Trainee Operations / Production (f/m/d) in Power Transformers

Location:

Bad Honnef, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Job ID:

R0090052

Date Posted:

2025-06-16

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY GERMANY AG

Profession (Job Category):

Engineering & Science

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The opportunity 

Are you ready to apply the theoretical knowledge learned at university to make a real difference in a truly global company? Join us in building your career at Hitachi Energy and help advance the world's energy system to be more sustainable, flexible, and secure.

Our Trainee Program for Germany is designed for 18 months and aims to jumpstart your career with a unique journey within the Hitachi Energy community. It will take you through three to four work assignments focussed on Operations / Production, with the second assignment being an international placement, and then conclude with establishing yourself in a permanent position within Hitachi Energy.

During this journey you will learn more about how we are operating Production at our large Power Transformers factory in Bad Honnef, connect with different stakeholders and experience career enhancing learning opportunities within our teams.

Your responsibilities

• Join a team of experienced professionals, collaborate with local and international colleagues and contribute to our volume growth activities supporting the energy transition in Europe

• Gain broad and deep understanding of Hitachi Energy’s production processes and the daily business in a production unit for large Power Transformers

• Support our production managers and shopfloor employees in improvement and change management activities

• Develop your strengths with the help of regular feedback and clearly established performance objectives

• You will work in a collaborative environment that encourages all voices to share their unique perspectives and fuel innovation. We strongly believe in Diversity + Collaboration = Innovation

• 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

Your background

• Bachelor’s or higher degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or similar

• Good knowledge about production processes in an industrial environment, ideally in the area of complex special machinery

• Good knowledge in lean management

• Proficient in written and spoken German and English

• High willingness to learn and motivation to engage in new topics

• Self-driven, analytical team player with strong communication skills

• International mobility required for your assignments

Additional important information: Start date of the program is 01.10.2025.

Kindly note that applications will not be considered if the required documents are not attached (CV, motivation letter, diploma/university grade transcript)

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