Continous Improvement Lead

Job Description

About The Company

The Hitachi Energy India Operations Center (INOPC) houses over 3,000 energy transition technologists in three locations from grid automation, transformers, high voltage products, grid integration and service businesses. Spread over 3,00,000 sq feet, with nearly 50,000 sq feet of dedicated lab space, the center brings under one roof diverse engineering capability that has been built over the years, fostering collaboration to advance the world's energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure. INOPC supports Hitachi Energy units across 40+ countries to deliver projects in 80+ countries.

We are technology leaders at the forefront of evolving the world's future energy system. The rising energy consumption with changing lifestyles and rapid urbanization, is driving the need for affordable, reliable and sustainable energy. Our innovative technologies help to make the energy system more resilient, secure and safe.

Electricity will be the backbone of the carbon-neutral future and together, with customers and partners, we are co-creating solutions that are helping to accelerate the energy transition. Customers count on our technologies to help them to integrate huge volumes of renewable energy into the world's grids and manage increasing levels of complexity; and our technologies are also instrumental to the electrification of transportation, industry and smart life sectors. The center equally focuses on catering to grow complexity in domestic and international grids and is a key lever for Hitachi Energy's growth globally.

Identify the improvement opportunities with respect to the current Business needs and future Growth plans. Review and finalize plan for each year in coordination with BU Operations.

How You'll Make An Impact

- Work closely with the hub operations and CIL team, Train and Facilitate Improvement Projects through Kaizens - key team members 100% trained
- Create Kaizen Funnel and Kaizen schedule and implement the plan as per schedule - review monthly with BU operations
- Ensure that all project managers of CIPs measure and track the improvements and report the same in the RELEX - monthly before target date for all CIPs.
- Provide necessary training on Lean Tools as needed and develop Subject Matter Expert (SME's) for key lean Tools - as per plan
- Understand the current Continuous Improvement methodology LOM / Lean Deployment model
- Create Training and Development Plan and Provide necessary Training on the Lean Tools to the key Leaders and Management team as needed
- Understand Technical specification and help with Process finalization based on data validation
- Managing expectation of LPGs/Customers across diverse geographies & cultures.
- 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

Your Background

- Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Electrical /Mechanical/ any) .
- with Min Experience of 5 years in continuous improvement projects
- Should be certified Lean Six Sigma Green belt
- Knowledge on Statistical data analysis and Proficient in understanding lean concepts, Continuous improvement and Prior relevant Industry experience.
- Excellent English verbal and written communication skills.
- Stakeholder Management through continuous interaction with Business Leaders and Partners across the globe.
- Experience in SAP / MRP and Power BI
- Experience in Projects related to Cost avoidance and process time reduction

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.