Regional Continuous Improvement Leader

How you'll make an impact

• Lead continuous improvement and operational excellence initiatives across the Power Transformers organization.

• Partner with leadership teams to establish strategic objectives, performance metrics, and improvement roadmaps.

• Drive Lean transformation efforts focused on waste elimination, process standardization, and quality enhancement.

• Facilitate strategy deployment, KPI management, daily management systems, and structured problem-solving practices.

• Lead cross-functional projects utilizing Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, Value Stream Mapping, and Root Cause Analysis methodologies.

• Identify opportunities to improve quality, productivity, safety, delivery performance, and cost efficiency.

• Coach, mentor, and develop employees and leaders in continuous improvement principles and best practices.

• Collaborate with operations, engineering, quality, supply chain, and support teams to optimize end-to-end business processes and reduce throughput time.

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in operational excellence, business process management, continuous improvement, manufacturing, engineering, or related disciplines.

• Proven success leading large-scale transformation and process improvement initiatives.

• Strong expertise in Lean Manufacturing, Lean Enterprise Systems, Six Sigma, Quality Management Systems, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Demonstrated ability to influence stakeholders, lead organizational change, and drive enterprise-wide improvements.

• Lean Six Sigma, Lean Expert, or Lean Master certification preferred.

More about us

• At Hitachi Energy, you will help advance the transition to a more sustainable, secure, and resilient energy future while working with talented teams across a global organization.

• We invest in professional growth through continuous learning, leadership development, and opportunities to work on high-impact transformation initiatives.

• Our inclusive culture encourages collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement, empowering everyone to contribute and grow.

Background Screening and Security Checks

As part of the hiring process, Hitachi Energy conducts pre-employment background checks that may include verification of employment history, education, criminal records, and other relevant information, in accordance with applicable laws.

For certain roles, particularly those involving access to sensitive information, financial responsibilities, client data, regulated environments, or security-sensitive functions, additional or more comprehensive background or security screenings may be required. These may include, but are not limited to, enhanced criminal history checks, credit history reviews (where legally permissible), sanctions screening, or other due diligence measures aligned with the responsibilities of the position.

The scope and depth of any background or security review will be determined based on the nature of the role and business necessity and will always be conducted in compliance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Candidates will be notified and, where required, asked to provide consent prior to the initiation of any such checks.