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  • Posted: Jan 22, 2025
    Deadline: Not specified
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  • Alstom has been present in South Africa for more than a century. During these years the company provided a wide range of products and technologies which helped develop the country’s infrastructure. Alstom provided equipment for 12 of South Africa’s 13 coal-fired power plants and for the only nuclear power plant, but it also played a historical...
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    Work Center Manager

    THE PURPOSE OF THE WORK CENTRE MANAGER (EPU) ROLE IS TO:

    • The purpose of the job is to Manage all the manufacturing activities for a project(s) of an EPU (Elementary Production Unit) including the responsibilities linked to the position as hierarchical manager for all the operators of the manufacturing organization who belong to the EPU.  The Work Centre Manager plans, organises, directs, and controls the manufacturing activities within environment including end to end people management.

    THE MAIN RESPONSIBILITY WILL BE:

    Strategic Objectives:

    • Understand how the organization works in all aspects.
    • Support any project, co-ordinate any required activity within    departments throughout the organization.
    • Ensure control procedures are being adhered to
    • To ensure that resources are available to achieve ALSTOM ROLLING STOCK operational objectives.
    • To motivate, develop and direct subordinates to achieve operational objectives.
    • To lead and motivate subordinates to achieve ALSTOM ROLLING STOCK objectives.
    • To ensure that the financial objectives in terms of WIP and projects are achieved.
    • To ensure that the management of risk meets ALSTOM ROLLING STOCK requirement and guidelines and standards.
    • Ensure timeous and accurate reporting on manufacturing activities.

    Roles and responsibilities

    • Lead, manager and provide direction to structural assembly environment.
    • Ensure that the financial objectives in terms of Production programs and projects are achieved to support ALSTOM ROLLING STOCK business plans.
    • Manage a group of employees engaged in performing a variety of production or assembly in various operations within the factory.
    • Ensure that the ALSTOM ROLLING STOCK transformation management process is implemented, and objectives achieved.
    • Schedule and meet production needs.
    • Anticipate the need for materials and issue purchase order requisitions accordingly.
    • Attend to necessary record keeping of the daily progress of production.  Implement visual management systems with KPI’s.
    • See that all tools and machinery are cleaned, maintained, and available according to schedule or in a timely manner.
    • Attend briefing sessions.
    • Ensure that the management of risk meets ALSTOM ROLLING STOCK requirements.  High focus on safety objectives.
    • Lead safe work procedures, correct employees on such matters and set an example of such.
    • Oversee training of employees. Ensuring training plans are in place as well as multi-skill development.
    • Closely supervise the work practices and performance of employees and write performance reviews as scheduled. Hold subordinates accountable to task assignment.
    • Lead Safety, Quality, cost and delivery on-time performance
    • Optimization of the workstation/work center using of APSYS Tools
    • Ensure the operations KPI’s are achieved, visualized, and kept up to date continually.
    • Downtime management
    • Headcount and overtime management
    • Ensure that the department comply with SHEQ standards.
    • Ensure that the department comply with ISO 9001:2008 standards.
    • Ensure that the department comply with OHSAS 18001 & ISO 14001 standards

    The preferred candidate will meet the following requirements: 

    • Formal Trade Qualification
    • Technical Degree preferable (Industrial/ Mechanical Engineering)
    • Minimum of at least 8 years relevant industry in operational/industrial role.
    • Minimum of 5 years blue collar management experience
    • Hand on people management skills in an operational environment (end to end – recruit, manage, develop, discipline, coach)
    • Sound computer literacy - MS Office suite
    • Interpersonal Skills
    • Proven track record or organizing and Planning
    • Good communication skills (verbal and written)
    • Networking and Relationship Building Skills
    • Prepared to work extended hours and shifts when required.
    • Knowledge of OSHACT
    • Basic understanding of budgets and project finance
    • Understanding of ability to plan workforces around work output and project schedules.
    • experience in Railway industry, preferably within an industrialization environment
    • experienced worker in railway industry,
    • manufacturing experience
    • Welding and mechanical environment experience

    The ideal candidate will have the following competencies

    Functional skills

    • Special Processes
    • Industrial Management
    • Processes for industrials E2E, from Engineering to Delivery
    • Experience of Manufacturing Processes and Technologies
    • Configuration & Change Management
    • Automation / Robotization experience
    • Greenfield/Brownfield Development
    • Site Facilities & Maintenance
    • Technology mindset
    • Ergonomics consciousness

    Transversal skills

    • Team Management including management of cross functional teams
    • Environment, Health & Safety (EHS) rules and regulations,
    • Lean Management tools, methods, ...
    • Supply Chain/Quality processes and impact from manufacturing on them
    • Products Knowledge
    • Applicable Social Relations & Labor Law
    • Finance/Sourcing processes and impact from manufacturing on them
    • Digital & Analytics Tools for managing the manufacturing activities (KPI, …).

    Leadership skills required

    • Agile            
    • Inclusive      
    • Responsible

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