Quality & Continuous Improvement Team Leader 80 – 100% (f/m/d)
As Team Leader for Quality & Continuous Improvement, you will lead the quality function and contribute to the site’s leadership team. Your mission is to foster a strong quality culture, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across the value chain—from R&D to production and testing. You will lead a small but impactful team, coach cross-functional groups, and champion a mindset where quality is a shared responsibility—not just the role of the quality department.
How you’ll make an impact
Lead and develop the quality team, ensuring the right skills and capabilities
Champion a culture of shared quality ownership across the GCoC, act as a change agent, promoting accountability and operational excellence (lead time, cost, inventory)
Influence stakeholders and coach teams to resolve quality issues at the source
Maintain and improve quality systems, internal controls, and compliance (including corporate and regulatory standards) across all functions
Represent the Voice of the Customer through feedback and complaint resolution
Drive resolution of top quality issues, monitor KPIs, and lead audits, ensuring adherence to Hitachi Energy’s quality framework.
Deploy continuous improvement strategies using Lean Six Sigma and other methodologies
Collaborate with SCM to ensure supplier quality and alignment with standards
Your Background
Degree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering—or equivalent in Quality
5+ years in quality and systems management, including 3+ years in team leadership
Proven ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.
Strong coaching, communication, and conflict resolution skills.
Certified Green or Black Belt in Lean Six Sigma
Proficient in quality tools (8D, DFMEA, PFMEA) and continuous improvement
Experience in electromechanical or electronic manufacturing; energy or power electronics sector is a plus
Fluent in English and German
More about us
Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.
Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future.
We employ around 45,000 people in 90 countries who each day work with purpose and use their different backgrounds to challenge the status quo. We welcome you to apply today and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation.
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