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Join Hitachi Energy as a catalyst for operational excellence and continuous improvement across our North America Hub. As our TPM & Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System Leader, you will guide the evolution of our Lean management system while shaping how our transformer factories operatetodayand far into the future. This is a high?visibility opportunity to empower teams, elevate equipment reliability, and strengthen a culture where process excellence and innovation thrive. You will partner with factory leaders, maintenance teams, and cross?functional stakeholders to deploy TPM best practices, optimize performance, and advance ITM maturity.

If you are driven by purpose, energized by transformation, and inspired by building people capability, this role gives you the platform to influence real change. You will create impact through strategy, coaching, problem solving, and measurable improvements in KPIs that matter. This is your chance to shape how an entire business runswhile helping us deliver safe, reliable, and high?quality energy solutions that power the world.

Position will require travel 5075% across North America factories.

How Youll Make an Impact

• Lead TPM deployment and strengthen equipment reliability across NAM sites.
• Facilitate breakthrough objectives, KPI development, and Kaizen planning.
• Champion waste elimination through Lean daily management and visual systems.
• Drive ITM maturity assessments and implement targeted improvement actions.
• Optimize maintenance KPIs and mentor teams on using ITM tools effectively.
• Lead cost?out initiatives and support root?cause problem solving.
• Train and coach teams in ITM, TPM, and continuous improvement methods.
• Identify and integrate best practices to enhance operational effectiveness.

Your Background

• Bachelors degree in engineering or business, and 10+ years in Lean systems, continuous improvement, manufacturing, engineering, or TPM deployment.
• Experience implementing recognized operating systems (e.g., TPS, DBS, HOS).
• Hands?on experience with CMMS, Autonomous Maintenance, and maintenance KPIs.
• Proven track record delivering measurable improvements including OEE gains.
• Strong communicator and collaborator with the ability to influence without authority.

More About Us

• We invest in growthyour skills, your career path, and your ability to lead transformation.
• Youll join a global team committed to safety, integrity, quality, and positive impact.
• Every day brings opportunities to innovate, solve meaningful challenges, and shape the future of sustainable energy.
• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures and guidelines.
• Location: Raleigh, North Carolina, United States of America

Job type: Full time

Experience: Experienced

Job function: Quality Management

Contract: Regular

Publication date: 2025-12-18

Reference number: R0114881

About Hitachi Energy

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.

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