Quality & Continuous Improvement Team Leader 80 – 100% (f/m/d)

The opportunityAs Team Leader for Quality & Continuous Improvement, you will lead the quality function and contribute to the site’s leadership team. Your mission is to foster a strong quality culture, ensure compliance, and drive continuous improvement across the value chain—from R&D to production and testing. You will lead a small but impactful team, coach cross-functional groups, and champion a mindset where quality is a shared responsibility—not just the role of the quality department.How You’ll Make An ImpactLead and develop the quality team, ensuring the right skills and capabilitiesChampion a culture of shared quality ownership across the GCoC, act as a change agent, promoting accountability and operational excellence (lead time, cost, inventory)Influence stakeholders and coach teams to resolve quality issues at the sourceMaintain and improve quality systems, internal controls, and compliance (including corporate and regulatory standards) across all functionsRepresent the Voice of the Customer through feedback and complaint resolutionDrive resolution of top quality issues, monitor KPIs, and lead audits, ensuring adherence to Hitachi Energy’s quality framework.Deploy continuous improvement strategies using Lean Six Sigma and other methodologiesCollaborate with SCM to ensure supplier quality and alignment with standardsYour BackgroundDegree in Electrical, Mechanical, or Manufacturing Engineering—or equivalent in Quality5+ years in quality and systems management, including 3+ years in team leadershipProven ability to influence and align diverse stakeholders.Strong coaching, communication, and conflict resolution skills.Certified Green or Black Belt in Lean Six SigmaProficient in quality tools (8D, DFMEA, PFMEA) and continuous improvementExperience in electromechanical or electronic manufacturing; energy or power electronics sector is a plusFluent in English and GermanMore About UsOur flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.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 like 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. We welcome you to apply today.