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Team Lead - Operation Quality

Hitachi
Riyadh, KSA
Full-time
Director
Onsite
Discovered 1 weeks ago
Operational quality managementQuality engineering team leadershipGIS productsIncoming material inspectionISO 9001Process and product auditing

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Opportunity

The Team Lead - Operation Quality role is with Hitachi Energy in Dammam, Saudi Arabia.

The role focuses on delivering quality and driving improvements in the business.

Team and operational quality

  • Lead quality engineers and technicians in a manufacturing or assembly environment and plan team development against performance goals.
  • Perform shop-floor product quality, incoming material, production, and testing process checks.
  • Develop operational and incoming quality processes, procedures, templates, and work instructions.
  • Coordinate deviation detection, nonconformance follow-up, root cause analysis, corrective measures, and continuous improvement across departments.

Issue resolution and improvement

  • Resolve quality issues from GIS assembly lines or sites and follow up on NCR improvement actions.
  • Participate in internal, external, customer, and ISO audits and coordinate closure of findings.
  • Support organizational change and lean culture implementation within the business unit.
  • Implement and monitor quality strategy and KPIs for materials, customer complaints, and processes.
  • Perform failure analysis and prepare reports using an 8D template or similar; implement HSE requirements to sustain a safe environment.
  • Monitor supplier quality performance and follow up on corrective actions related to NCRs, CCRPs, and suppliers.

Education and experience

  • A bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering is required.
  • Minimum 8–10 years of experience in GIS products, quality control, or assurance is preferred.
  • Experience resolving high-voltage site nonconformances.
  • Hands-on experience in material inspection, ISO 9001, process or product auditing, QMS, and internal quality auditing is preferred.

Additional qualifications

  • Spoken and written English proficiency is required.
  • Problem-solving, planning, prioritization, and teamwork are advantageous.

Schedule

  • The position is full-time.

Workplace

  • The posting states that the role is not remote.

Company values

The employer emphasizes safety and integrity, individual responsibility, and care for colleagues and the business.

Recruitment information

  • The hiring process may include pre-employment background checks in accordance with applicable laws.
  • The employer uses digital and automated recruitment tools to assist with screening, matching, and interview scheduling; they support rather than replace human decision-making.

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