Hitachi Energy Looking for QHSE Lead Grid Integration – ANZ at Hamilton, Waikato Full Time

At Hitachi Energy our purpose is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We bring power to our homes, schools, hospitals and factories. Join us and work with fantastic people, while learning and developing yourself on projects that have a real impact to our communities and society. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and be part of a global team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation

We are currently looking for a QHSE Lead Grid Integration – ANZ to join our Grid Integration team in Fortitude Valley, Australia The focus for this role is to Deploy and support a Quality Culture within Hiatchi Energy Australia/New Zealand Grid Integration Business Unit, by assuring and controlling Quality with systems, tools and teams to exceed customer expectations while ensuring sustainable operations. Contribute to improving Health, Safety and Environmental (HSE) performance in the respective organization to ensure an exemplary health and safety culture as well as a strong focus on the environment. Support the business by applying in-depth HSE knowledge to offer solutions and advice. Facilitate delivery of support from the Center of Expertise (CoE) and ensure effective risk management through HSE excellence along Hitachi Energy’s value chain. Come as you are and prepare to get better as you learn and grow. Bring your passion, bring your energy, and plug into a team that appreciates a simple truth: Diversity + Collaboration = Great Innovation Hitachi Energy is a pioneering technology leader. We are helping to increase access to affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all. We help to power your home, keep industry and factories running, and our hospitals and schools open. We offer power and automation products, systems, service and software solutions across the generation, transmission, and distribution value chain. That is what we do – Why we do it – sustainability. We are advancing the world’s energy system to be more sustainable, flexible and secure. We are playing a significant role in enabling a sustainable energy future – for today’s generations and those to come.

Your responsibilities

• Promotes and supports the deployment of the local Quality and Operational Excellence (Q&OpEx) strategy to accelerate the rate of operational improvement, with resulting cost savings within the operation.
• Support and maintain the Quality Management System of the local units. Utilize the local Quality Management System to support the local teams with procedures and documentation that sufficiently describe their work activities. Lead the local teams in the application of an operational approach and system of process management that is continually evaluated for effectiveness
• Assist in the implementation of effective internal controls to verify that processes will meet customer and stakeholder requirements. Validates that control plans are applied and effective in mitigating known risks.
• Performs audits and uses data analytics from all parts of the operation to identify risks, failures and non-conformances within the local operations, its suppliers, and customers. Assists in the application of appropriate corrective and preventive action and manages solutions to closure
• Implements policies and standards. Ensures area of responsibility is audited according to program for audit. Assists line managers and supervisors in understanding obligations, liability and how to fulfil their roles, according to local HSE law and Hitachi Energy policy, instructions and standards
• Facilitates HSE risks assessment/management by line management involving shop floor employees, i.e. those directly concerned by the hazards, and ensures all processes are implemented.
• Drives behavioral change through implementing Group-wide performance improvement programs and practices locally to ensure an exemplary health, safety & quality culture as well as a strong focus on environment & sustainability throughout the respective organization.
• Lead, drive and hold itself accountable for the highest standards of health, safety and environment to ensure Zero Harm is achieved. Responsible for compliance with relevant HSE policy and procedures, ensuring proactive risk assessments take place and corrective actions monitored/followed up. Build an injury, incident, near miss and hazard reporting culture within your team, guaranteeing reported incidents will be investigated and action taken. Create a workplace where everyone views health, safety and environment as the most important non-negotiable value of your business.
• Engages external (e.g. customers, suppliers and other stakeholders) and internal stakeholders in order to report on, raise awareness and gain commitment on Hitachi Energy’s HSE efforts and performance and obtain objective feedback. Cooperates with other functions, the CoE and business partners to drive HSE performance
• Trains and coaches’ local teams in HSE and quality improvement approach to monitor, develop and continuously improve business practices and performance.
• What we Offer (crowd sourced from our team members)
• A strong focus on learning – we offer multiple options to upskill in both your professional field and areas of interest
• In addition to the standard EAP offering we fund access to specialist help lines for our people in the following fields of expertise – First Nations People, LGBTIQ+, Domestic and Family Violence, Eldercare and Disability and Carers
• Wellbeing support – a range of initiatives to support wellbeing including webinars, RUOK?365, mindfulness programs, resilience programs
• Career opportunities – we encourage people to build their career here and roles in Australia are advertised internally and communicated weekly
• Flexible working for roles that can accommodate that
• Genuinely multicultural workplace
• The opportunity to purchase additional leave to support you integrate home and work
• Paid parental leave
• Additional leave including charity, compassionate, serious illness
• The ability to swap public holidays for religious days that have meaning for you
• A global organization focused on sustainability and harnessing the power of renewable energy

Your background

• Bachelor’s/Master’s degree in Electrical Engineering
• Minimum 10+ years of experience in related field
• Excellent communication and influencing skills and ability to time manage multiple tasks in a dynamic, high energy working environment
• Proficient with MS Word, Excel; Demonstrated Negotiation skills
• Willingness and enthusiasm to improve and contribute to a strong safety, environmental and quality culture agenda
• Ability to communicate and influence employees, management and senior management in a clear, positive and proactive manner
• Maintain high level internal relationships and develop industry and customer links by regular contact
• Well-developed self-management and organizational skills
• Developed problem solving and decision-making skills

More about us

Hitachi Energy is a global technology leader that is advancing a sustainable energy future for all. We serve customers in the utility, industry and infrastructure sectors with innovative solutions and services across the value chain. Together with customers and partners, we pioneer technologies and enable the digital transformation required to accelerate the energy transition towards a carbon-neutral future. We are advancing the world’s energy system to become more sustainable, flexible and secure whilst balancing social, environmental and economic value. Hitachi Energy has a proven track record and unparalleled installed base in more than 140 countries. Headquartered in Switzerland, we employ around 38,000 people in 90 countries and generate business volumes of approximately $10 billion USD. www.hitachienergy.com

2022-07-22