The Opportunity
Responsible for leading the development and implementation of the Product Line (PL) quality strategy, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory standards. Oversee cross-functional collaboration to drive continuous improvement initiatives, monitor quality performance, and enhance customer satisfaction. Guide quality management processes, compliance, and risk mitigation to foster a culture of quality excellence across the organization.
How You Will Make An Impact
- Define and implement the HUB PL specific quality strategy and monitor its effectiveness.
- Ensure that QA and QC resources are available, and that staff are trained and competent.
- Analyze customer feedback to understand needs and identify areas for improvement.
- Conduct assessments to identify areas for improvement in product and process quality.
- Promote awareness of compliance obligations and support factories in meeting quality standards.
- Drive the resolution of quality issues using root cause analysis and ensure systematic follow-up.
- Ensure detailed investigations, root cause analysis, and preventive actions for PL test failures and customer-impacting quality issues.
- Oversee status of test failure RCA’s and CCRPs to ensure timely acknowledgement, analysis, reporting and closure.
- Determine root causes for compliance gaps and drive corrective actions to eliminate these gaps.
- Drive resolution of quality process-related findings identified during Critical Process Review (CPR) global audits.
- Continuously improve manufacturing and quality processes and efficiency using a preventive approach.
- Collaborate with GPG Quality Manager regarding execution of global initiatives, status of problem resolution, and strategies for improvement.
- Monitor and report quality performance, analyze KPIs, and take corrective actions for relevant quality performance KPIs, issues, and initiatives.
- Communicate quality performance insights and reports to senior management and stakeholders.
- Manage, mentor and develop Quality Managers and quality staff in factories.
- Ensure awareness, proper training, and execution of global standards. Assess levels of process discipline and compliance with these standards.
Your background
- Bachelor's Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering
- 15 years of extensive experience in Transformer business in engineering, operations, Service or Quality function in a managerial role
- Strong understanding of quality management systems, regulatory standards, and compliance requirements, with the ability to navigate complex regulatory environments.
- Excellent data analysis and problem-solving skills, with the ability to use data-driven insights to inform decision-making and strategic planning.
- Proven leadership ability to influence and mentor cross-functional teams, driving collaboration and fostering a culture of quality excellence across the organization.
- Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills to effectively influence stakeholders at all levels and foster a culture of quality excellence across the organization.
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives.
With over a century in pioneering mission-critical technologies like high-voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand, while decarbonizing the power system.Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.