Manufacturing Quality Assurance Specialist

Hitachi, Ltd.; Ludvika kommun; On-site; SEK 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Collective agreement and flexible working hours

Health care and wellness allowance

Career opportunities within Hitachi Energy

Mentor support during onboarding

Training and development programs

Diverse workplace

Supplementary parental leave compensation

Employee Benefit Portal access

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Sweden AB seeks a Senior Quality Specialist in Ludvika to drive a proactive quality culture and ensure compliance. You'll lead problem-solving initiatives, manage supplier quality queries, and use data to shape improvement strategies.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Quality, several years of relevant experience, and a strong background in problem-solving methodologies such as 8D and 5-Why. Join us and enhance customer satisfaction, safety, and business performance.

Qualifications

• Several years of experience in quality within manufacturing/industrial environments.
• Proven ability to drive effective CAPA and proactive improvements.
• Clear communicator with a hands-on and structured approach.

Responsibilities

• Drive a quality culture by coaching teams and making fact-based decisions.
• Lead investigations and ensure corrective actions.
• Manage supplier quality queries and improve supplier relations.

Skills

Problem solving

Root-cause analysis

Stakeholder management

Quality management systems

Data analysis

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or related technical field

Job description

Location: Ludvika, Dalarna County, Sweden

Job ID: R0119193

Date Posted: 2026-04-10

Company: HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN AB

Profession: Quality Management

Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

The Opportunity

Join our Quality team in Ludvika and help us deliver products and solutions we can truly stand behind. As a Senior Quality Specialist, you'll be a key partner to engineering, production and suppliers, driving a strong quality culture, turning data into actions, and ensuring robust processes from incoming material to final delivery. You'll take ownership of investigations and improvements, influence cross‑functional decisions, and see the impact of your work in customer satisfaction, safety, compliance and business performance.

How you'll make an impact

• Drive a proactive quality culture by coaching cross‑functional teams and promoting fact‑based decision making.
• Lead problem solving and investigations (e.g., NCRs, deviations, complaints) using structured methods and ensure effective corrective/preventive actions.
• Ensure robust quality controls from incoming material to final delivery through risk assessments, control plans, and inspection strategies.
• Partner with engineering and production to define requirements, qualify process changes, and secure product and process compliance.
• Manage supplier quality queries and investigations, including issue resolution and support in continuous improvement with key suppliers.
• Use quality data and KPIs to identify trends, prioritize improvement initiatives, and report status to stakeholders and management.

Your background

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Quality, or a related technical field.
• Several years of experience in quality within manufacturing/industrial environments, including production and/or supplier quality, with a collaborative mindset and strong stakeholder management.
• Strong competence in problem solving and root‑cause analysis (e.g., 8D, 5-Why, Ishikawa) and driving effective CAPA, with a proactive and resilient approach.
• Working knowledge of quality management systems and standards (e.g., ISO 9001) and experience with audits and compliance requirements, with a structured and thorough way of working.
• Ability to analyze quality data/KPIs and use structured methods (FMEA, control plans) to prioritize and deliver improvements, with ownership and attention to detail.
• Clear communicator who can influence cross‑functionally, open to feedback and continuous improvement, with a hands‑on and structured mindset; fluent in English.

What we offer

• Collective agreement and flexible working hours.
• Health care and wellness allowance.
• Career opportunities within Hitachi Energy, locally and globally.
• Mentor support during onboarding.
• Training and development programs.
• A diverse workplace with 70+ nationalities in Sweden.
• Supplementary parental leave compensation.
• Access to an Employee Benefit Portal with discounts.

Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.