Factory Leader

Hitachi Automotive Systems Americas, Inc.; United States; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Hitachi Energy USA Inc. in Bland, Virginia seeks an experienced manufacturing leader to oversee plant operations, staff and ITM-driven initiatives.

You will guide safety, productivity, cost reduction, and on-time delivery while fostering a culture of continuous improvement and ethical business practices. The role requires an engineering/technical background with extensive leadership experience and a track record of implementing lean systems and strategic operations in a multi-factory

Qualifications

• 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)
• Must have US work authorization, no sponsorship provided.

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.
• To grow the business and deliver on time with quality.
• Recruit, retain, and develop outstanding people and high performing teams.
• Ensure high customer focus.
• Execute product development strategies for improving cost position and product performance.

Skills

Leadership experience

Strategic planning

Lean manufacturing

Risk assessment

People development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Engineering

MBA preferred

Job description

Location: Bland, Virginia, United States of America
Job ID: R0092977 Date Posted: 2025-05-27 Company Name: HITACHI ENERGY USA INC Profession (Job Category): Production & Skilled Trades Job Schedule: Full time Remote: No

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.
• To grow the business and deliver on time with quality.
• Recruit, retain, and develop outstanding people and high performing teams.
• Ensure high customer focus.
• Execute product development strategies for improving cost position and product performance.

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)
• Must have US work authorization, no sponsorship provided.

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