Digital Manufacturing Lead – North America Transformers

General Information:

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable​ energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals, and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

General information

As part of the North American Quality and Operations team, you will be responsible for driving sustainable and transformational change across multiple transformers factories, focused on digital transformation in manufacturing.

You will work with our transformer factories in North America, with a wide variety of technologies and equipment, coordinating digitalization and process analysis programs and projects.  

You will share your knowledge by delivering global trainings.

Your Responsibilities:

• Act as the North American manufacturing digitalization lead for distribution transformers (HUB NAM). This includes definition, training and implementation of digitalization tools and equipment for the entire transformer business.
• Set requirements and drive implementation of our common Manufacturing Execution System (MES) in all NAM transformer factories. Focus on standardization effort (Work Centers, Routings) to allow company wide data analysis.
• Improve productivity, quality, and efficiency of our distribution transformer factories through integration and automation, IoT solutions, AI, cloud and advanced analytics.
• Provide expert support to our factories for implementation, training, and process improvement activities.
• Conduct factory assessments and drive implementation of appropriate digitalization equipment and analysis tools.
• Develop and update documentations training material and user manuals related to digitalization tools deployed in the transformer factories.
• Drive cooperation with innovation team to continuously improve existing and to introduce new systems in a systematic manner.
• Living Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.

Your Background:

• Experience in manufacturing digitalization (>5 years).
• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.
• Strong knowledge about practical use of MES systems.
• Skills in areas such as manufacturing digitalization, automation and process analysis.
• Strong analytical and systemic problem-solving skills with clear passion to develop and drive changes.
• Proven leadership skills in areas of training and education.
• Multi-site experience, working with different countries and cultures.
• Fluent written and spoken English matched with excellent communication skills.
• Education: BS in Computer Science, Engineering or other Technical Field