Associate Project Manager - DPS Quality

Hitachi; Chennai; On-site; INR 1,400,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Technology Services Private Limited in Chennai invites experienced Project/Program Manager to drive digital quality transformation across manufacturing facilities and supplier networks, focusing on Digital Passport System deployment.

You will bridge Global Product Teams, Factory Quality, Suppliers, and Technology teams, translating business requirements into scalable DPS solutions and ensuring data accuracy and compliance.

Qualifications

• BE/B.Tech in engineering required.
• 6–8 years of total work experience.
• Minimum 4 years in a manufacturing domain role.
• Strong leadership and ability to communicate with business and IT stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Translate business requirements into digital quality solutions for DPS.
• Coordinate with Global Product Teams, Factory Quality, Suppliers, and Tech teams.
• Lead workshops and training sessions to drive DPS implementation.
• Ensure data accuracy, process adherence, and continuous improvement in manufacturing operations.
• Monitor deployments and collaborate with suppliers to sustain system usage.

Skills

Requirements gathering

End user engagement

Leadership

Stakeholder communication

Education

Bachelor of Engineering

Tools

PTC Windchill

Job description

Location:

Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TECHNOLOGY SERVICES PRIVATE LIMITED

Profession (Job Category):

Project/Program Management

Job Schedule:

Full time

Remote:

No

The Opportunity

Join a key digital quality transformation initiative focused on enhancing product traceability, quality compliance, and operational excellence across manufacturing facilities and supplier networks. In this role, you will act as the bridge between Global Product Teams, Factory Quality teams, Suppliers, and Technology teams to drive the successful implementation and adoption of Digital Passport System (DPS) solutions. You will be responsible for translating business requirements into digital quality solutions, ensuring seamless deployment, data accuracy, process adherence, and continuous improvement across manufacturing operations.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Create and update quality card requirement for the products, in discussion with the Global Product Team and Factory team.
• Coordinate with software team to implement the requirements in the Digital system.
• Review and monitor the implementation of Digital solution in factory in terms of completeness and accuracy.
• Coordinate improvement actions to rectify issues and improve full adherence to process.
• Run workshops and training sessions with the factories and Software teams as needed to drive implementation of solutions in the factory.
• Serve as a liaison between factory stakeholders and technology teams.
• Support the DPS Supplier Implementation.
• Collaborate with key stake holders, both internal & external and drive the implementation of Digital Passport System at Supplier end.
• Monitor the sustenance of the Digital Passport System deployment at the supply base and initiate improvement actions when required.
• Provide technical assistance to the suppliers both for the implementation of Digital Passport System (DPS) and use of the digital platform.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for yourcolleagues and the business.

Your Background

• Bachelor of Engineering, with overall experience of 6 – 8 years.
• Minimum 4 years of experience in a similar role in Manufacturing domain.
• Demonstrated experience with requirements gathering solution deployment, & end user engagement.
• Should possess strong leadership skills and ability to communicate with business and IT stakeholders in a complex, highly international environment.

Nice to have

• Experience in PTC Windchill.
• Six sigma certifications.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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