Production Manager - Gas Plant and Tool Pool

Main Responsibilities

• Oversees the planning, execution and testing of all Gas Plant & Tool Pool activities, including the receiving, inspection, maintenance, calibration, storage, gas processing, testing, loading and shipping.

• Organizes and allocates resources to effectively and efficiently meet production targets

• Leads capacity planning and resource optimization for the assigned area of responsibility, ensuring that the areas of responsibility are properly organized, staffed, skilled and directed.

• Ensures that gas plant production plan meets the volume requirements agreed in the demand plan and the defined inventory level.

• Ensures that field service demands are fulfilled with proper test equipment & tools, shipped against service orders and per service managers or field engineers request.

• Manages incoming inspections, Maintenance and Calibration program of the assets of the areas of responsibility

• Ensures that job costing is set and working as expected in SAP, including employee time entries, work centers set-up, production routings and inventory control.

• Manages inbound and outbound of test equipment and gas cylinders supporting service execution with respect to the agreed terms of schedule, quality, cost, margin, and customer satisfaction.

• Responsible for gas cylinder inventory and logistics associated with returning assets to inventory.

• Implement shop floor company programs, such as 5S, daily management and visual management

• Measures Key performance Indicators relevant to reach safety, quality, delivery and profitability objectives.

• Reviews and analyzes performance against standards and prepares Root Cause Counter measures and Improvement plans.

• Drives continuous improvement activities in collaboration with Operations Management and Operational Excellence teams. Utilizes efficient IT tools (e.g. SAP, SBN, etc) to streamline processes.

• Manages Capital Expenditures required for efficient operation, identifying and recommending technical equipment, soft-ware applications and facility improvements as necessary.

• As a process owner, ensures that the process is properly documented with SOPs and Work Instructions.

• Reviews skills and competence levels to ensure each team member is appropriately qualified to handle tasks and responsibilities assigned to them.

• Act as representative of the Service business to train and promote Hitachi Energy gas management solutions.

• Assesses risks and safety hazards and implements actions to ensure people and equipment safety.

• Ensures compliance with Group health, safety and environmental directives as well as local regulations.

• 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.

Knowledge, skills, experience

• Bachelor's degree in electrical, mechanical, chemical or industrial engineering.

• 10+ years' experience in operations

• 3+ years experience with industrial maintenance or field service

• 3+ years experience with gas handling of SF6 or with gas processing plants and related equipment

• Minimum 5 years of people management experience

• Proven experience with Continuous Improvement.

• A collaborative, solutions-oriented approach, and strong communication skills.

• Advanced computer skills, previously worked with MS Office365, SharePoint, and SAP.

• Fluent in English

• Good written skills.

• Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in the United States.

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