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Hitachi

Factory Director Senior Leader - Greenfield site

$230K

South Boston, Virginia, United States of America +13 · On-site · Director · Full-time · Posted May 20, 2026

Location
South Boston, Virginia, United States of America
Houston, Texas, United States
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Raleigh, North Carolina, United States
Council Bluffs, Iowa, United States
Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Dallas, Texas, United States
Chicago, Illinois, United States
Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Edina, Minnesota, United States
Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
Denver, Colorado, United States of America
New York, New York, United States
Experience
16 years overall; minimum 7 years leadership experience.
Education
Engineering or technical undergraduate degree.
Visa sponsorship
Must have US work authorization; no sponsorship provided.

About the job

Leads operations for Hitachi Energy’s new South Boston manufacturing plant, overseeing factory functions and accountability for safety, quality, delivery, inventory, and cost.

What you'll do

  • Manage manufacturing operations and factory staff, including the SEOP process.
  • Apply continuous-improvement methods under the Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System to improve productivity and reduce costs.
  • Lead safety, environmental compliance, and plans to improve cost, revenue, delivery, yields, and product reliability.

What they ask for

  • Engineering or technical undergraduate degree.
  • At least 16 years of overall experience, including at least 7 years of leadership experience.
  • Strategic development experience.
  • Operations experience in a multi-Focused Factory structure and experience leading in a lean management system, lean operating system, or similar.

Nice to have

  • MBA.
  • Transformer experience.

Pay

$200 - 230K (base salary)

Tools

SEOP, Integrated Transformer Management (ITM) System

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First seen Oct 28, 2026 · Last verified Nov 6, 2026 (UTC)