Factory Director Senior Leader - Greenfield site

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; South Boston (VA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in South Boston, Virginia, is seeking a Factory Director Senior Leader to oversee the new manufacturing plant's operations, safety, quality, and delivery. You will lead engineering, project management, and production scheduling while driving continuous improvement.

The role offers relocation to Virginia for a greenfield site with a $200–230k base, plus incentives and allowances. US work authorization is required; sponsorship is not provided.

Qualifications

• Engineering/technical undergraduate degree (MBA preferred).
• Total 16+ years of experience with at least 7 years in leadership roles.
• Transformer experience preferred.
• Experience in strategic development.
• Operations experience in a multi-factory environment.
• Experience leading in lean management systems (or similar).

Responsibilities

• Manage overall manufacturing operations and staff across factory functions.
• Implement continuous improvement methodologies to increase productivity and reduce costs.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for employees.
• Ensure compliance with health, safety and environmental directives and regulations.
• Assess risks and implement plans to ensure people and equipment safety.
• Instill ITM philosophy across the organization.
• Develop and execute plans to reduce non-value-added costs and improve yields.
• Ensure ITM maturity development training is implemented.

Skills

Leadership experience

Lean management

Strategic development

Operations management

Transformer experience

Education

Engineering degree

MBA preferred

Job description

Factory Director Senior Leader

Location: South Boston, Virginia, United States of America

Job Schedule: Full time

Remote: No

Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY USA INC

Profession (Job Category): Production & Skilled Trades

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 of Health, Safety & Environment, Production, Engineering, Project Management and Production Scheduling. Accountable for safety, quality, on time delivery, inventory, and cost.

Responsibilities

• Manage overall manufacturing operations of the organization and a staff involved in the operations of the factory, including SEOP process.


• Implements continuous improvement methodologies to increase productivity and reduce costs following the Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System.


• Provide a safe and healthy environment for employees.


• Ensures compliance with Group health, safety and environmental directives and that regulations are implemented, while monitoring and 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-added costs, increase revenue, and delight customers by delivering products on time with high factory and supplier yields and decreasing product field failure rates.


• Ensures that ITM maturity development training and methods are implemented into the organization.


• Demonstrate unquestionable business ethics and conduct.

Knowledge, Skills, Experience

• Engineering//technical undergraduate degree, MBA Preferred


• Overall 16 years of experience with minimum of 7 years leadership experience.


• Transformer experience preferred.


• Strategic development experience


• Operations experience in 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.

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