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Apply locations Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg, Germany Stone, Staffordshire, United Kingdom time type Full time posted on Posted Yesterday job requisition id R0049206

Location:

Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, Sweden

Job ID:

R0049206

Date Posted:

2024-04-23

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB

Profession (Job Category):

Quality Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

The HVDC division of Hitachi Energy is a rapidly growing global business at the forefront of pioneering groundbreaking solutions for the challenges of tomorrow's energy landscape. To support this rapid growth we are scaling up our operations and project delivery capability to ensure we sustain the highest levels of quality & reliability, while delivering on time and budget every time.

We are looking for a dynamic senior Continuous Improvement (CI) professional to join our Global Quality and Continuous Improvement leadership team. As a senior leader of continuous improvement and operational excellence you will support the HVDC global business by coaching and leading quality and performance improvement projects.

Reporting to the Global Head of Quality and Continuous Improvement you contribute to the development and optimization of business processes, product quality & reliability as well as internal capability development and deployment of improvement methodologies across the organization.

Your Responsibilities:

• You lead the HVDC business performance improvement strategy and support operational excellence activities across the business leveraging Continuous Improvement methodologies including Quality Tools, Lean, Sig Sigma and Agile.

• You coach on continuously improvement principles and practices, role modeling these attributes and contributing to the cultural transformation across the organization through the execution of projects.

• You act as a CI Subject Matter Expert, providing help and guidance on methods, tools and templates to drive improvement projects in the areas of defect reduction, productivity and Operational Excellence.

• You partner with leadership and functional experts to understand and support delivery of their organization’s vision, objectives and challenges.

• You drive the sharing of best practices, new processes, tools and improvements achieved through application of CI methodologies

• You live core values of safety and integrity, taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your background

• Senior experience in continuous improvement and/or Quality engineering with significant time working at a leadership level, preferably in the energy or engineering sector.

• Certified as Lean Six Sigma Black Belt (L6S BB) with several years of hands on experience in coaching and leading high value and complex CI projects.

• Proven experience in leading and developing global programs & in leading and managing change in a dynamic, international, and fast-paced environment.

• Excellent analytical skills and data-driven decision-making.

• Exceptional problem-solving and communication skills

• A university degree in Engineering, Quality Management, or a related field.

• Experience in Agile project management, Automation and Digitization and Business process management an advantage.

• Fluency in English is required, both written and spoken. Other languages are considered a plus.

Additional Information:

Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome to apply by May 15 .

Recruiting Manager, Louis Thompson, louis.thompson@hitachienergy.com, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives - Sveriges Ingenjörer; Mikael Hjort, + 46 107 38 29 86; Ledarna: Christer Fridlund, + 46 107-38 29 12; Unionen: Fredrik Holmgren, +46 107 38 21 85. All other questions can be directed to Lead Recruiter Sofia Lindblom,sofia.lindblom@hitachienergy.com

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.

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