Quality & Continuous Improvement Specialist

About the role

Hitachi Energy is looking for a Local OU Quality & Continuous Improvement Specialist in Singapore to drive business process excellence, continuous improvement initiatives and operational effectiveness across its local operating unit. The role partners with business leaders and functional teams to identify improvement opportunities, lead transformation projects and foster a culture of quality and continuous improvement.

Key responsibilities

• Lead and support Continuous Improvement (CI) projects, Kaizen events and business process improvement initiatives, and ensure their selection, planning, execution and sustainability deliver measurable outcomes.
• Analyse business processes, identify inefficiencies and implement improvements that enhance quality, productivity, customer satisfaction and operational performance.
• Partner with local management and stakeholders to understand business challenges and facilitate process mapping, root cause analysis and problem-solving workshops.
• Monitor project performance, validate benefits realization and give regular progress updates to stakeholders.
• Promote standardization, best practice sharing and knowledge transfer, and coach project teams on CI tools, methodologies and customer-focused problem solving.
• Integrate Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) considerations into improvement initiatives and risk assessments.
• Provide data-driven insights through data collection, analysis and performance measurement, and support change management to sustain improvements.
• Promote Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma and other continuous improvement methodologies across the business.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.
• Minimum 5-8 years of experience in Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, Business Process Improvement or related quality-focused roles.
• Experience in power, energy, electrification, grid infrastructure, electrical engineering, manufacturing, EPC or comparable industrial environments.
• Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification preferred but not mandatory.

Required skills

• Knowledge of quality assurance, quality control and business process improvement methodologies.
• Understanding of ISO 9001 Quality Management Systems.
• Familiarity with Lean, Kaizen, Six Sigma, 5S, problem-solving methodologies and quality tools.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office and digital collaboration tools.
• Strong stakeholder management, communication and influencing skills, and ability to work independently.