Continuous Improvement & Process Excellence Specialist

hitachi; Mount Pleasant (Westmoreland County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and retirement benefits

Paid leave

Workplace flexibility programs

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. is seeking a Continuous Improvement and Business Process Specialist to drive process excellence across the Service Unit.

You will identify and implement improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Daily Management, and Leadership Standard Work to boost quality, safety, productivity, and profitability. You will monitor KPIs, support planning, document processes, and help evaluate AI-based solutions to enhance operations and service delivery for reliable power system

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Experience in operational excellence, business process management, or continuous improvement.
• Knowledge of Lean, Six Sigma, and CI methodologies.
• Proficiency with SAP, Power BI, Power Automate, and MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Identify, prioritize, and implement continuous improvement initiatives aligned with quality, cost, and schedule goals.
• Design, develop, and deploy new or improved business processes across the Service Unit.
• Establish, monitor, and evaluate KPIs related to Safety, Quality, Delivery, Inventory, Cost, and profitability.
• Lead the Lighthouse operational excellence framework deployment and sustainment.
• Evaluate and pilot AI-based solutions to improve productivity, quality, and cost performance.

Skills

Lean

Six Sigma

Kaizen

Daily Management

Leadership Standard Work

KPI management

AI-based productivity solutions

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Business Administration, Quality Management, Operations Management

Tools

SAP

Power BI

Microsoft Power Automate

Microsoft Office

Job description

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. is seeking a Continuous Improvement and Business Process Specialist to drive process excellence across the Service Unit.

You will identify and implement improvements using Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Daily Management, and Leadership Standard Work to boost quality, safety, productivity, and profitability. You will monitor KPIs, support planning, document processes, and help evaluate AI-based solutions to enhance operations and service delivery for reliable power system