Factory Senior Leader

Factory Senior Leader –
Hitachi Energy

Location: South Boston, Virginia (relocation offered)

We are seeking a Factory Senior Leader for our new South Boston manufacturing plant. The role manages all aspects related to operations of a local manufacturing unit, including Health, Safety & Environment, Production, Engineering, Project Management and Production Scheduling. The incumbent is accountable for safety, quality, on‑time delivery, inventory, and cost.

• Manage overall manufacturing operations and staff involved, including SEOP process.
• Implement continuous improvement methodologies to increase productivity and reduce costs following the Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System.
• Provide a safe and healthy environment for employees, ensuring compliance with Group health, safety and environmental directives, and monitor and report progress.
• Assess risks and safety hazards, and implement plans to ensure people and equipment safety.
• Develop and execute 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.
• Demonstrate unquestionable business ethics and conduct.

• Engineering or technical undergraduate degree; MBA preferred.
• Overall 16 years of experience with a 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 similar lean operating system).
• Must have US work authorization; no sponsorship provided.

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader in electrification, powering a sustainable energy future through innovative power grid technologies with digital at the core. Over three billion people depend on our technologies to power their daily lives. With over a century in pioneering mission‑critical technologies such as high‑voltage, transformers, automation, and power electronics, we are addressing the most urgent energy challenge of our time – balancing soaring electricity demand while decarbonizing the power system.

Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ over 50,000 people in 60 countries and generate revenues of around $16 billion USD.

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