Regional Supplier Quality Engineer (F/M/D) | Lodi, Italy

Hitachi Energy; Lombardia; On-site; EUR 40,000 - 49,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Incentive Plan

Lunch ticket or canteen

Health Insurance

Pension Fund

Welfare

Flexible working hours

Hybrid work model

Well-being platform

Family Care Benefits

Parking and Partnerships (gyms, sports

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Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Lodi (Lombardia) seeks a Regional Supplier Quality Engineer to strengthen supplier quality for high voltage products.

The role blends engineering rigor with sustainability and operational excellence, collaborating with category teams, buyers, Q&OPEx, HSE, R&D, and suppliers to ensure world-class quality and compliance. You’ll build relationships, qualify suppliers, conduct PPAP activities, and actively resolve non-conformances while traveling across Italy and Europe.

Qualifications

• Mechanical or Electrical Engineering background with supplier quality management experience.
• Familiar with PPAP and supplier qualification processes.
• Understanding of procurement and supply chain in manufacturing.
• Knowledge of governance, sustainability, and supplier code of conduct.
• Willing to travel ~40% for supplier visits in Italy and Europe.

Responsibilities

• Support HUB and Factory Team to maintain a qualified supplier base per Hitachi Energy Code of Conduct and sustainability requirements.
• Execute part qualifications (PPAP) and ensure suppliers understand requirements.
• Develop standards for delivery/test instructions with Engineering and Product Care.
• Conduct supplier assessments in PPAP and audits; verify closure of non-conformances.
• Monitor OQD and drive supplier quality improvements through issue resolution.
• Lead and rapidly manage quality issues like delays, non-conforming products; prepare buyer claims.

Skills

Mechanical Engineering

Electrical Engineering

Supplier Quality Management

Audit experience

Problem solving (8D)

KPI tracking

Interdisciplinary teamwork

Travel flexibility (40%)

Languages: Italian & English

Education

Engineering degree (Mechanical or Electrical)

Tools

PPAP

Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

Statistical Process Control (SPC)

FMEA

Job description

Regional Supplier Quality Engineer (F/M/D)

Join us in shaping the future of supplier quality at Hitachi Energy in Lodi.

We are looking for a candidate with a warm and collaborative personality who thrives in building strong relationships and clear communication with suppliers. This role requires expertise in high voltage products, with a strong technical background and hands‑on experience in quality assurance and problem‑solving within this field.

This role offers the opportunity to work at the intersection of engineering, sustainability, and operational excellence—collaborating closely with category teams, buyers, Q&OPEX, HSE, R&D, and suppliers to ensure world‑class quality and compliance.

We value diversity and collaboration, ensuring everyone feels respected and included. Join us and make a difference!

How you’ll make an impact

• Support our Procurement HUB and Factory Team that we ensure a proper Qualified supplier base and by that help to ensure each supplier follows the Hitachi Energy Supplier Code of Conduct, ethics and corporate governance and sustainability requirements.
• Support the Supply Chain Management Organization and execute part qualifications (PPAP) according to defined requirements. Ensure that supplier understands our Hitachi requirements and executes the samples in accordance with our standards. Validate the results along with Quality Organization.
• Connected to PPAP work, help on developing our standards to next level and by that trigger and support Engineering and Product Care in setting up new delivery and test instructions.
• Conduct and ensure required Supplier Assessments in the PPAP phase and Audits as per Operation Unit demand. Verify effective closure of assessed non-conformances, by the supplier.
• Based on Performance Monitoring of On Quality Delivery (OQD), focus on issue resolution (Supplier Non-Conformance Management) along with suppliers. Visit the suppliers you are responsible for in a regular manner to help them to drive Quality Improvements.
• Operationally lead and fast execute upcoming supply issues like quality issues, late deliveries, non-conforming products or project services. For any issue with a likely root cause supplier, prepare a claims case for the buyer responsible.

Your background

• Solid experience from Mechanical or Electrical Engineering & good knowledge on supplier quality management, including conducting audits or assessments.
• Familiarity with supplier qualification processes and standards, especially PPAP.
• Understanding procurement and supply chain operations in a manufacturing or industrial context.
• Knowledge of corporate governance, sustainability, and ethical compliance frameworks such as a Supplier Code of Conduct.
• Be open to interdisciplinary teamwork with ability to lead operational issue resolutions involving suppliers and stake holders.
• Strong problem-solving skills related to supplier non-conformance and quality issues (8D).
• Experience in monitoring supplier performance using KPIs and leading performance evaluations.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly (approx. 40%) for supplier visits and quality improvement initiatives within Italy and Europe.
• Capability to manage and execute special projects within quality or quality management domains.
• Favorably qualified as Green Belt, using lean 6s methods, statistical process control & P‑FMEA methods.
• Fluent Italian and English.

More about us

We believegreat workthrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported andfairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual – fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well‑being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.

The minimum salary for this position in the location specified:

• Starting from:44,800 € gross annual salary

The final offer will be based on candidate location, skills and qualifications, experience, and aligned with internal pay structures.

Our benefits offering for this rolegenerally include:

• Incentive Plan, Lunch ticket or canteen, Health Insurance, Pension Fund, Welfare, Flexible working hours, Hybrid work model,Well-being platform, Family Care Benefits, Parking and Partnerships (gyms, sports centers, stores)

We are a global leader in electrification, powering the electricity era to meet the energy demands of today, and the next 25 years. As the energy arm of Hitachi Group, over three billion people depend on our pioneering, mission‑critical technologies to power their daily lives.

With over a century of innovation, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time: driving the evolution of the world’s energy system to ensure abundant, secure, affordable, and sustainable power for today’s generation and the next.

With an unparalleled installed base in over 140 countries, we are the grid ecosystem partner across the utility, industry, data center, and transportation sectors. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 56,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $20 billion USD. We welcome you to apply today.