adhered to at all times.
• Compile, develop and implement Environmental Risk Assessments and the Method Statements.
• Advising management on all HSE requirements.
• Carrying out daily site inspections.
• Capturing of SOR’s daily.
• Assisting in all HSE administrative duties.
• Updating all legal registers.
• Identifying environmental impacts and aspects relating to the day-to-day construction activities.
• Preparing and conducting Environmental Awareness Training for construction workers on site.
• Conducting site inspections and compiling deviation reports.
• Ensuring compliance with ISO 14001 and 18001 system requirements.
• Drafting and implementing of required HSE procedures
• Managing general and hazardous waste.
• Attending client meetings.
• Tracking progress of issued reports and NCR’S.
• Conduct and compiling of incident investigations.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a Diploma in Occupational Health and Safety or equivalent Registered with SACPCMP coupled with 3 years’
  experience each at a power station and as a safety officer.
• You should have good presentation skills at all levels and be available to work on a rotational shift system.

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As a Country Treasury Specialist you will be responsible to represent Group Treasury function in sub-Sahara Africa oversight countries. Responsible for supporting South Africa Treasurer in sub-Sahara Africa region with operational treasury activities and responsibilities.

Tasks

Your tasks as a Country Treasury Specialist will include the following:

• SSA Treasury responsibilities: Work closely with South African Country Treasurer to support Group Treasury strategy in the sub-Sahara Africa (SSA) countries, incl. support in the proper application of group directives and guidelines. Initiate, follow-up and execute initiatives to improve Treasury processes in SSA as per South African Treasurer and Global CoE priorities and guidelines.
• SSA Treasury CoE responsibilities: Identify treasury processes with potential for alignment, harmonization and improvement across the region. On-going review of treasury activities in the CoE and South Africa to identify and define process for the shift of treasury activities to be executed from the CoE and moved to GBS, incl. the coordination of the move of transactional treasury activities to the GBS. Have operational and transactional treasury responsibilities in SSA countries and the oversight country, incl. e.g. cash management, FX management, and Export & Trade Finance activities.
• Risk management : Review and identify the financial risks relating to Treasury and impacting SSA countries, with the focus on cash management, foreign exchange (FX) management, export and trade finance, funding requirements and insurance risk management. Designs the appropriate risk mitigation strategies and processes. Revue risk management policies to confirm it is in line with Group Instructions, with the aim to protect adverse impact on the company's results and to support the business achieving their targets.
• Best practices : Communicate and implement Finance Group directives and instructions locally, and in the Countries part of the CoE, ensuring cost efficient and best practice treasury and finance processes are in place within the area of responsibility and in line with Group guidelines and practices.
• Process improvement: Drives continuous initiatives and process improvements in Treasury to keep abreast of the latest developments in this area. Segregate the treasury activities in the OC Countries that can be moved to the CoE/ GBS, ensuring stream lined process across the region. Coordinate Group Treasury function initiatives and projects in the SSA region and oversight country.
• Relationship with financial institutions: Assist in the formulation of financial strategies with financial institutions and take up relationship manager role vis-à-vis banks within the region and drive relationship.
• Financing, investment and liquidity: Actively review and monitor the financial situation of SSA countries to ensure they have the required level of financial sources to support current and future business requirements. Defines strategy and guidelines for recapitalizations, the investment of available cash, review the bank accounts structure and propose optimal cash flow hedging solutions (if and where applicable).
• Internal control/compliance: Ensure that internal controls over financial reporting processes are performed effectively and efficiently in the respective areas of responsibility, foremost in relation to treasury activities such as bank account access and segregation of duties.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a Bachelors/Master’s degree in finance plus further professional qualification coupled with 2-4 years’ of relevant experience within treasury management roles. Y
• ou should have advance level of knowledge of financial instruments and markets, including funding, cash management, derivatives and export & trade finance instruments and should come along with strong network within the finance community.
• You will be well versed with sound understanding of accounting and tax terms.
• Your ability to communicate with senior local, regional management, partners & authorities and working independently without supervision, preparedness to propose and implement change will make you an ideal fit for this role.
• Candidates with exposure to a corporate environment and working with different countries, time zones and cultures will have an advantage.

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As an Associate Documentation Specialist, you will be part of the Industrial Automation (IA) Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka Power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As an Associate Documentation Specialist, you will be responsible to work under supervision, and support, the engineering and operations team in preparation, distribution and storage of documents for small and medium sized projects with low complexity. Your tasks as an Associate Documentation Specialist will include the following:

• Technical contribution : Ensures that the documents required by the engineering team is maintained in compliance with the company's procedure Verifies format, receipt, registration, number, filing, recovery and the issue of documents.
• Planning and control: Prepares and updates progress report to engineering specialists as per schedule.
• Customer: Provide relevant information to stakeholders and customers.
• Process and tools: apply Company procedures related to document management systems correctly.
• Overall Support: Ensures that the project team complies to the documentation procedures, that the teams have the latest documentation available on the plant, ensures that all the documentation is signed in the relevant areas, and ensures that the documentation centre is always live, updated & available with latest revision of documentation.
• Site walks: Weekly site walks are required to ensure that the correct documentations is being used on the plant.
• Reporting: Weekly reporting on the tasks completed and sent to documentation manager.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have Matric qualification coupled with 5 years of experience in Document Control.
• You should have good knowledge of ISO Standards, MS Excel reporting and proficiency in MS office package (MS Word & Excel: minimum Level 1) along with coal fired power station experience with documentation control.
• Candidate must be able to work independently without supervision, able to multi task & support the project team and should be flexible to work additional hours when required.

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Role Summary

As a Project Engineer, you will be part of the Industrial Automation Division and Process Industries Business Units (BU) based in Modderfontein. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As a Project Engineer you will be responsible to design authority for an engineering discipline with low to medium complexity. Complete assignments on small projects or portions of larger projects, cost-effectively and in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards and safety requirements. Your tasks as a Project Engineer will include the following:

Technical contribution:

• Evaluates, selects and applies standard techniques and procedures to perform engineering assignments for High power rectifiers (HPR’s)
• Provides technical support for testing, installation and commissioning activities in line with statutory requirements and the customer specifications under supervision.
• Managing the technical interfaces of the project.
• Clearly specifying and expediting of orders of all project material and equipment.
  

Sales support:

• Prepares project documentation within one’s scope of deliverables.
• Assists in preparing proposal/presentation of engineering projects/programs (provision of bills of materials, estimated engineering hours, etc.).

Contract Management:

• Supports Contract Managers in issuing claims (new/change in scope of work, cost impact, time impact, risk quantifications, etc.). Provides quality solutions as per customer requirements and delivers within budget and contract. Ensures adherence to safety standards and mitigation of potential risks.
• Ensure that projects are executed in line with the design, contractual budget and deadlines.

Planning and control:

• Creates work plans and cost estimates in own area of responsibility and ensures quality deliverables on time and within targeted cost.
• Improves effectiveness of work plan in collaboration with other functions.

Risk and opportunity management:

• Completes risk and opportunity assessments and ensures implementation of resulting actions in one’s area of responsibility
• Reports any contract/quality/program/cost issues to management along with recommendations for resolution.
  Customer
• Assists customers on technical issues, interacts with official contacts, contractors and other staff within his/her scope of deliverables.
• Assist communication pertaining to specific assignments or meetings. 3.Advising on equipment selection for projects in line with customer and statutory requirements

Supply chain management:

• Collaborates with the Supply Chain function to ensure that technical requirements for equipment or services are communicated and agreed on with potential suppliers.
• Provides technical evaluation of supplier proposals, and accepts as fit for purpose supplied equipment or services.

Processes and tools:

• Uses standard processes and tools applicable to one’s area of responsibility. Ensures that engineering activities comply with required safety regulations and contractual requirements.
• Reports processes and tools inefficiencies and suggests improvements ideas.
  People leadership and development:
• Assigns tasks to and coordinates work with entry level engineers, technicians and administrative staff.
  General:
• Assisting the sales departments with technical aspects (both product and process related) during the preparation of tenders.
• Providing training and support to personnel in the Training, Service and Engineering departments.
• Provide sound engineering and design input to projects and service by following QA procedures.
• The compiling of a Functional Specification and participation in clarification meetings to ensure that the project is run on sound engineering principles and executed in accordance with specifications.
• Arrange and participate in the design, Manufacturing, Commissioning and Factory and or Site Acceptance Test (FAT & SAT).
• Make the project team aware, implement and comply with the company Safety, Health, Environmental and Quality Systems and procedures.
• To keep themselves abreast with developments in technology within ABB and within industry.
• Oversee design and construction of electrical panels.
• Conduct formal risk review meetings and document results for client’s presentation.

Requirements

• Ideally you must have a Bachelor’s Degree in engineering or S4 Qualification coupled with 4 years’ experience in Electrical Engineering.
• You should have knowledge of electrical applications, systems in HPR’s, automation systems, MCC’s, drives & switchgear and well-versed in designing, problem solving techniques, commitment towards excellence at work and professional attitude.
• Candidates with knowledge of transformers will have an added advantage.

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Role description

As a Site Supervisor, you will be part of the Industrial Automation (IA) Division and Power Generation Business Units (BU) based at Tutuka Power Station. ABB is the World leader in Industrial Automation (IA) division delivers integrated solutions for control, plant optimization, and industry-specific application knowledge and services to help process industry customers worldwide to meet their critical business needs in the areas of operational profitability, capital productivity, risk management and global responsibility. These industries include oil and gas, power, chemicals and pharmaceuticals, pulp and paper, metals, cement, minerals, marine and turbocharging.

Tasks

As a Site Supervisor you will be responsible to supervise and coordinate the work of internal and external resources and equipment technical specialists during on-site installation/construction activities related to the assigned discipline to assure cost-effective execution of project deliverables in accordance with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements. Your tasks as a Site Supervisor will include the following:

• Site planning: Plans on-site project activities related to the assigned discipline with Site Manager or Site Construction Manager including necessary local resources, equipment and milestones. Coordinates agreement between customer and external resources on installation/construction targets, health and safety requirements, site organization and policy.
• Site coordination and monitoring: Responsible, from receiving the assigned site area from the customer or Project Manager to handing over, for coordinating all on-site activities related to the assigned discipline to ensure the successful execution of start-up, installation/construction, erection, testing and commissioning activities in alignment with contract specifications, quality standards, schedule, and safety requirements.
• Stakeholder relations: Serves as a project representative by building and maintaining effective relationships with customers as well as other local organizations.
• Health, safety and environment (HSE) and project security: Ensures detailed and up-to-date construction Health & Safety (H&S) plan is in place in respect of each work package, compliant with the ABB H&S plan. Ensures all on-site resources are properly trained on company health, safety and environment policy and proactively promotes health and safety considerations to project partners throughout the project. Empowered to suspend any activities on site (be it by ABB personnel or by subcontractors) in case of HSE violation and, if a situation arises, takes the necessary steps to ensure that ABB employees and other persons who may be present are not put at risk.
• Material handling Ensures correct handling, storage and installation of ABB-delivered equipment, coordinating on-site storage as well as shipment logistics to secure timely site delivery of equipment and material.
• Sub-contractors: Manages the sub-contractors on site hired by ABB to ensure necessary quality and progress achieved to meet delivery date and agreed standards.
• Site cost management: Controls project cost for the project site work, monitors actual spend against forecasts, and estimates final cost for the same. Manages the petty cash and has delegated authority for local purchasing within agreed limits.
• Documentation: Ensures all documentation is modified and updated as necessary, the document handling system is maintained, and latest revisions are used for the construction work on site.
• People leadership and development: Ensures (with HR support) that the area of responsibility is properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed. Guides, motivates and develops direct and indirect reports within HR policies. Coordinates local accommodation, site facilities, office equipment, petty cash, etc.

Requirements

• Ideally you will have a Bachelor’s Degree or National Diploma coupled with 3 years of experience working as Quantity Surveyor and Turbine & Boiler systems.
• Your understanding of Kusile CTO and C&I welding process along with your excellent writing skills, ability to work on advance level of Microsoft Office package and experience in management of sub contractors will make you ideal fit for this role.