Jobs at ALSTOM Gruppe in United Kingdom

Date: 25 Feb 2025

Location: Wimbledon, LND, GB

Company: Alstom

Shift Production Manager

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Apply by: 10th March 2025

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, more than 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

You will take responsibility for the successful and safe delivery of contractual commitments and to the achievement of the business plan. To provide 24/7 cover across the production function within the depot. To ensure that production targets, quality standards and safety requirements are achieved through the execution of the production plan and through the efficient management of resources. Ensure that trains are delivered on time in a safe, clean and fully functional condition to our customers.

We’ll look to you to:

• Ensure the safe and efficient operation of Wimbledon Depot complies with the Depot Operations Plan with respect to:
• All safety critical arrangements are in place to safeguard staff.
• All rules for pedestrians, vehicles, staff, and contractors are adhered to.
• Responsible for fault and incident reporting for related incidents, near misses and accidents at either Wimbledon Depot or the Outstations.
• Ensure all Maintenance Services and Production activities are carried out in accordance with procedures, manuals, handbooks, and instructions.
• Conduct periodic quality audits ensuring the correct detailed information is being entered into the MMS utilised on Depot.
• Minimise depot-operating costs and maximise depot-operating efficiencies through effective depot resource planning and controlling of production overtime, while ensuring delivery of the Depot Daily Plan.
• Actively promote 5S, Lean maintenance philosophies and methodologies.
• Support Kaizen workshops in line with the Business plans.
• Manage the Production Teams (or Workshop and Wheel Lathe Teams).
• Monitor and control Production on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Ensure that accountability for production is clearly defined and delegated, including the handover of shifts.
• Identify people requirements for budgeted fixed workload ensuring flexibility and high levels of productivity are achieved.
• Manage organisational change to optimise working practices and thus ensure a productive workforce.
• Ensure all Production meets the Safety and Quality requirements of internal standards and customer specifications.
• Monitor working practices and environment to ensure that people and facilities meet the mandatory and/or statutory requirements.
• Identify training and other resource needs to facilitate production in the most effective way.
• Ensure work is performed in a safe, effective manner and in accordance with the H&S at Work Act, Rules and Regulations, Railway Group Standards, SWR Standards and ALSTOM Policies and Procedures.
• Review work plans with Production Managers to ensure daily production targets are met as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Maintain good industrial relations within area of responsibility, implementing disciplinary procedures for any serious staff irregularities - maintain a well-disciplined workforce.
• Proactively identify areas for improvement by personal check, analysis of trains incident reports and complaints, initiating action to ensure improvements. Manage and carry out these investigations.
• Coach and develop individuals and the teams to improve performance and identify potential.
• Responsible for ensuring IT systems are updated and where required concluded in relation to work done.
• Ensure that where applicable, documented Quality procedures are adhered to.
• Ensure that job times are controlled, issued and updated as necessary.
• Plan and control leave entitlement for Production Team Members within set guidelines to meet the Business Plan.
• Encourage continual professional development for staff within your areas of responsibility.
• Maintain contact with High-Level Technicians, Engineers and Rolling Stock Technicians throughout shift.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• HNC/HND in engineering or recognised equivalent.
• First experience in team management preferably within the maintenance environment.
• Experience of electronics, pneumatics and mechanics.
• Experience working within a Rolling Stock Maintenance environment preferable.
• History of work in a process/production environment.
• Working knowledge of Quality and Health & Safety standards and systems preferable.
• IT literate with knowledge of Office & Tablet applications.
• Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, SAP.
• Understanding of Urban Trains business and its Customer requirements.
• Knowledge and understanding of TFL / Network Rail Rules and Regulations.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career.

You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects.
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a “disability confident leader accredited employer”, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.