Hitachi Vantara Corporation

Superviseur(euse) du laboratoire d'essais / Test Lab Supervisor

Hitachi Vantara Corporation$75K — $95K *
Manufacturing & Automotive
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Authorization to work in Canada for Hitachi Energy.
  • Degree in operations management or relevant training.
  • 5+ years experience supervising in a manufacturing/test lab environment.
  • Experience in a unionized setting.
  • Knowledge of ISO standards and SAP.
  • Bilingual in French and English.
  • Leadership communication skills for a technical team.

Responsibilities

  • Supervise, coach, and develop a team of test technicians.
  • Create and manage testing schedules based on production priorities.
  • Ensure compliance with test procedures and quality requirements.
  • Manage and resolve non-conformities regarding testing.
  • Optimize resource use while maintaining a safe work environment.
  • Oversee equipment calibration and maintenance of documentation.
  • Lead the hiring and training of test technicians.

Benefits

  • Collaborative work environment with industry professionals.
  • Opportunities for professional development and technical learning.
  • Attractive health and retirement benefits.
  • Paid leave and flexible working arrangements.
Full Job Description
Location:
Varennes, Quebec, Canada

Job ID:
R0126182

Date Posted:
2026-04-13

Company Name:
HITACHI ENERGY CANADA INC.

Profession (Job Category):
Quality Management

Job Schedule:
Full time

Remote:
No

Job Description:

**English to follow**

L'Opportunité

Joignez-vous à l'équipe de transformateurs de puissance de Hitachi Energy à notre installation de Varennes, où nous concevons et fabriquons des transformateurs essentiels à la stabilité et à la performance du réseau électrique. À titre de Superviseur• e du laboratoire d'essais, vous dirigerez une équipe de technicien• ne• s responsables de vérifier la performance des transformateurs, une étape cruciale pour assurer la qualité, la fiabilité et la sécurité des équipements livrés aux clients des secteurs des services publics et industriels.

Dans ce rôle, vous gérez les opérations quotidiennes du laboratoire, encadrez et développez votre équipe, et veillez à ce que toutes les activités d'essais soient exécutées avec rigueur, sécurité et exactitude conformément aux normes, procédures et besoins de production. Vous établirez les horaires de tests, gérerez les non-conformités, soutiendrez l'amélioration continue et appliquerez les pratiques de qualité essentielles au succès de nos opérations. Votre contribution a un impact direct sur la satisfaction de la clientèle et sur la performance d'équipements critiques du réseau électrique, tout en vous permettant de développer votre expertise dans les essais de transformateurs, les exigences ISO et les procédés manufacturiers.

Votre Impact

  • Superviser, encadrer et accompagner les technicien• ne• s d'essais afin de soutenir leur motivation, leur rendement et leur développement.
  • Créer des calendriers de tests en fonction des priorités de production et faire le suivi de la présence des employés.
  • Veiller à ce que les procédures d'essais, les exigences qualité et les sections applicables du manuel d'assurance qualité soient comprises et appliquées de manière uniforme.
  • Gérer les non-conformités, soutenir leur résolution et étudier les données qualité pour orienter les améliorations.
  • Optimiser l'utilisation des ressources humaines et matérielles tout en maintenant un environnement de travail propre, sécuritaire et conforme.
  • Superviser l'étalonnage des équipements et assurer l'exactitude de la documentation.
  • Contribuer aux initiatives d'amélioration continue et répondre aux attentes des clients internes et externes.
  • Responsable d'assurer la conformité aux règles, procédures et lignes directrices internes et externes applicables.
  • Diriger le processus d'embauche et de formation des techniciens d'essai.
  • Mettre à jour et tenir à jour la matrice des compétences des techniciens d'essai, assigner les techniciens aux tâches en fonction de la matrice des compétences.
  • Responsable d'assurer la conformité aux règles, procédures et lignes directrices internes et externes applicables.


Votre Profil

  • Le candidat ou la candidate doit déjà détenir une autorisation de travail permettant d'être employé(e) par Hitachi Energy au Canada.
  • Diplôme collégial ou universitaire en gestion des opérations ou toute autre combinaison de formation pertinente.
  • Minimum de cinq (5) ans d'expérience en supervision de personnel dans un environnement manufacturier ou de laboratoire d'essais.
  • Expérience de travail dans un environnement syndiqué.
  • Connaissance des normes ISO et de SAP.
  • À l'aise en communication et aptitudes en encadrement adaptées à la supervision d'une équipe technique.
  • Bilinguisme français et anglais.
  • La connaissance des essais de transformateurs constitue un atout (mais non un prérequis).


Seuls les candidats retenus seront contactés.

The Opportunity

Join Hitachi Energy's Power Transformers business at our Varennes facility, where we design and deliver large power transformers critical to the stability and performance of the energy grid. As the Test Lab Supervisor, you will guide a team of test technicians responsible for validating transformer performance, supporting the safety, reliability, and quality requirements essential to customers across the utility and industrial sectors.

In this role, you manage day-to-day lab operations, coach and develop your team, and ensure test activities are completed accurately, safely, and in accordance with applicable standards, procedures, and production needs. You will coordinate testing schedules, manage non-conformities, support continuous improvement, and uphold rigorous quality-assurance practices. Your work directly influences customer satisfaction and the performance of critical grid equipment, while offering the opportunity to deepen your expertise in transformer testing, ISO requirements, and manufacturing processes.

How You'll Make an Impact

  • Supervise, coach, and develop test technicians to support motivation, performance, and growth.
  • Create testing schedules based on production priorities and track employee attendance.
  • Ensure test procedures, quality requirements, and sections of the quality-assurance manual are understood and consistently applied.
  • Manage non-conformities, support resolution, and study quality data to guide improvements.
  • Optimize human and material resources while maintaining a clean, safe, and compliant work environment.
  • Oversee equipment calibration and ensure accurate documentation.
  • Support continuous improvement initiatives and uphold customer expectations for accuracy and timeliness.
  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.
  • Lead the hiring and training process for test technicians.
  • Update and maintain skill matrix for test technicians, assign technicians to tasks based on skill matrix.
  • Responsible to ensure compliance with applicable external and internal regulations, procedures, and guidelines.


Your Background

  • Candidate must already have work authorization that would permit them to work for Hitachi Energy in Canada.
  • College or university degree in operations management or a combination of relevant training.
  • Minimum of 5 years supervising staff in a manufacturing or test-lab environment.
  • Experience working in a unionized environment.
  • Knowledge of ISO standards and SAP.
  • Bilingual in French and English.
  • Communication abilities and leadership skills suitable for supervising a technical team.
  • Knowledge of transformer testing is an asset (not a requirement).


Only select candidates will be contacted.

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