Production Manager

Req ID: 421903

Location: Wembley, NW10 0RW

Appointment Basis: Permanent. This is a shift-based role and will include days/evenings/nights and weekend working on a rota basis.

Apply By: 15th June

Salary: Circa £63,000K + Benefits

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, 74,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Enhance your career and join us on our journey as our Production Manager and make your mark with a globally renowned organisation in the rail sector.

The Production Manager is a key and integral part of Alstom’s manufacturing operations. Alstom WCML is dedicated to the successful and safe delivery of its contractual commitments and to the achievement of its business plan. This post shall be pivotal in achieving this.

The post objectives will be 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. Ensuring that trains are delivered on time in a safe, clean and fully functional condition to our customers.

What That Means Day To Day

You’ll be part of Alstom managing the Production Teams, ensuring that accountability for production is clearly defined and delegated. Managing organisational change in order to optimise working practices and thus ensure a productive workforce. You’ll also be ensuring all Production meets the Safety and Quality requirements of internal standards, customer specifications and Network Rail standards. Other aspects of the role include:

• Monitoring and controlling Production on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Identifying people requirements for budgeted fixed workload ensuring flexibility and high levels of productivity are achieved.
• Monitoring working practices and environment to ensure that people and facilities meet the mandatory and/or statutory requirements.
• Identifying training and other resource needs to facilitate production in the most effective way.
• Ensuring work is performed in a safe, effective manner and in accordance with the H&S at Work Act, Rules and Regulations, Railway Group Standards and Alstom Policies and Procedures.
• Reviewing work plans with Production Controllers to ensure daily production targets are met as effectively and efficiently as possible.
• Maintaining good industrial relations within area of responsibility, implementing disciplinary procedures for any serious staff irregularities - maintain a well-disciplined work force.
• Proactively identifying areas for improvement by personal check, analysis of trains incident reports and complaints, initiating action to ensure improvements.
• Being responsible for ensuring IT systems are updated and where required concluded in relation to work done.
• Encouraging continual professional development for staff within your areas of responsibility.
• Being responsible for managing and prioritising the workload of each team in line with the Traincare Centre requirements:
  • Isolations;
  • Validation of Service Orders completed by team members;
  • Reporting and maintaining progress of work;
  • Quality including the completion of In-Process and Final Inspections, and adherence with Local Quality System;
  • Team Member Training needs;
  • Discipline and Managing for attendance 1st line
  
  

Who We’re Looking For

At Alstom we are agile, inclusive and responsible in everything we do. These principles form our values and behaviours and are an essential component of our assessment process and are fundamental qualities that we seek for all roles. We are highly interested if you have:

• Qualifications at HNC level or above preferably in an engineering discipline
• Management experience of large groups of staff 10+
• Experience in fleet and/or maintenance operations and planning workloads effectively
• An understanding of SAP and ability to use MS Office packages

Desirable attributes include:

• Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Ravers, Trust and Gemini.
• Experience of maintenance management in the railway industry
• Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations
• Knowledge and understanding of Network Rail Rules and Regulations.
• Understanding of West Coast Traincare business and its Customer requirements.
• Knowledge of Rail industry IT systems, Ravers, Trust and Gemini.
• Technical knowledge of relevant Traction and Rolling Stock.

What we offer

We offer a highly competitive remuneration package, 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays with the opportunity to buy or sell holiday. Contributed healthcare, life assurance, an excellent company-contributed pension scheme, and a wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle.

We value inquisitive, innovative and motivated people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable.

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. We aim to have a welcoming and inclusive environment for individuals, of different ages, genders, ethnicities, disability, LGBT, religion and/or belief.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification: if you require any reasonable adjustments, please let us know.

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