Location:Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, SwedenJob ID: R0113284Date Posted:2025-12-10Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN ABProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule: Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunityAs the manager of the Production Engineering team at the Grid Automation (GA) business unit, Automation and Communication Products, you will have an exciting leadership role together with the production engineering team. You will be faced with a growing business, significant investments into new production technologies and automation, and a move to a greenfield new factory and warehouse in 2027. These are very exciting times. Your factory is integral in supplying industrial electronics products to the entire world, which unlock even larger sales volumes for our parent business unit.You will be a part of the management team of the GA products operating unit in Vasteras, syncing production engineering with the release of new products, new IT, new robotics and automation technologies, and growing volumes of our business. The Vasteras operating unit is the lead unit for protection and control products, which means that your work is replicated across factories world-wide, especially in India. We want to learn more about you and how you can contribute. Please do not hesitate to apply if you sense that the job fits you. Your responsibilities:Manage the production engineering team. Plan and balance workload across your team members.Drive continuous improvement towards world-class production and logistics systems and processes, including but not restricted to lean manufacturing, design-for-X, digitalization, automation, robotization, safety, ergonomics, quality and productivity.Engage and act as the factory representative in new product introduction projects and releases. Support manufacturing capacity planning to match growth plans (for example, floorspace management, material handling, production line design, test system design, warehouse design).Maintain production equipment and orchestrate capex planning for new equipment.Align with the IT/OT, MES and ERP teams to ensure state-of-the art system deployment across three factories (the Vasteras factory being the lead factory).Be integral in production test system design across three factories.Your background:Bachelor degree or higher within in a technical fieldAt least five years experience within industrial electronics manufacturing, testing or supply chainExperience of and willingness to operate in multi-cultural and multi-national businessPassionate about leading peopleFluent in English. Proficiency in Swedish is an advantage.More about us The role is based in Västerås.Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Welcome to apply! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today! Recruiting Manager, Morgan Lindblom <a href="mailto:morgan.lindblom@hitachienergy.com">morgan.lindblom@hitachienergy.com</a>, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer Klas Koppari +46 107 38 13 45, Unionen: Fredrik W Nordin +46 107 38 15 12, Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt +46 10 7387043. All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Alma Fahgén <a href="mailto:alma.fahgen@hitachienergy.com">alma.fahgen@hitachienergy.com</a><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response. </h2>

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Production Engineering Manager

Location:Vaesteras, Vastmanland County, SwedenJob ID: R0113284Date Posted:2025-12-10Company Name:HITACHI ENERGY SWEDEN ABProfession (Job Category):Engineering &amp; ScienceJob Schedule:&nbsp;Full timeRemote:NoJob Description:The opportunityAs the manager of the Production Engineering team at the Grid Automation (GA) business unit, Automation and Communication Products, you will have an exciting leadership role together with the production engineering team. You will be faced with a growing business, significant investments into new production technologies and automation, and a move to a greenfield new factory and warehouse in 2027. These are very exciting times. Your factory is integral in supplying industrial electronics products to the entire world, which unlock even larger sales volumes for our parent business unit.You will be a part of the management team of the GA products operating unit in Vasteras, syncing production engineering with the release of new products, new IT, new robotics and automation technologies, and growing volumes of our business. The Vasteras operating unit is the lead unit for protection and control products, which means that your work is replicated across factories world-wide, especially in India.&nbsp;We want to learn more about you and how you can contribute. Please do not hesitate to apply if you sense that the job fits you.&nbsp;Your responsibilities:Manage the production engineering team. Plan and balance workload across your team members.Drive continuous improvement towards world-class production and logistics systems and processes, including but not restricted to lean manufacturing, design-for-X, digitalization, automation, robotization, safety, ergonomics, quality and productivity.Engage and act as the factory representative in new product introduction projects and releases. Support manufacturing capacity planning to match growth plans (for example, floorspace management, material handling, production line design, test system design, warehouse design).Maintain production equipment and orchestrate capex planning for new equipment.Align with the IT/OT, MES and ERP teams to ensure state-of-the art system deployment across three factories (the Vasteras factory being the lead factory).Be integral in production test system design across three factories.Your background:Bachelor degree or higher within in a technical fieldAt least five years experience within industrial electronics manufacturing, testing or supply chainExperience of and willingness to operate in multi-cultural and multi-national businessPassionate about leading peopleFluent in English. Proficiency in Swedish is an advantage.More about us&nbsp;The role is based in Västerås.Are you ready for an exciting new challenge? Welcome to apply! Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis, so don’t delay – apply today!&nbsp;Recruiting Manager, Morgan Lindblom <a href="mailto:morgan.lindblom@hitachienergy.com">morgan.lindblom@hitachienergy.com</a>, will answer your questions about the position. Union representatives – Sveriges Ingenjörer Klas Koppari +46 107 38 13 45, Unionen: Fredrik W Nordin +46 107 38 15 12, Ledarna: Frank Hollstedt +46 10 7387043.&nbsp;All other questions can be directed to Talent Partner Alma Fahgén <a href="mailto:alma.fahgen@hitachienergy.com">alma.fahgen@hitachienergy.com</a><h2>Qualified individuals with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access the Hitachi Energy career site as a result of your disability. You may request reasonable accommodations by completing a <a href="https://www.hitachienergy.com/contact-us/general-inquiry?type=I+have+a+General+question">general inquiry form</a> on our website. Please include your contact information and specific details about your required accommodation to support you during the job application process.</h2><h2>This is solely for job seekers with disabilities requiring accessibility assistance or an accommodation in the job application process. Messages left for other purposes will not receive a response.&nbsp;</h2>

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