Production Support Engineer

Hitachi Energy; Vaasa; On-site; EUR 45 000 - 60 000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy is seeking a Production Support Engineer in Vaasa to enhance production processes and ensure quality and efficiency. The role includes developing logistics, tools, and work instructions while collaborating with various stakeholders. Ideal candidates possess a degree in engineering and have strong problem-solving skills, with fluency in Finnish and English.

Qualifications

• Understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes.
• Ability to read technical drawings.
• Good written and spoken communication skills in Finnish and English.

Responsibilities

• Optimize production assembly methods and processes.
• Identify and implement improvement projects.
• Develop production material flow and work instructions.

Skills

Problem-solving

Communication

Initiative

Education

Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering

Tools

SAP

3D design software

Job description

Hitachi Energy offers a complete range of power and distribution transformers designed to grant the reliability, durability, and efficiency required in utility, industrial, and commercial applications. Our company is a major transformer manufacturer throughout the world and offers both liquid-filled and dry-type transformers as well as services for complete life-cycle support, including replacement parts and components. Our portfolio allows utilities and industrials to maximize the return on transformer assets by ensuring a high reliability, reducing life cycle costs and ensuring optimized performance while lowering environmental impact.

The opportunity

We are now looking for a Production Support Engineer at Hitachi Energy, Transformers business in Vaasa. In this role you will be optimizing our production organization’s assembly methods, processes and equipment in accordance with business strategies related to quality, efficiency, costs and safety.

How You’ll Make An Impact

• You will identify and recommend improvement opportunities and implement improvement projects, ensuring adherence to timeframe, quality and cost requirements.
• You will be developing production material flow (logistics), production tools and work cells, structures and parts lists of transformers, and work instructions.
• You will provide support to Production during the process start-up, defining action plans and training relevant maintenance and production resources.
• You will be working effectively and pro-actively with different internal and external stakeholders, such as management, production workers, procurement, engineering and subcontractors.
  
  

Your background

• Degree in mechanical or electrical engineering
• Understanding of manufacturing techniques and processes
• Ability to read technical drawings
• Experience in SAP
• Knowledge of 3D design is an asset
• Strong technical knowledge and excellent problem-solving skills
• Initiative and an independent approach to work
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal). Good written and spoken communication skills in Finnish and English.
  
  

Ready for a new exciting challenge? Come and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society!

Apply for the position by 31 July 2025. Please note that we will initiate interviews as candidates apply and position will be filled as soon as a suitable candidate is found.

For more information about the position, please contact the recruiting manager, Jukka Konttas, at [phone]. He is available until the end of week 28. Please note that the summer holiday season may extend the process. Thank you for your understanding.

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 employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.