Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a pioneering technology leader that is helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep the factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn from others. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation
The Quality team is dedicated to implementing a culture and practice of excellence throughout the entire value chain of the organization, to increase customer satisfaction and improve profitability in a sustainable way. You will plan, organize, lead and monitor all Quality work related to the project and analyze and consider the quality demands of the contract to align them with Hitachi Energy project quality management system, implementing required deviations. You will also ensure assurance sup-port to the Project Director/Manager in all quality related issues in the project to support project objective achievement in terms of quality, supplier & subcontractor quality, and customer satisfaction. Coordinate all quality related discussion with the Customer. This role is based in Netherlands and will report to the Hub Continuous Improvement Manager.
Your responsibilities
- Acting as an advocate for the Customer by ensuring the Voice of the Customer is represented within the project for all quality matter during execution. Representing the company in terms of Quality in front of the customer. Interfacing with the customer on Project Quality issues and ensuring ownership of actions to resolve it.
- Setting up the Project Quality Plan / Quality Management System for the project, embedded in the Project Execution Plan, to merge and match customer requirements, PG policies, regulations and processes, and local regulations. Collaborating with project to develop: schedules, estimates, forecasts, and budgets for quality activities.
- Documenting general and special conditions for use on all project quality documents, project quality procedures, and project quality plans ensuring compliance. Analyzing Lessons Learned (LL) / Transfer of Experience (ToE) from previous projects and plans QA activities to reduce risks.
- Working with project management teams to prevent mistakes and defects during project execution, providing confidence that ABB PG and customer quality requirements will be fulfilled, establishing customer and stakeholder needs/expectations, driving the utilization of process management across the project to deliver consistent results, minimizing variation and maximizing efficiencies.
- Utilizing PG aligned systems and tools to assist project functions during execution to meet operational and customer expectations throughout their lifecycle. Applying project quality procedures and planning ensuring appropriate implementation and compliance by the project team.
- Ensuring effective internal controls system (project, supply and site) are in place to verify that processes continue to meet customer and stakeholder requirements. Validating that control plans are applied and effective in mitigating prioritized risks.
- Ensuring effective quality control during project execution in the form of reviews, inspections, non-conformances and audits in accordance to internal & customer contractual requirements. Pro-actively facilitating the resolution of issues related to quality for a successful project delivery.
- Performing audits on project delivery and ensures the use of analytics of Quality data from all parts of the operation to identify risks, failures and nonconformances within the local business, its suppliers and customers. Ensuring that appropriate corrective and preventive actions are taken, and solutions are managed to closure.
- Living core values of safety and integrity, which means taking responsibility for your own actions while caring for your colleagues, and the business.
Your background
- A qualification in electrical engineering or similar.
- More than 5 years of experience in electrical engineering or similar, working as quality manager or supervisor.
- Sound knowledge of ISO 9001 etc. and improvement methodologies and the energy sector.
- Ability to manage complex issues and work with cross-functional teams.
- A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach and strong communication skills.
More about us
Hitachi ABB Power Grids is a global technology leader with a combined heritage of almost 250 years, employing around 36,000 people in 90 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, the business serves utility, industry and infrastructure customers across the value chain, and emerging areas like sustainable mobility, smart cities, energy storage and data centres. With a proven track record, global footprint and unparalleled installed base, Hitachi ABB Power Grids balances social, environmental and economic values, and is committed to powering good for a sustainable energy future, with pioneering and digital technologies, as the partner of choice for enabling a stronger, smarter and greener grid. www.hitachiabb-powergrids.com
Publication date
2022-03-02
Reference Number
NL51758101_E5