Product Line Quality Manager -DT

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.
• Drive resolution of quality process-related findings identified during Critical Process Review (CPR) global audits.
• 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.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
  
  

Your background

• Bachelors 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.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required
  
  

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.

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