Factory Quality Manager - (HE)Office_Vaasa Strömbergin Puistotie 15

Location:

Vaasa, Ostrobothnia, Finland

Job ID:

R0043862

Date Posted:

2024-04-03

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY FINLAND OY

Profession (Job Category):

Quality Management

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

We are looking for a Factory Quality Manager at Hitachi Energy, Transformers business in Vaasa. In this role your focus will be on assuring quality of all products and services. You will lead the factory quality team, warranty team, and test field team. Factory Quality Manager is also monitoring that the global company quality practices are implemented on transformer service organization as well. This work requires regular communication with different stakeholders in global environment.  Therefore, the person is expected to be fluent in both customer and supplier interaction. Factory quality manager is a member of the local management team.

Your responsibilities

• Assure quality of all products and services. Final authority to provide disposition of non-conforming material and product shipped to customers and received from suppliers.
• Assure compliance with all external and internal quality regulations, specifications, and standard work.
• Implement, audit, consistently apply and sustain the local Quality Management System.
• Focus management on the appropriate metrics and actions based on those metrics across the organization, assuring effective tracking of operational performance. Report on quality metrics from Unit perspective, analyze (key organizational) quality metrics and perform periodical reviews to evaluate results and establish action plans to close the gaps.
• Lead and participate in (internal and external) audits and follow up actions. Monitor and improve product and process efficiency by providing an independent audit function.
• Develop (recruit, train, mentor) quality and related personnel. Maintain Succession Plan.
• Influence business bottom line results by quality process improvement. Maintain Quality department budget and control related expenses and investments.

Your background

• Minimum bachelor’s degree in mechanical engineering discipline or related discipline.
• Years of experience in various functions of quality management, production, and project management
• Leadership experience
• Ability to travel ~ 5-10% (international)
• Experience in quality management, operations, lean manufacturing processes and visual management.
• Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
• Experience on using Quality Assurance tools (i.e. QMS, APQP, PPAP, SPC, PPAP)
• Fluency in Finnish and in English language, verbally and written.

Interested in joining the team? We look forward to receiving your application. Apply for the position by 30th of April 2024. Please note that we will initiate interviews as candidates apply and the position will be filled and closed as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

If you want to further discuss around the position or have questions, please contact Toni Koskinen, Local Product Group Manager, tel. +358 50 3344517.  

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 40,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD.