Production Engineer

Location:

Kocaeli, Kocaeli, Turkey

Job ID:

R0137174

Date Posted:

2026-07-10

Company Name:

HITACHI ENERGY TURKEY ELEKTRIK SANAYI ANONIM SIRKETI

Profession (Job Category):

Production & Skilled Trades

Job Schedule: 

Full time

Remote:

No

Job Description:

The Opportunity

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.

Transformer manufacturing and Engineering Services is under the PGSV BU division, which provides transformer repair, consultancy, RLA, transformer erection, testing, commissioning, transformer Intelligent equipment supply and services, and supply of spares to customers.   

We are looking for the next “Repair Factory Production Engineer” in Hitachi Energy for our transformer repair factory, Dilovası-KOCAELİ.  The person selected for this position will be eager to contribute to change with a continuous improvement mindset and inspire people in the organization to reach the level of ‘’World Class Manufacturing ‘’ necessities with the below qualifications.

How you will make an impact:

• Ensure compliance with Group health, safety, and environmental directives and that regulations are implemented, while monitoring, reporting progress and results. Driving improvements; assessing risks and safety hazards and implementing plans to ensure people and equipment safety.

• Perform final electrical tests of power & distribution transformers after inspection and repair and prepare reports.

• Drive Lean Manufacturing methodologies for continuous improvement & learning organization.

• Manage timely data collection to update operations metrics to achieve productivity targets, reduce costs per unit, eliminate non-conformities, and deliver excellent customer service.

• Partner with cross-functional support teams in improving the proprietary tools and systems.

• Manage and set up daily MDI KPI following S,Q,D,I,C. Monitor and analyze results with the methodology of A3,8D to clarify main root causes for the problems

• Implements and ensures compliance with global and local standards, rules, tools, policies, and processes related to operations/project execution and shares functional best practices and lessons learned across the organization.

• Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external & internal regulations, procedures & guidelines.

Your Background:

• Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering.

• At least 5 years of experience in production; transformer experience is an asset. Demonstrated experience working on a production line; supervisory experience beneficial.

• Ability to adapt and manage a fast-paced environment and ability to change direction when priorities, deadlines, etc. shift and organize & prioritize meeting the specifications and deadlines.

• Team player, analytical mindset, and the ability to motivate others, as well as continuous change & learning, a collaborative, solutions-oriented approach, and strong communication skills.

• Lean Manufacturing & Operational Excellence knowledge and experience in Lean 6 Sigma methodology is preferable. 

• Fluency in both written and spoken Turkish and English.

More About Us

We pride ourselves on offering a holistic range of competitive benefit programs to support your financial, physical and mental wellbeing and personal development. We want you to truly thrive with us – in work and out.

For this role, depending on grade and experience, we offer the following employee benefits;

*Access to a comprehensive wellbeing program,

*Private health insurance,

*Transportation allowance.

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Background Screening and Security Checks

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