Location:
Xiamen, Fujian, China
Job ID:
R0126553
Date Posted:
2026-04-14
Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY HIGH VOLTAGE SWITCHGEAR (XIAMEN) COMPANY LIMITED
Profession (Job Category):
Quality Management
Job Schedule:
Full time
Remote:
No
The opportunity
Hitachi Energy is renowned worldwide as a specialist for electrical power transmission and distribution. As a global leader, we revolutionized high-voltage technology and pioneered many world’s firsts to bring safety, reliability and efficiency to power networks around the globe. High Voltage Products manufacturing facilities around the world, >100 locations worldwide providing 24/7 service. We have No.1 market share, installed 1 out of 4 high-voltage switchgear in the world, >500k high-voltage circuit-breakers installed globally.
How you’ll make an impact
1. You will ensure the implementation of applicable policies and requirements issued by the BU and Hub Continuous Improvement Managers, lead lighthouse deployment, including KPI and metrics governance, daily management, Problem solving, S&OP, project management, value-stream mapping (VSM), leadership standard work (LSW), strategy deployment (SD), 5S and visual management, manufacturing excellence, and inventory and supply-in management.
2. You will lead and facilitate communication, education, and training activities; coach continuous improvement initiatives (e.g., L6S and Lean practitioner certification, operations skills matrix, CI project selection and recognition, Lean and CI best-practice sharing, Kaizen workshops, Lighthouse assessments and audits, and internal and external benchmarking, etc.).
3. You will lead cost-reduction initiatives and Kaizen events on a regular basis also optimize the continuous improvement management process to support the business, and develop related standards and guidebooks (e.g., new Blue Collar mentorship training, Good Suggestion program, Workshop 5S, etc.).
4. You will serve as the coordinator of Tier 4 meeting. Consolidate reports, document minutes & drive follow-up actions. Embed continuous improvement principles into addressing factory-level pain points, deploy institutional and process optimizations, and complete a full-scale systematic optimization deployment.
5. You will continuously challenge conventional thinking and drive accountability for operational results and deployment performance. Serve as a change agent for the leadership team and employees also demonstrate Hitachi Energy’s core values of safety and integrity by taking accountability for your actions and supporting colleagues and the business.
6. You will be responsible for ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
7. Living Hitachi Energy’s core values safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background
1. You hold a bachelor’s degree or above.
2. Required with 3+ years of experience in continuous improvement, industrial engineering, Lean manufacturing, operations management, and process improvement.
3. Demonstrated ability to challenge conventional thinking, approaches, and methodologies to drive sustainable improvement, hands-on experience applying Lean manufacturing and Six Sigma principles and tools.
4. Experience in developing strategy, translating it into actionable plans, and driving sustainable change through influence, proven track record of delivering breakthrough results with measurable bottom-line impact.
5. Ability to lead teams through influence without formal authority, experience in driving cycles of learning and leading Kaizen events.
6. Proficient in English speaking, reading and writing.
7. Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
More about us
We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out. For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits (subject to the respective plan rules) :
1. Up to 30 days full paid leaves per year
2. Flexible Benefit program (Supplementary Pensions included)
3. Medical Insurance(outpatient and inpatient)
4. Long service awards
5. Flexible Working(subject to role)
Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Does the above description sound like you? Welcome Our selection process is continuous, and the position may be closed before the advertisement expires. So, if you are interested – don’t delay, apply today! All other questions can be directed to Talent Acquisition Partner: Sherry Xiao, WeChat: leqi_lx.
Since its founding in 1910, Hitachi has responded to the expectations of society and its customers through technology and innovation. Our mission is to “Contribute to society through the development of superior, original technology and products.” Over the past 100+ years this commitment has led us to work towards creating a more sustainable society through our “Social Innovation Business”. We work to apply our expertise in information technology (IT), operational technology (OT), and a wide variety of products to advance social infrastructure systems and improve quality of life across the world.
Hitachi’s Social Innovation Business is centered around 5 growth sectors: Mobility, Smart Life, Industry, Energy, and IT. Globally, we have nearly 300,000 employees who are working to improve people’s quality of life and our customers’ social, environmental, and economic values to create a sustainable future. The challenges we face as a society are unprecedented, but so are the opportunities. Together, let’s start powering good.
