Job Overview
Job description
- Location:
- Brisbane, Australia
- Work arrangement:
- On-site
Role Summary
We are looking for an experienced Local Operating Unit Quality Manager to lead quality, continuous improvement, and operational excellence for GPQSS Australia. You will drive project quality, customer satisfaction, supplier and subcontractor performance, compliance, and a strong prevention-focused quality culture.
The role reports functionally to the Hub Quality & CI Manager and administratively to the Local Operations Manager.
How you will make an impact
- Leading Quality & Continuous Improvement strategy deployment across the local operating unit.
- Driving project quality, audit readiness, compliance, and certified Quality Management Systems.
- Championing the Voice of the Customer by turning feedback into practical improvement actions.
- Managing non-conformances, complaints, root cause analysis, and corrective/preventive actions.
- Leading Lean, Six Sigma, Kaizen, and other improvement initiatives to improve productivity, reduce waste, and optimize processes.
- Providing KPI reporting, governance insights, and quality analytics to support leadership decisions.
- Coaching teams and build quality capability across the organization.
Develop organizational quality capability through coaching, mentoring, and training; support succession planning and talent development; promote a proactive, prevention-focused, and customer-centric quality culture; and lead change management activities aligned with strategic priorities.
Requirements
- Bachelor's or Master's degree in Electrical Engineering or a related technical discipline.
- 15+ years' experience in Quality Management, Project Quality Management, Continuous Improvement, Operational Excellence, or Quality Leadership.
- Experience in the power, grid, transformers, high voltage, EPC, engineering, or similar industrial sectors.
- Strong knowledge of Quality Management Systems, audits, compliance, RCA, CAPA, Lean, Six Sigma, or Kaizen.
- Proven ability to influence stakeholders and lead transformation across complex or multi-country environments.
- You are a senior quality professional with strong customer focus, continuous improvement mindset, stakeholder influence, and the ability to coach teams through complex operational challenges.
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- Current employees apply here
About the Company
More About Us
We believe great work thrives in an environment where people feel genuinely supported and fairly rewarded. Our benefits are designed to create real value for every individual - fueling engagement, performance, and growth. By prioritizing well-being, we build a workplace where personal and organizational success grow together.
Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:
You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.
Applicable only for Poland location align with local law regulations - We are committed to full transparency and compliance with all legal requirements, ensuring that every candidate knows exactly what to expect at each stage of the recruitment process. Once the process is successfully completed, we will share detailed information about financial conditions and benefits with the selected candidate. Before signing the employment contract, you will receive all remaining details of the offer, giving you the time and space to review everything carefully
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Competitive salary and incentives
Well-being and care
Paid and unpaid leave
Flexible work options
Benefits that support your financial security
- Role:
- Local Operating Unit Quality Manager - GPQSS Australia
- Job Type:
- Senior Level | Business Operations
Company profile
Hitachi Energy
hitachienergy.comHitachi Energy works on the global energy system, aiming to make electricity more sustainable, secure, resilient and affordable and more accessible to all. Its technologies support the expansion and transition of power systems and grids, including HVDC transmission. The company is part of Hitachi Ltd. and traces its heritage to the engineering companies ASEA and Brown Boveri, through its predecessor company ABB. Hitachi Energy is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Headquarters
- Zurich, Switzerland
- Founded
- 2018
- Funding Stage
- Subsidiary
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