Senior
Training & Development Senior Professional (Materials)
TrafoSchool is our global learning and development team for engineering. We focus on building skills, expertise, and career paths for engineers across all locations.
The team works closely with business, engineering experts, and external partners. Together, we design how people learn, grow, and develop in a global environment.
TrafoSchool is about more than training delivery. It is about creating structured development, building competence, and shaping the future of engineering capabilities.
Position: Training & Development Senior Professional (Materials)
Location: Poland / Spain / Italy/ Germany (preferrable near one of our factories)
You will take ownership of how materials expertise is defined and developed across our global organization. Your role will be to build a clear and structured framework that helps engineers across factories and HUBs develop the right knowledge and skills to work with materials effectively.
You will work closely with engineering teams, factories, and the Global Material Repository (GMR) to translate technical standards into practical competencies and development paths. From skills mapping to training and certification, you will ensure consistency, clarity, and real impact across regions.
You will also use PLM Windchill as a key reference point, making sure that all learning content and competency frameworks are aligned with approved materials data and documentation. All of this will happen within TrafoSchool — our global setup for building engineering capabilities and driving structured development at scale.
How you’ll make an impact
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Materials Competency & Training Framework Define competency expectations per material with GMR. Align with standards, engineering, and manufacturing needs. Ensure consistency across HUBs and factories.
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Skills & Competence Mapping Maintain competency matrices for materials experts. Define skill levels and validation criteria. Assess current vs. required competencies and identify gaps.
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PLM Windchill Alignment Use Windchill as the reference for materials data. Align competencies, training, and certifications with approved documentation. Ensure consistent usage across stakeholders.
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Training, Certification & Provider Architecture Define development paths and training structure (internal, suppliers, labs, external). Manage providers and establish certification schemes.
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Training & Certification Coordination Plan and execute training and certifications in line with TrafoSchool standards. Track completion and readiness.
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Monitoring & Governance Track KPIs on competencies, training, and certification coverage. Report gaps, risks, and improvements while supporting local execution.
Your background
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Bachelor's or Master's degree in Materials Science, Mechanical Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or related field.
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Strong background in materials engineering including qualification, insulation systems, testing, standardization, or reliability.
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Experience working with factories, materials experts, laboratories, or suppliers.
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Experience in skills and competence mapping or structured capability development.
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Experience coordinating technical training and certification programs.
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Working knowledge of PLM systems (i.e. Windchill) from a materials and documentation perspective.
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Fluent English.
More about us
At Hitachi Energy, we recognize that our people are at the heart of our success. We are committed to providing a supportive and inclusive workplace, competitive rewards, and opportunities for professional and personal growth. Our benefits package is designed to help employees thrive both at work and in their personal lives.
Our benefit offering is tailored based on your country of employment and generally includes:
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Competitive salary and incentives
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Well-being and care
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Paid and unpaid leave
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Flexible work options
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Benefits that support your financial security
You will receive more specific information during the recruitment process.
The minimum salary for this position in the location specified is as follows:
Starting from: 52,700 € gross annual (Only for Italy).
In addition to the base salary, this role includes a performance bonus and a results-based bonus, designed to reward both individual contribution and company performance.
The final offer will be based on candidate location, skills and qualifications, experience, and aligned with internal pay structures.
Our benefits offering for this role generally includes also:
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Health Insurance
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Pension Fund
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Welfare
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Well-being platform
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Family Care Benefits
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Partnerships (gyms, sports centers, stores)
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Travel time fully compensated, when applicable
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Business Trip allowance (daily travel allowance for off-site assignments)
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Daily allowance (per diem), when applicable
Applicable CBA: Metalmeccanico
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