Head of assembly department - power transformers

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Head of assembly department - power transformers

About the Role

Job ID

299596

Location

Italy

Remote vs. Office

Office/Site only

Company

Siemens Energy Transformers S.r.l.

Organization

Grid Technologies

Business Unit

Transformers

Full-time

Experience Level

Professional / Experienced

Salary Range: 45,000 - 55,000 EUR

A Snapshot of Your Day

Join us at Siemens Energy as you lead the Pre-Assembly Department at our Trento manufacturing site! Imagine coordinating daily operations for power transformer components while ensuring safety, reliability, and efficiency in production activities. You will develop and empower shopfloor teams, driving performance across safety, quality, delivery, and efficiency. Collaborate with cross-functional teams in Planning, Engineering, Supply Chain, Quality, and Logistics to create a seamless production environment that meets customer commitments and factory priorities.

How You’ll Make an Impact

• Lead and coordinate all pre-assembly operations, ensuring alignment with production plans and factory priorities.
• Manage, coach, and develop shopfloor teams, fostering a culture of accountability, collaboration, and high performance.
• Monitor daily progress, resolve bottlenecks, and allocate resources effectively to ensure on-time delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives to enhance efficiency, productivity, and overall operational performance.
• Ensure adherence to quality standards and promote a strong safety culture, contributing to a zero-harm environment.

What You Bring

• A technical diploma or degree in Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or Electromechanical Engineering, or an equivalent technical background.
• 5-7 years of experience in industrial manufacturing environments, preferably in production or operational leadership roles.
• Proven experience in leading blue-collar teams in a structured manufacturing environment, particularly in electromechanical or transformer manufacturing.
• Strong understanding of assembly processes, production workflows, and quality requirements, along with a Lean Manufacturing mindset.
• Fluent in Italian and English, with additional languages considered a plus.
• Strong leadership, communication, decision-making, conflict management, and stakeholder management skills.

About the Team

Our Grid Technologies division enables a reliable, sustainable, and digital grid. The power grid is the backbone of the energy transition. Siemens Energy offers a leading portfolio and solutions in HVDC transmission, grid stabilization and storage, high voltage switchgears and transformers, and digital grid technology.

Join Siemens Energy Transformers in Trento, a global hub for power transformer innovation with a strong presence in Italy and worldwide. Our transformers power hydroelectric, thermal, wind plants, distribution substations, and major industrial facilities. We deliver efficient, reliable, and flexible solutions across the globe — and it’s our passionate team that makes the difference. Be part of shaping the future of energy with us!

Who is Siemens Energy?

At Siemens Energy, we are more than just an energy technology company. With +100,000 dedicated employees in more than 90 countries, we develop the energy systems of the future, ensuring that the growing energy demand of the global community is met reliably and sustainably. The technologies created in our research departments and factories drive the energy transition and provide the base for one sixth of the world’s electricity generation.

Our global team is committed to making sustainable, reliable, and affordable energy a reality by pushing the boundaries of what is possible. We uphold a 150-year legacy of innovation that encourages our search for people who will support our focus on decarbonization, new technologies, and energy transformation.

Lucky for us, we are not all the same. Through diversity, we generate power. We run on inclusion, and our combined creative energy is fueled by over 130 nationalities. Siemens Energy celebrates character—no matter what ethnic background, gender, age, religion, identity, or disability. We energize society, all of society, and we do not discriminate based on our differences.

• Enjoy a stable employment in a company with a long history in innovation and technology.
• Flexibility: trustful environment with an inclusive and flexible way of working driven by results.
• Welfare: flexible welfare programs and health insurance extendable to your family; professional and extraprofessional accident insurance; free on-site lunch options.
• Collaborate with experienced experts in an international environment.
• The professional and personal development of our employees is very important to us. With us, you have the opportunity to learn and develop in a self-determined way. Various attractive programs and measures are available for this purpose.

The total compensation package for this position, including both fixed and variable components, ranges between € 45.000 – € 55.000 gross per year.

Salary ranges for this role are provided in accordance with applicable local legislation. The stated range is based on the Italian labour market.

Where a role may be performed in multiple locations in Italy or abroad, compensation will vary depending on factors such as market conditions, including the local cost of living, as well as experience and qualifications. In such cases, the specific salary range for the location of interest will be communicated in the early stages of the recruitment process and, in any case, before any potential offer of employment is made.