Job Description
Location
Eagle Farm QLD 4009
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Description
The opportunity:
The Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager for local BU Service effectively executes customer-facing quality activities and quick reaction to Customer Quality issues by running robust problem-solving initiatives (RCAs). Ensure alignment to Global or Hub Quality & CI strategies and adherence to relevant processes and tools.
How you will make an impact:
You will define and implement short, medium and long-term strategic actions to improve quality in the entire value chain, manage global quality processes in the respective areas of responsibility, as well as drive quality related certification activities, internal or external audits to maintain the required quality management systems intact, accountable for delivery of overall quality objectives and targets.
You will establish process performance indicators, and ensure effective internal controls are in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder expectations, analyse the process indicators continuously and take actions to address situations where process performance deviates from expectations, manage such deviations to the closure, ensure full utilization of applicable systems for monitoring, reporting, and following up the process indicators.
You will implement, deploy, and maintain CI & Lean culture, define and implement a structure includes governance to continuously generate, prioritize and execute improvement ideas, lead the deployment of Lean principles, Six Sigma tools, and continuous improvement methodologies across departments, facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and other problem-solving activities, track progress and impact of improvement initiatives and cost out results.
You will manage resolution of high-profile NCRs reported, monitor and control customer interventions triggered by customer dissatisfaction, protect and strengthen customer trust by effectively addressing the quality issues to eliminate or reduce their impacts and all corrective and preventive actions in place.
You will act as an advocate for the customer by ensuring the Voice of Customer is represented within the local quality strategy, represent the company in terms of quality, in front of the customer when needed, ensure customer satisfaction by evaluating the risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view, manage local Quality & CI function, including capability development, work force management, footprint, and succession.
You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background:
You hold an Engineering degree.
Lean 6Sigma, Green Belt or above (QLT.02.QCI).
Quality core tools experience, expert into: 8D, Ishikawa, 5W, A3, TQM, PDCA (be able to teach others).
ISO certification and Auditing, Quality Management Systems, Performance Management and Analytics, Project & Site Quality Management (e.g. PMI), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Continuous Improvement Project Management.
Demonstrates advanced English proficiency.
More about us:
At Hitachi Energy Australia, we offer you:
Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.
International working environment and empowering working culture.
On Job Training will help you to grow and enhance your skills.
Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.
This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.
Eagle Farm QLD 4009
Full job description
Description
The opportunity:
The Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager for local BU Service effectively executes customer-facing quality activities and quick reaction to Customer Quality issues by running robust problem-solving initiatives (RCAs). Ensure alignment to Global or Hub Quality & CI strategies and adherence to relevant processes and tools.
How you will make an impact:
You will define and implement short, medium and long-term strategic actions to improve quality in the entire value chain, manage global quality processes in the respective areas of responsibility, as well as drive quality related certification activities, internal or external audits to maintain the required quality management systems intact, accountable for delivery of overall quality objectives and targets.
You will establish process performance indicators, and ensure effective internal controls are in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder expectations, analyse the process indicators continuously and take actions to address situations where process performance deviates from expectations, manage such deviations to the closure, ensure full utilization of applicable systems for monitoring, reporting, and following up the process indicators.
You will implement, deploy, and maintain CI & Lean culture, define and implement a structure includes governance to continuously generate, prioritize and execute improvement ideas, lead the deployment of Lean principles, Six Sigma tools, and continuous improvement methodologies across departments, facilitate Kaizen events, value stream mapping, root cause analysis, and other problem-solving activities, track progress and impact of improvement initiatives and cost out results.
You will manage resolution of high-profile NCRs reported, monitor and control customer interventions triggered by customer dissatisfaction, protect and strengthen customer trust by effectively addressing the quality issues to eliminate or reduce their impacts and all corrective and preventive actions in place.
You will act as an advocate for the customer by ensuring the Voice of Customer is represented within the local quality strategy, represent the company in terms of quality, in front of the customer when needed, ensure customer satisfaction by evaluating the risks, problems and solutions from a quality and customer/stakeholder point of view, manage local Quality & CI function, including capability development, work force management, footprint, and succession.
You will be responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
Living Hitachi Energy's core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues and the business.
Your background:
You hold an Engineering degree.
Lean 6Sigma, Green Belt or above (QLT.02.QCI).
Quality core tools experience, expert into: 8D, Ishikawa, 5W, A3, TQM, PDCA (be able to teach others).
ISO certification and Auditing, Quality Management Systems, Performance Management and Analytics, Project & Site Quality Management (e.g. PMI), Advanced Product Quality Planning (APQP), Continuous Improvement Project Management.
Demonstrates advanced English proficiency.
More about us:
At Hitachi Energy Australia, we offer you:
Our flexible working practices help you optimize personal and business performance while creating an environment where all employees can develop their skills and grow.
International working environment and empowering working culture.
On Job Training will help you to grow and enhance your skills.
Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a general inquiry form on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.
This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Quality and Continuous Improvement Manager position is now open for candidates interested in the MIS Executive sector. This role in Queensland offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in MIS Executive is a plus.