Hitachi Energy is currently looking for an Supplier Quality Specialist for the High Voltage Business to join their team in Savli, Vadodara, Gujrat, India. This team seeks a skilled and motivated individual.

Hitachi Energy is a leader in high-voltage technology, offering a wide range of high-voltage products up to 1,200-kilovolt (kV) helping enhance the safety, reliability and efficiency of power networks while minimizing environmental impact. Our technology leadership continues to facilitate innovations in power transmission, enabling smart grids and enhancing eco-efficiency.

Hitachi Energy’s EconiQ™ high-voltage portfolio eliminates SF6 with reliable and scalable solutions for the lowest carbon footprint. The EconiQ line has achieved two world’s first – the replacement of SF6 in existing high-voltage equipment called EconiQ retrofill and the breakthrough SF6-free 420 kV circuit-breaker. Hitachi Energy has placed sustainability at the heart of its Purpose and is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. 

The ideal candidate must enjoy working in a dynamic, fast-paced business environment. He or she must be flexible to accommodate business requirements and experience in working with diverse groups and cultures. The ability to multitask & delivers within timelines is essential. The candidate will have excellent communications skills.

Mission Statement:

• Will be focusing on Supplier Development and improving performance of Supplier by optimizing Processes.

• Monitoring Supplier Rejections and will focus on to reducing the same.

• Vendor Audits, Vendor Evaluation.

• Close Co-ordination with Buyer, Incoming Quality & SCM. Ensures policies, practices and procedures are understood and followed by direct reports, customers, and stakeholders.

Your Responsibilities:

• Support SCM function to drive localization of various products and components as per TLC guidelines

• Supplier Qualification-Drives the supplier qualification process and ensures supplier base is fully qualified and compliant. Schedules, monitors and approves supplier parts and service qualification activities. (e.g. Production Part Approval Process (PPAP), Supplier product qualification process, capacity .

• Supplier assessment- Plans and conducts, supplier assessment including reporting and findings for major and minor opportunities for improvements and verifies effective closure of assessment findings by the supplier.

• Supplier development-Develops and support suppliers to achieve ongoing conformance with Hitachi requirements and continual improvements in quality.

• Supplier performance monitoring – Monitors and reports supplier performance quality issues, NCR and identify development action accordingly Hitachi quality metrics.

• System development and utilization- Define and develops local quality procedure for various material categories as per Group/Division/Business Unit instructions and procedures where appropriate.

• Support initiatives / audits launched by Group function / Division on Sustainability, Material compliance, Integrity and Health, Safety and environment.

• Collaboration with other functions SCM, Quality, R&D , Engineering etc.

• 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.

• BE Mechanical with 8-10 Years of Experience.

• Shall be Certified Internal Auditor & have Hands on Experience on PPAP.

• Must have at least 8 Years of experience in Supplier Quality.

• Proficiency in both spoken & written English language is required.

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