Continuous Improvement Manager - Gas Insulated Switchgear (f/m/d) 80-100%
Hitachi Energy, High Voltage Products, is renowned worldwide as a specialist for power transmission and distribution. Our unit Gas Insulated Switchgears (GIS), based in Zürich-Oerlikon, is active in the development and production of gas insulated switching systems. We ensure the high reliability of our systems by using state-of-the-art development tools and methods.
Join our team in Zürich-Oerlikon as our Continuous Improvement Manager (GIS)!
Your responsibilities
Ensure continuous improvement of processes and interfaces across departments, lead RCA for process breaches, with the overall goal to reduce waste and increase speed. Example: improving resolution speed of quality cases in the factory and on-site.
Overall lead for value chain processes of the GIS factory (Sales-Project Management-Engineering-Supply chain-Production-Delivery) - Lead cross-department corrective actions after RCA. Responsible for monitoring the implementation of corrective actions.
Ensure processes are documented and kept up-to-date within the Management System (Adonis)
Lead the cross-functional continuous improvement community.
Monitor and improve Daily Management process for lean escalation with all relevant information (KPI, Tasks, Visualisation)
Local Lead for the new product implementation (NPI) securing readiness of the whole factory organization (from sales to installation team) to execute customer order within standard process
Your background
Good understanding of the GIS product and of the processes necessary to design, produce and deliver a GIS
Good understanding of the SAP process landscape
Education in lean methodology, theory of constraints, value chain mapping. Green belt preferable.
Fluent in German and English
Structured and analytical way of working, able to drive and motivate project team
Our flexible work practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.
