Quality Process Expert - Final Assembly

Hitachi, Ltd.; Vadodara; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy in Vadodara, India seeks a Production Process and Quality Specialist for final assembly in power transformers. You will support factory teams to ensure strict adherence to process parameters and drive improvements across tanking, oil filling, testing, and dispatch.

With 12 years in the transformer field, you will lead RCAs, collaborate with QA and production teams, and contribute to reducing defects and COPQ while training staff and implementing new process developments.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in mechanical or electrical engineering.
• 12 years of experience in transformers industry; 5+ years in engineering/technology/R&D preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving and leadership skills.
• Ability to lead cross-functional teams and communicate effectively at all levels.
• Proficient in spoken and written English.

Responsibilities

• Support final assembly processes (tanking, vacuuming, oil filling, testing) to ensure compliance with process parameters.
• Lead RCAs for NCRs or quality issues and implement process improvements with cross-functional teams.
• Collaborate with QA, production and GPG experts to reduce COPQ and enhance Q&O performance.
• Participate in process FMEAs and advise operations on manufacturing capability.
• Provide training to workmen and engineers with relevant materials.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Quality assurance

Root cause analysis

Process improvement

English communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in mechanical / electrical engineering

Job description

The Opportunity

As a Production process and Quality Specialists for final assembly in Power Transformer. As an expert of a defined production process area, you will be responsible to support factory teams to fully comply with the process parameters along with relevant improvements.

How you will make an impact

• Area of expertise: Tanking, vacuuming, oil filling, final assembly, accessories, packing, dispatch, testing and site activities.
• You will also lead the investigation and RCAs with deeper analysis of process records, in case of NCRs, failures, or quality issues. You will be collaborating with GPG process experts, local technical experts, production, and quality teams to ensure implementation of correct production process and reducing Test Failures & COPQ, improving the overall Q&O performance and customer satisfaction.
• Your responsibilities:
• Support factory teams to fully comply with the process parameters. Work with production and QA teams to clarify the issues and ensure that right process is followed in the factory. Work with QA teams to enhance check points and control mechanism as necessary to avoid any deviation.
• Lead/support RCA process, with deeper analysis of the issue in case of NCRs or quality issues. Work with GPG experts to roll out latest developments in the process. Also, feedback to experts the suggestions from factory for improvement in the process.
• Actively participate in process FMEAs. Input to operations teams for EOC related with manufacturing capability.
• Lead/ support continuous improvement projects related with productivity as well quality improvement.
• Reduction in Test Failures & COPQ, improving the overall Q&O performance and customer satisfaction.
• Support quality teams for process audits and control. Support supplier process audit and vendor development. Support in capex project execution.
• Training of workmen and new engineers and supporting with relevant training material
• 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

• Bachelor’s degree in mechanical / electrical engineering.
• 12 years of experience in transformers industry. Candidates with 5 years or more experience in engineering /Technology/R&D of power transformers will be preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively lead, manage, and engage with cross-functional teams with good leadership and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate and work effectively with internal customers at all organizational levels.
• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.