Factory Director Senior Leader - Greenfield site

Hitachi Energy Ltd.; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy Ltd. is seeking a Factory Director Senior Leader for a new Virginia plant. The role involves full relocation to South Boston, VA, overseeing all factory operations, safety, scheduling, and cost controls.

The position targets a large, greenfield project with significant responsibilities in production, engineering, and project management. Ideal candidates will have engineering/technical degrees, 16 years of experience with at least 7 in leadership, and experience in transformer

Qualifications

• Engineering/technical undergraduate degree; MBA preferred.
• 16 years of experience with minimum 7 years leadership.
• Transformer experience preferred.
• Experience with lean management practices.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall manufacturing operations of the organization and staff involved in factory operations, including SEOP process.
• Implement continuous improvement methodologies to increase productivity and reduce costs following ITM System.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for employees; ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental directives.
• Develop and execute plans to reduce non-value-added costs, increase revenue, and deliver products on time with high yields; drive ITM maturity training.
• Demonstrate unquestionable business ethics and conduct.

Skills

Leadership

Continuous improvement

Health & Safety

Production management

ITM/transformer know-how

Lean management

Education

Engineering degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Description

We are currently seeking a Factory Director Senior Leader for our NEW Virginia, city of South Boston manufacturing plant. The role will be located in Virginia in city of South Boston and full relocation will be offered. The location is 90 minutes from Raleigh/Durham. The role is a $500MM greenfield project, with construction starting later this month. This new plant will be adjacent to other operating plants and form a large manufacturing campus. The role manages all aspects related to operations of a manufacturing unit including the full scope ofHealth, Safety & Environment,Production, Engineering, Project Management andProduction Scheduling. Accountable forsafety, quality,on time delivery, inventory, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Manageoverallmanufacturingoperationsof the organization anda staffinvolved inthe operations of the factory,including SEOP process.
• Implements continuous improvement methodologies to increase productivity and reduce costsfollowing the Integrated Transformer Management(ITM)System.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for employees.Ensures compliance with Group health,safetyand environmental directives and that regulations are implemented, whilemonitoringand reporting progress and results. Assesses risks and safety hazards and implements plans to ensure people and equipment safety. Instills in work culture (ITM) philosophy of how we operate
• Develops and executes plans to reduce non-value-addedcosts, increase revenue, and delight customers by delivering products on time with high factory and supplier yields and decreasing product field failure rates. Ensures thatITM maturity developmenttraining and methods are implemented into the organization.
• Demonstrate unquestionable business ethics and conduct.
• Knowledge, Skills, Experience:
• Engineering//technical undergraduate degree,MBA Preferred
• Overall16 years of experience with minimum of 7 years leadership experience. Transformer experience preferred.
• Strategic development experience
• Operations experiencein a multi- Focused Factory structure
• Experience leading in a lean management system(or lean operating system or similar)
• Target base compensation: $200 - 230K plus incentive and allowances
• Must have US work authorization, no sponsorship provided.