Quality Operations Team Lead – GIS & Lean

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Dammam; On-site; SAR 300,000 - 480,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Team Lead - Operation Quality to deliver world-class quality and drive improvements on the GIS products line.

You will lead quality engineers and technicians, plan team development, and oversee shop-floor quality checks across materials, production and testing processes. The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 8–10 years of GIS quality experience, with strong problem-solving and English communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
• Minimum 8–10 years of experience in GIS products, quality control or assurance.
• Experience resolving HV site non-conformance.
• Hands-on experience inspecting materials, ISO 9001, process/product auditing, QMS & internal quality auditing.
• Strong problem solving, planning and prioritization; team player.

Responsibilities

• Lead a team of quality engineers and technicians in a high-quality manufacturing or assembly environment.
• Plan and implement team development, and deliver on performance goals.
• Coordinate shop floor quality checks across incoming materials, production and testing processes.
• Develop processes, templates and work instructions for operations quality and incoming quality.
• Collaborate across departments for deviation detection, NCR follow-ups and root cause analysis.
• Support resolution of quality issues from GIS assembly line or site and drive NCR improvements.
• Participate in internal or external audits (ISO, Hitachi Energy, customer) and close findings.
• Support lean culture implementation and monitor quality strategies for materials, complaints and processes.
• Conduct failure analysis and reports using 8D or similar; uphold HSE requirements.
• Monitor supplier quality performance and implement corrective actions related to NCRs and CCRPs.

Skills

Team leadership

Problem solving

English proficiency

Planning

Education

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering

Job description

Hitachi Energy Ltd. in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, seeks a Team Lead - Operation Quality to deliver world-class quality and drive improvements on the GIS products line.

You will lead quality engineers and technicians, plan team development, and oversee shop-floor quality checks across materials, production and testing processes. The role requires a Bachelor's in Electrical Engineering and 8–10 years of GIS quality experience, with strong problem-solving and English communication.