ABB

Field Service Manager – Drives

ABB
Posted 10/21/2026full-timeUnited StatesMid-LevelSeniorWebsite
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Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in managing operational performance and leading service engineering teams within the Marine Service industry, focusing on achieving financial and environmental targets while enhancing equipment reliability and customer satisfaction.

Highest-signal resume keywords
Marine Service ExperienceTeam LeadershipProject ManagementService CoordinationTroubleshooting Complex VFD Issues

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact
  • Manage operational performance of tools and field engineers’ activities across the designated territory
  • Exceed project managers’ and service coordinators’ delivery expectations
  • Represent the company professionally, ethically, and in accordance with its code of conduct
  • Achieve financial, commercial, OHS, and environmental targets
  • Troubleshoot complex marine VFD and drive-system issues
  • Lead investigations and support customers in improving equipment performance, reliability, and operational efficiency
  • Assign work to service engineering personnel and delegate qualified staff to service and troubleshooting jobs
  • Monitor employee working hours within approved guidelines
  • Manage staffing, interviewing, hiring, training, retention, succession planning, coaching, and development of service engineers
  • Develop processes and practices based on customer feedback and Net Promoter Score
  • Allocate, drive, and monitor work according to order content, delivery time, competencies, and workload
  • Manage and develop a team of service professionals
  • Report to the Service Operations Manager

Requirements

What you’ll need
  • Bachelor’s degree in engineering or similar discipline
  • Minimum 5 years of experience in the Marine Service industry
  • 8 or more years of experience preferred
  • Service experience in sales, project management, service coordination, or service engineering in the Cruise and offshore industry
  • Service experience in ABB Marine & Ports services and products preferred
  • Prior Team Lead experience highly desirable, but not required
  • Must already have work authorization permitting employment with ABB in the United States

Benefits

Comp & perks
  • Tools and freedom to grow skills, shape career path, and take on meaningful challenges
  • Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action protections
  • Reasonable accommodation for applicants with disabilities

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Hard Skills
Operational Performance ManagementService EngineeringTroubleshootingProcess DevelopmentCustomer Feedback AnalysisFinancial Target AchievementOHS ComplianceEnvironmental Target AchievementStaffing and TrainingSuccession Planning
Soft Skills
Professional RepresentationEthical ConductCoaching and DevelopmentCommunicationTeam Management
Industry Keywords
Marine Service IndustryABB Marine & PortsCruise IndustryOffshore IndustryNet Promoter ScoreService Delivery ExpectationsField EngineersService ProfessionalsWork AuthorizationEmployee Monitoring