Process Engineer (COMPO) at Alstom

MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:

• Located in Nigel (Ekurhuleni) at the production site 

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

• Is in charge to define specific tooling, ensure its manufacturing and its implementation in production.
• Act in respect of standards, AT rules and business targets (EHS, Ergonomics, QCD).
• Perform tooling costing.

RESPONSIBILITIES

In case of tender:

• Identify the need for tooling with the PIM and the Costing Manager.

Evaluate the total cost of the tooling, broken down in the following categories:

• Study (specification, design)
• Manufacturing and implementation
• Maintenance

During product / project industrialization:

• Analyze the tooling requested and propose the adequate solution.
• Write the functional specification and get approval from the Process & Manufacturing engineers, Manufacturing, Supply Chain, EHS and Industrial Quality representatives.
• Send documented purchase request, participate to RFQ analysis, and contribute to the business award with Sourcing.
• Perform the design of the tooling or make it sub-contracted.
• Validate the design through design reviews, involving above actors.
• Validate the manufactured tooling.
• Perform operating procedure when needed and train manufacturing team to use it.
• Follow-up implementation of the tooling and first use. Perform adjustment.
• Specify inspection operations, handling and maintenance instruction.
• Write periodic inspection sheets.

Other activities:

• Participates to Alstom Tooling network.
• Contribute to enrich the AT database of standard tooling specifications
• Participate to continuous improvement actions (SWIP) in support to Production.

EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS

• Technical education. Mechanics. Automation
• English read, written, spoken

DESIRED KNOWLEDGE / EXPERIENCE

• Manufacturing Engineering, Manufacturing or Plant Maintenance background with 5 years’ experience preferably in the railway industry.
• Technical experience of Process & Manufacturing Engineering
• Good practice of CAD and PLM tools (CATIA, DELMIA…)
• Working knowledge in Quality, EHS standards and Ergonomics.
• Familiar with IS common tools.
• Process FMEA, QRQC.

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES

• Conscientious. Commits and delivers.
• Team leader.  Spirit of “Team Trust Action”
• Self-Motivation.
• Logical and organized
• Good communication.