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...
- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the Tax and Accounting Manager position in the Finance Department. The position will report to the Finance Manager and is based in Dunnottar, Nigel.
- The primary focus of this position is to lead and manage the tax and accounting functions by ensuring accurate financial reporting, ensure compliance with tax laws and regulations, while maintaining strong relations with SARS to resolve tax-related matters.
- Provide guidance on tax and accounting issues, focusing on internal controls and processes to ensure alignment with legislative requirements and accounting standards, strategic planning that supports the business on tax and accounting matters.
Key Performance Area / Main Output
Detailed Description / Inputs
Accounting:
- Oversee the recording, tracking and reporting of financial information.
- Manage and oversee the month-end and year-end accounting processes to ensure accurate and on time reporting.
- Assist with the review of reconciliations and journals.
- Monitor and analyse accounting records and prepare annual financial statements including tax computations.
- Collaborate with external auditors, provide information required and respond to queries raised. Follow up on audit findings to ensure compliance.
- Assist with the development of cash forecasting methods and reports to business and other stakeholders.
- Develop, implement and enforce controls, policies and procedures to ensure accurate records and efficiency within department.
- Implement latest developments in accounting standards IFRS requirements.
Tax:
- Review tax returns and relevant inputs and ensure accurate and timely submission of tax returns to SARS.
- Ensure tax compliance, liaise with SARS on any tax noncompliance and manage the resolution of such compliance issues. Resolve queries raised by SARS either through SARS e-filing or other correspondence.
- Ensure the accurate and timeous resolution of any tax audits and collaborate with business partners to ensure conclusion of audits.
- Manage all tax records, SARS correspondence, and resolutions on the shared drive in compliance with legal and internal document management control requirements.
- Oversee and review the correct application of the VAT Act across relevant functions, addressing any inconsistencies with the appropriate stakeholders.
- Timeously forecast and report cash tax to the project and central tax teams.
- Ensure the timeous payment for all tax due by the business.
- Advise the business of SARS and corporate tax.
- Support the business on indirect tax (PAYE, Customs) matters.
- Maintain the tax asset register and manage tax allowances and collaborate with external consultants to identify additional allowances applicable to the business.
- Liaise with tax consultants on all tax related matters.
- Evaluate and report on transfer pricing and permanent establishment (PE) risks to the tax team and the business.
- Maintain positive relations with tax consultants, SARS and any other stakeholders.
Cross Functional Support:
- Provide accounting and tax insights to support informed business decisions.
- Guide accounts receivables, treasury and accounts payable, project controlling and business controlling teams on accounting and tax related matters.
Internal Financial Controls and Efficiencies:
- Serve as the gatekeeper for financial controls and structures to ensure compliance and enhance efficiency.
- Ensure that standardised processes are documented and adhered to.
People Management:
- Prioritise resources, facilitate alignment of the team, and set and cascade KPA’s.
- Drive appropriate behaviour in line with company values through inspiring commitment, encouraging mutual support, and enabling development opportunities.
- Champion and drive a performance culture in line with the vision, mission and strategic objectives of the organisation.
- Proactively manage all direct reports to ensure that the strategic objectives for the function are met, managing non-performance and disciplinary procedures.
- Ensure that all resources within scope of control have the requisite skills and competency sets through mentorship and coaching.
- Ensure people management practices are implemented to achieve the desired results in employee engagement, empowerment, skills development, attraction and retention of key talent, succession planning, etc.
- Maintain an environment where employees respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all processes, procedures, and practices.
- Become the change champion for all functional change, culture and diversity projects and programmes.
- Implement a learning culture within scope of control.
- Develop and execute functional and leadership skills development strategies in consultation with Human Capital Management.
Closing Date:
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Your future role
- Take on a new challenge and apply your expertise in industrial quality and digital tools in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside a collaborative and innovative team of professionals.
- You'll play a key role in driving zero external demerits for customers and improving industrial quality performance, particularly for special processes. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as Process & Manufacturing Engineering, Engineering, and Supply Chain), contribute to the development and deployment of quality standards and tools, and support cross-functional teams with problem-solving and non-conformance management.
- You’ll specifically take care of deploying quality control plans and managing digital quality tools, but also ensure adherence to workstation audits and drive continuous improvement plans.
We’ll look to you for:
- Managing Industrial Quality Methods & Tools activities, including people, processes, and performance
- Developing and deploying processes, tools, and quality standards (e.g., Quality Control Plans, Self-Inspections)
- Driving detection improvements through the implementation of innovative digital tools
- Delivering Industrial Quality Standard training sessions
- Managing traceability and configuration activities related to car history books
- Planning and executing workstation audits and building improvement plans based on lessons learned
- Ensuring compliance with Monitoring & Measuring Device (MMD) and material testing activities
- Supporting APSYS improvement plans for Industrial Quality requirements
- Collaborating with cross-functional teams to solve problems and manage non-conformance reports (NCRs)
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:
- Degree in engineering (Industrial, Material, Mechanical, or equivalent)
- Ability to read drawings and specifications, and familiarity with a variety of test equipment
- Special Process Qualification at Level 1 (according to Quality Academy criteria)
- Experience in industrial-level quality processes
- More than 5 years of experience in Quality Management and Tools Processes
- Experience in managing quality tools (e.g., problem-solving, Lean Six Sigma)
- Working knowledge of digital tools
- Reactivity, resilience, and rigor
- Strong communication and collaboration skills
- Solution-driven mindset with excellent time management abilities
- Knowledge of quality standards (e.g., ISO9001, IRIS, CMMI) and quality tools
- Ability to work in a matrix organization and handle pressure effectively
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
- Work with new security standards for rail signalling
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Utilise our inclusive and flexible working environment
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Progress towards roles such as Senior Quality Engineer or Quality Manager
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for Repair Operator position under Services department. The position will report the Team Leader Repairs and is based in Midrand.
Job Purpose
- Diagnose and troubleshoot fault finding on components and perform repair operations in the Repair Centre in accordance with work instructions. Perform bench testing, update the SES system and draft detailed repairs reports.
Repairs Operation
- Test components to accurately identify faults and diagnose required actions.
- Dissemble components and assess parts to be removed, replaced, or repaired.
- Assemble components and inspect product to ensure high quality.
- Retest components after replacement or repair to confirm proper functionality.
- Operate, stop, and clean machines and equipment in accordance with company specifications and requirements.
- Perform first-line maintenance on machines and standard tools to ensure operational readiness.
- Conduct dynamic storage maintenance tasks for components in the warehouse, ensuring compliance with the maintenance schedule and good working condition.
- Adhere to work instructions and make recommendations for improvement.
- Check the validity of and certification of relevant tools, test bench e.g. calibration and report any non-conformance to the Tooling department.
- Update technical reports in the Service Entry Sheet (SES) system and draft detailed reports on all repair activities.
- Use the SES system to request material required for allocated tasks.
- Contribute to effective communication within the Repairs team and with the Tools and Equipment team e.g. participate in pre- shift meetings, discuss open issues, completed tasks completed and planned activities.
- Complete self-inspection of activities performed to ensure quality and accuracy.
- Perform 5s to ensure housekeeping standards are maintained.
- Propose new or improved ways of working to enhance team efficiency or workplace safety.
- Perform tasks in strict compliance with Health and Safety procedures as prescribed by legislation and company policies.
- Report all accidents or incidents and scan QR codes as required for proper tracking.
- Train new members of the team.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 or N3 Certificate
- Trade Test Certificate in Mechanical/Electrical Engineering.
- Millwright Trade Test Certificate is ideal.
- 2 Years Maintenance or production experience preferably in the railway industry
- A valid South African Driver’s license.
Special Requirements
- Incumbents are required to travel to suppliers and depots
- Incumbents may be required to work outside normal working hours
Closing Date
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for Industrial Quality Technician position under Services department. The position will report the Industrial Quality Manager and is based in Midrand.
Job Purpose
- To perform quality inspections and ensure product compliance with customer and internal specifications, preventing bottlenecks and minimising downtime.
- Deploy industrial quality standards across maintenance processes and support the maintenance activities to meet quality requirements and targets.
- Identify defects, isolate non-conforming products, initiate corrective and preventive actions and qualify cross functional teams on Quality Methodologies.
Quality Governance
- Attendance of Quality Governance within the project
- Consistency with Quality animation (Top 5 defects animation). Analyze and find the root cause of repetitive non compliancy / reworks – QRQC methods
- Update and archiving of Quality records on SharePoint
- Train Cross Functional Team on Quality Tools/Methodologies
- Attendance and participation in the Special Process Audits and Maturity Assessments
- Attend the daily meeting in the workshop and animate Quality topics
- Updates of various performance reports
Quality Systems
- Maturity of APSYS and other Quality requirements (i.e. QMS, Special process, Calibration of Tooling)
- Maintenance Induced Errors (MIE)
- Quality Management System
- Supplier Quality Management
- Management of GSI, PST, SES
- Competency Maturity
Operational Quality Management
- Conduct monthly workstation audits to ensure production adheres to work instructions, validate measuring tools, check the calibration status and confirm compliance with Environmental, Health and Safety (EHS) standards.
- PFMEA and Quality Control Planning – Setting up and maintenance of quality controls for all activities. Ensure respect of the Control Plan and Self Inspection at each workstation.
- Definition of Quality Control Plan based on Customer Acceptance Criteria, Criticality Matrix, FMEA, CTQ, FMR/SMR/FAI, REX and Kx
- Quality Inspections – Incoming Material, in-process and final product (number of reworks, missing parts, NCR, derogations, modifications, FAC)
- Self-Inspection deployment and effectiveness
- Quality Inspection of final product before the release for delivery
- Joint Inspections with customer and sharing of EMD reports
- Workstation Audits – Plan and conduct Workstation Audit per audit plan based on criticality
- Non-conformity and MIE treatment – Create Non-Conformity Report in the GSI system and ensure the 8D Problem Solving Tool is defined up to CONQ
- Customer Interface Activities – Joint Inspections, Customer Engagements
- Return of experience at the workstation – to highlight areas of improvement & recommend possible corrective action.
- Create inspection reports for all inspected products and share inspection/audit outcome - closure and validation on reworks done
- Innovation and continuous improvement projects focusing on low performing Quality KPIs and CONQ reduction
Minimum Requirements
- National Diploma in Industrial, Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, Quality Management or equivalent.
- 3 Years’ experience in quality inspections, use of measuring instruments and interpretation of engineering drawings.
Special Requirements
- May be required to travel and work in other service depots covering industrial and supplier quality support
- Incumbent may be required to work outside normal working hours
Closing Date
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Your future role
- Take on a new challenge and apply your welding expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and detail-oriented teammates.
- You'll play a vital role in ensuring the structural integrity and quality of our railway systems. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Industrialization, and Quality), ensure compliance with welding standards, and contribute to continuous improvement processes like APSYS and 5S, and much more.
- You’ll specifically take care of welding sub-assemblies, underframes, and carbody structures for railway applications, but also ensure quality checks and repairs as needed.
We’ll look to you for:
- Welding components, sub-assemblies, frames, and structures following WPS standards and instructions.
- Positioning, tack welding, and welding brackets on sub-assemblies and components using engineering drawings.
- Using work orders from the workshop network to track and input activity data.
- Selecting and adjusting welding equipment as per instruction sheets.
- Ensuring proper positioning and gaps between components before welding.
- Finishing and cleaning welds, checking conformity, and repairing non-conformities as required.
- Guaranteeing the quality of your work through self-inspection and auto-control.
- Actively participating in continuous improvement processes, including APSYS, SWIP, 5S, and daily team meetings.
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:
- Welding qualification or Boilermaker certificate (mandatory).
- Welding Trade Test, Plater Welder, or NDT qualifications (desirable).
- Experience working with assemblies with or without jigs (mandatory).
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment.
- Knowledgeable of Alstom processes (desirable).
- Ability to read welding symbols and engineering drawings.
- Bending and guillotine cutting experience (advantageous).
- Excellent communication skills in English.
- Conscientiousness, thoroughness, and ability to concentrate.
- Ability to identify welding and dimensional defects.
- Understanding of instruction and start-up sheets.
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.
- Work with new security standards for rail signalling.
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues.
- Contribute to innovative projects.
- Utilise our inclusive and dynamic working environment.
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries.
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning.
- Progress towards becoming a senior-level welder or other roles of interest.
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (medical, provident).
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for Storekeeper position under Services department. The position will report to the Warehouse Supervisor and is based in Midrand.
Job Purpose
- To ensure efficient management of inventory and materials within the warehouse by maintaining stock levels, storing materials securely in an organized manner, and accurately tracking all incoming and outgoing materials.
- The role contributes to seamless supply chain activities, enhances productivity, and supports cost effective operations by overseeing the physical flow of materials (goods reception, warehousing, line-side replenishment, packaging, and shipping) while adhering to Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) standards.
Warehouse Operations Management
- Adhere to health and safety regulations related to the storage and handling of materials to minimize the risk of accidents and injuries, including those involving hazardous substances or heavy equipment.
- Receive and check incoming stock against purchase orders.
- Maintain safe handling practices for tools and materials stored, contributing to a safer working environment.
- Store items in appropriate locations within the store or warehouse.
- Utilize inventory management software or databases to track stock and update inventory records.
- Contribute to assessments of warehouse operations and inventory management processes by identifying areas for improvement and implementing best practices.
- Manage waste from maintenance and warehouse operations, ensuring the proper disposal of hazardous materials or recycling where possible.
- Ensure the first-in, first-out (FIFO) or last-in, first-out (LIFO) inventory methods are used to minimize spoilage or obsolescence of items.
- Work to reduce losses due to damaged or expired consumables and theft through proper handling and security measures.
- Conduct routine maintenance checks on equipment and report any issues.
- follow effective reorder points and procedures to ensure the timely replenishment of stock on the lineside supply.
- Monitor stock levels to ensure an adequate supply and prevent shortages.
- Maintain accurate records of inventory movements.
- Manage the storage of items to maximize space efficiency.
- Participate in team development and individual training programs to improve skills and knowledge related to inventory and warehouse management.
- Assist internal and external customers in obtaining materials and resolving any inquiries.
- Conduct regular inspections of incoming and outgoing materials to ensure they meet quality standards and specifications.
- Maintain a clean and safe work environment and apply 5S housekeeping principles in the warehouse.
- Document any issues through the warehouse operation action list, such as damaged goods or discrepancies, incidents, or other issues, and follow company protocols to resolve them.
- Maintain accurate records of inventory using the company’s ERP system, including stock levels, orders, and receipts
- Update the missing part records with operations to monitor and track material in warehouse
- Receive incoming goods and verify their quantity and quality against purchase orders.
- Maintain accurate records of all inventory movements, including receipts and shipments.
- Conduct regular inventory counts and reconcile discrepancies.
- Provide information about inventory availability.
- Ensure proper labeling and signage for easy access and identification.
- During loading and offloading, ensure the safe loading and unloading of materials, ensuring that goods are handled properly to prevent damage.
- Assist in internal and external audits relating to the warehouse by providing necessary documentation and facilitating inspections.
- Investigate and address any quality-related complaints or issues and implement problem-solving measures to ensure that root causes are identified during QRQC.
- Coordinate stock in transit and stock movement for intraplant material shipments.
- Assist in receiving indirect goods delivered physically to the warehouse.
- Contribute to identifying obsolete materials, slow-moving materials, duplicate materials, valuation split items, and items to be scrapped.
- Ensure compliance with reverse logistics processes, including handling quality nonconforming components, parts failed from trains, damaged components, obsolete items, retrofit components, repair loop processes, and in-house repair centre processes.
Minimum Requirements
- Grade 12 or National Senior Certificate (NCS).
- Diploma in Supply Chain, Industrial Engineering, Logistics or equivalent. (advantageous)
- 2 – 3 Years Warehousing experience including the receiving and dispatching of material and use of Warehouse Management Systems.
- Forklift or equivalent equipment license.
- SAPICS certification. (advantageous)
- 2 – 3 Years SAP ERP System knowledge. (advantageous)
Special Requirements
- Incumbent may be required to work overtime.
Closing Date
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Your future role
- Take on a new challenge and apply your technical expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside knowledgeable and collaborative teammates.
- You'll ensure product quality compliance according to customer and internal specifications, making a tangible impact on our manufacturing processes and outcomes.
- Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Production, Process & Manufacturing Engineering, Supply Chain, Supplier Quality Assurance, and Project Management), manage internal NCRs using problem-solving methodologies, and much more.
- You’ll specifically take care of performing workstation audits, qualifying manufacturing teams for self-inspection, and participating in customer inspections, but also contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
- We have special processes like paint, welding, torque tightening as part of our operations.
We’ll look to you for:
- Supporting the Product Industrial Quality (PIQ) team within your scope
- Managing Internal NCRs (Non-Conformance Reports) until closure
- Participating in Customer Inspections and qualifying manufacturing teams for Self-Inspection
- Managing Workstation Dynamic Checklists (Self-Inspection & Workstation Inspection)
- Performing or participating in inspections of products as required
- Contributing to PFMEA (Process Failure Mode and Effects Analysis) and Quality Control Plans
- Driving continuous improvement across processes
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:
- Technical diploma or degree in engineering
- Paint qualification and/or Welding qualification
- Ability to read drawings and specifications, with familiarity in using a variety of test equipment
- VT Level 2 and/or Welding Inspection Level 2 certification
- Experience in managing quality tools such as Problem Solving and Lean Six Sigma
- Knowledge of processes related to industrial-level quality
- Experience in visual welding inspections, dimensional measurements, and inspections
- Familiarity with Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) and audits
- Competencies such as reactivity, resilience, rigor, and strong communication skills
- An inclusive mindset and a collaborative team spirit
- Understanding of quality standards like ISO9001, IRIS, and CMMI
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
- Work with new security standards for rail signalling
- Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
- Contribute to innovative projects
- Utilise our dynamic and inclusive working environment
- Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
- Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
- Progress towards roles such as Industrial Quality Engineer or other leadership positions
- Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for Project Supply Chain Lead position under Motors department. The position will report to the Head of Motors and is based in Dunnottar, Nigel.
- The primary focus of this position is to co-ordinate Supply Chain activities for Motors and represent the Supply Chain function within the Project Core Team.
Key Performance Area / Main Output
- Detailed Description / Inputs
- Supply Chain Management
- Develop and effectively manage the procurement and logistics team for Motors Manufacturing.
- Set up and synchronize Supply Chain processes vs Industrial requirements.
- Drive key activities to ensure all conditions related to suppliers’ deliveries, logistics flows, stock policy and system management are met while meeting logistics quality, cost and delivery (QCD) objectives.
- Manage specific conditions for vendors ensuring compliance with the terms of the contract (e.g. delivery on time in full – OTIF).
- Responsible to pass the gate review related to Supply Chain (design for quality - DFQ).
- Develop processes to ensure the integrity of data needed to run efficient material resources planning (MRP).
- Improve the performance of the supply chain through the appropriate use of tools and techniques and promote continuous improvement.
- Support supplier performance development.
- Plan workload and activities to synchronise all stakeholders of the Supply Chain while maintaining service levels and reducing global inventories.
- Undertake short term planning to coordinate line replenishment and track missing parts, in line with the maintenance plan.
- Plan all interfaces to suppliers to ensure materials availability.
- Coordinate Supply Chain activities related to planning changes, suppliers’ changes or technical modifications with significant impact on supplier’s capacity or logistics flows.
- Provide the date of modifications applicability (rank) to avoid excess inventory.
- Support Supply Chain organisation in case of critical deliveries issues at suppliers.
- Manage Material Availability (missing parts) and anticipate material shortage.
- Co-ordinate all Supply Chain activities to secure the end of production (Missing Parts) while minimising costs and obsolete inventories.
Warehouse Management
- Ensure that employees operate in an environment that complies with company Health, Safety and Environmental policies.
- Define Vendors' requirements regarding logistics.
- Define warehouse layouts, its internal flows and storage policy.
- Define line feeding layout and kitting associated.
- Manage continuous improvement plans for internal and external flows: key actors to enable APSYS deployment (internal/external pull flow, kit sizing, logistic specification elaboration, material footprint layout etc).
- Manage physical material flow (goods reception, warehousing, picking, kitting, online replenishment, parts shipment, transport).
- Monitor and manage inventory levels.
- Oversee the monitoring of physical stock (value level) and Work in Progress (WIP) levels.
People Management
- Prioritise resources, facilitate alignment of the team, and set and cascade KPA’s.
- Drive appropriate behaviour in line with company values through inspiring commitment, encouraging mutual support, and enabling development opportunities.
- Champion and drive a performance culture in line with the vision, mission and strategic objectives of the organisation.
- Proactively manage all direct reports to ensure that the strategic objectives for the function are met, managing non-performance and disciplinary procedures.
- Ensure that all resources within scope of control have the requisite skills and competency sets through mentorship and coaching.
- Ensure people management practices are implemented to achieve the desired results in employee engagement, empowerment, skills development, attraction and retention of key talent, succession planning, etc.
- Maintain an environment where employees respect and adhere to company standards of integrity and ethics by integrating these values into all processes, procedures, and practices.
- Become the change champion for all functional change, culture and diversity projects and programmes.
- Implement a learning culture within scope of control.
- Develop and execute functional and leadership skills development strategies in consultation with Human Capital Management.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree in Logistics / Supply Chain.
- Post graduate qualification in Supply Chain. (advantageous).
- 5 - 8 Years Experience in supply chain in an industrial / manufacturing environment including application of ERP systems (e.g. SAP (Supply Chain) and project management.
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PURPOSE OF THE JOB:
- Drive the execution of project with high criticality, according to contractual requirements and customer expectations (summarized in contract charter), to maximize the results with respect to cash and margin whilst delivering on time, in conformity with Alstom project management and execution processes,
- Be accountable for project Quality Cost Delivery Planning (QCDP) and project Environment Health & Safety (EHS),
- Ensure Alstom legal and contractual rights are protected,
- Seek and propose to the Customer Director / Platform additional opportunities.
POSITION IN THE ORGANIZATION –
MAIN OFFICE LOCATION:
- Located in Nigel (Ekurhuleni) at the production site
- May also be required to visit suppliers and other Alstom sites/offices
KEY PERFORMANCE AREA
BE ACCOUNTABLE FOR PROJECT QCDP PERFORMANCE AND OPTIMIZE PROJECT FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE (MARGIN & CASH)
- As owner of the Project Management Work Package (WP), the Project Manager is QCDP accountable for all the activities of its WP.
BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE PROJECT GOVERNANCE. DEFINE PROJECT STRATEGY IN LINE WITH CONTRACT REQUIREMENTS, INCLUDING PMP ELABORATION AND OBJECTIVES ALLOCATION TO SUB-SYSTEMS (PLANNING, COST, QUALITY, PERFORMANCE)
LEAD AND COORDINATE PROJECT ACTIVITIES AND STAKEHOLDERS FROM TRANSFER TO CLOSE-OUT INCLUDING:
- Proper transfer from tender to project
- Definition of Project objectives and main drivers (product/service performance, planning) to achieve customer satisfaction in the frame of the Contract
RESOURCES MANAGEMENT:
- Define in advance project core team staffing, as well as its WP resources
- Escalate when project resources available do not match the project needs
TEAM LEADING, INCLUDING CORE TEAM AND WHEN APPLICABLE PROJECT MANAGERS OF INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL PARTNERS:
- Make sure that key project stakeholders are aligned towards project/ goals.
- Engage project teams in the successful achievement of project objectives and strengthen relationships among them
- Synchronize internal partners and arbitrate when necessary
- Alignment with contractual requirements and management of variation orders. Arbitration of Q,C,D,P re-baselining and change management at project level. Manage claim and litigations if needed
- Proactive risk, saving and opportunity management
- Management of the project progress and its KPIs, and reports to senior management, with transparency during the business/critical project reviews. The Project Manager is the representative of the project towards Alstom management.
- Ensuring compliance with applicable rules, instructions and standards: Code of Ethics & Compliance, EHS, Railway Safety, Quality, Project Management Manual
MANAGE CUSTOMER AND EXTERNAL STAKEHOLDERS’ RELATIONSHIP
- Continuously ensuring alignment with customer contractual requirements
- Alstom representative towards Customers and when applicable external stakeholders
- Ensuring contract management and variation orders towards customer
PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS:
- Project Performance Indicator (PPI)
- Cash Performance Indicator (CPI)
- Gate review Go on time / OTD- GR
- Customer Satisfaction
- EHS when applicable
QUALIFICATIONS AND SPECIAL CERTIFICATIONS/REGISTRATION
EDUCATIONAL REQUIREMENTS
MANDATORY:
DESIRABLE:
- Masters Degree
- IPMA level C (or equivalent)
EXPERIENCE
MANDATORY:
- 5 years’ experience as: sub-system/component manager or qualified project manager or manager of an operational scope
- Experience of working in and with multi-national companies and in different business cultures
DESIRABLE:
- Knowledgeable of ALSTOM way of working for efficient process execution
COMPETENCIES & SKILLS
- Project management skills
- Good communication skills
- Team management (capacity to coordinate and ensure collaboration of multi-site/multi-functional teams)
- Leadership, entrepreneurship mindset and result oriented
- Good Knowledge of Project management processes
- Knowledge of railway products and systems
- Ability to manage customer relationship
- Negotiation skills
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the APSYS and CI Manager position under TSSSA. The position will report to the Services Executive and is based at the Service Centre, Randjespark, Midrand.
Job Purpose
- Lead and drive end-to-end performance improvement, Lean transformation, innovation, and standardization across all PRASA and TSSSA sites, ensuring delivery of Safety, Quality, Cost and Delivery (SQCD) objectives.
- The role is responsible for deploying APSYS frameworks, performance governance, digital transformation, and innovation programmes, while embedding a continuous improvement and knowledge-sharing culture that enhances operational efficiency, asset reliability, and long-term sustainability.
Key Responsibilities
Performance Management
- Define and deploy SQCD performance framework across all sites
- Monitor, analyse, and report on site performance dashboards (including productivity)
- Lead structured problem-solving (A3, QRQC, DMAIC)
- Align operational performance with business strategy and PRASA requirements
- Continuous Improvement and Lean Deployment
- Lead deployment of the APSYS roadmap across PRASA and TSSSA sites
Standardize Lean tools:
- DLSB (Digital Line Side Boards)
- Govern and drive Kaizen pipeline and ensure sustainability of improvements.
APSYS Maturity and Best Practice Management
- Assess and monitor APSYS maturity across all sites using standard audit frameworks
- Conduct regular APSYS audits, gap analyses, and benchmarking exercises
- Develop and execute action plans to improve maturity levels
- Ensure alignment and consistency in Lean deployment across all locations
- Identify, document, and promote best practices across depots, repair centers, and suppliers
- Facilitate knowledge sharing forums, workshops, and communities of practice
- Drive standardization and replication of successful initiatives across sites
Operational Excellence in Maintenance
- Improve maintenance processes, exam / regimes, and workflows
- Optimize resource utilization and workshop layouts
- Reduce downtime and improve fleet availability and reliability
- Life Cycle Cost (LCC) and Engineering Improvement
- Identify initiatives to reduce life cycle costs and operational inefficiencies
- Collaborate with Services Engineering and Warranty on reliability and design improvements
Digital Transformation
- Drive adoption of digital tools, performance dashboards, and analytics
- Enable data-driven decision-making across operations
Innovation and Research Development
- Lead and support Innovation Programmes across all sites
- Develop structured pipelines from idea generation to implementation
- Collaborate with Research Chairs (universities and partners) to:
- Develop advanced engineering and maintenance solutions
- Pilot emerging technologies
- Solving operational challenges through applied research
- Promote a culture of innovation and continuous learning
Leadership and Capability Development
- Lead and coach CI teams and operational teams
- Build Lean and problem-solving capability across all levels
- Identify and address training needs
- Support graduate development programmes
- Governance, Compliance and Audits
- Ensure adherence to EHS, Quality, and Operational Standards
- Lead APSYS audits, benchmarking, and continuous improvement tracking
Ensure closure of:
- Audit findings
- Kaizen actions
- Performance gaps
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Act as key interface with PRASA leadership and internal stakeholders
Present:
- Performance results
- Improvement plans
- Build strong collaboration across sites and functions
- Management, Fleet Management, Services Engineering, Industrialization, Warranty, Operations, Quality, Supply chain, Planning, Sourcing, Human Resources, IT.
Minimum Requirements
- Degree/ BTech Qualification in Industrial or Mechanical Engineering (NQF Level 7)
- Post Graduate qualification (NQF Level 8) would be advantageous.
- Green Belt Certified (Advantageous).
- Certified Facilitator and Assessor (Advantageous).
- 5 to 10 Years experience in the following:
- Continuous Improvement / Operational Excellence.
- Maintenance / Industrial Environments.
- Lean transformation (APSYS or Equivalent Systems).
- Multi-Site Performance Management.
Advantageous:
- Maturity Assessment Environments (Advantageous).
- Innovation programmed or R&D Collaboration (Advantageous).
Special Requirement
- The incumbent is required to engage with all employees across from senior management to general employees and is required to manage cross-functional networks to deliver results. Projects range from a few weeks up to a few months
Closing Date
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for Electronics Technician position under Services department. The position will report to the Repairs Team Leader and is based in Midrand.
Job Purpose
- To conduct precise testing and repairs on electronic equipment, including diagnostics at the printed circuit board (PCB) and component level, ensuring accurate fault detection and corrective actions.
- Adhere to turnaround times for returned products from PRASA to minimise train downtime, document and report repair outcomes to clients, and provide insights to Method Engineers for design enhancements to mitigate future faults. Perform preventative maintenance on automated test benches to support operational reliability and efficiency.
Testing and Electronic Repairs
- Conduct functional test on returned products.
- Diagnose issues using Automated Test Equipment (ATE) and perform troubleshooting processes for each product and subsystem.
- Define and implement repair processes for returned items from trains, ensuring adherence to engineering standards, safety, health and environment (SHE), quality, cost and delivery (QCD) and requirements.
- Perform level 1 maintenance on test benches to ensure ongoing functionality.
- Develop trouble shooting trees for each product and sub-system to streamline fault-finding processes.
- Share return of experience (REX) on fault finding and repairs with the design authorities to improve product reliability.
- Maintain and repair electronic equipment (replacement of modules).
Repair electronic boards and adhere to QCD and EHS requirements such as:
- Coating of boards
- Removal and replacement of components
- Use of electronic measuring equipment
- Perform serigraphy, CMS components cabling and soldering as required.
- Track and document assemblies for testing and repair e.g check history of repairs by capturing all relevant repair information on SAP / SES.
- Clean assemblies before testing and repairs to perform accurate visual inspections.
- Execute repair tasks for subsystem products and validate compliance with specifications and engineering standards.
- Check that tools and equipment are in good working order and ensure compliance with calibration requirements.
- Follow test procedures to verify conformance to technical specifications.
- Perform quality checks and self-inspections before releasing repaired products.
- Complete documentation and technical reports detailing root causes and repair solutions.
- Recommend the scrapping of irreparable products or suggest the outsourcing of repairs when necessary.
- Organise and manage the storage of replacement components and assemblies.
- Ensure all tools are certified and calibrated, maintaining compliance with industry standards.
- Support effective communication within the repair team and ensure alignment on repair processes and requirements.
- Monitor production processes, conduct basic testing and perform quality checks to ensure output meets requirements.
- Propose and implement process improvements to enhance team efficiency and safety.
- Clean and maintain work areas and machinery in a good state adhering to 5S rules.
- Perform tasks in accordance with health and safety legislation and company policies.
- Attend regular team briefings to share REX and gain guidance from support teams.
- Report accidents, incidents and the completed work.
- Train new team members on repair processes, standards and safety practices.
- Perform preventative maintenance on automated test benches to ensure consistent operational performance.
Minimum Requirements
- National Diploma S4 in Electronic Engineering, IPC 7711/7721 or IPC A 610 Certification.
- Degree in Electronic Engineering (advantageous)
- 3 - 5 Years Experience in:
- Testing and repairing of electronic products. Test (Electrical) Engineering experience in an electronic factory.
- Exposure to all relevant industrial processes (assembly and testing) and knowledge of automated testing equipment (ATE’s).
- Electronic products (PACIS), TCMS and ERTMS equipment exposure. (advantageous)
- Electronic repairs of boards or PCBA’s experience. (advantageous)
- Registered or registrable with the ECSA. (advantageous)
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- We invite suitably qualified candidates to apply for the Head of Project Controlling position in the Finance Department. The position will report to the Chief Financial Oficer and is based in Dunnottar, Nigel.
- The primary focus of this position is to manage the implementation of project financial controls and oversee project reviews from initiation to contract completion to confirm margins.
- Conduct medium and long-term reforecasts throughout the project lifecycle and partner with the Project Director, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Executive Officer to provide analysis to group management.
- Oversee monthly and 6-monthly work package reviews and forecasts to ensure adequate financial resources are available to meet operational requirements.
Key Performance Area / Main Output
Detailed Description / Inputs
Project Controlling:
- Supports the Project Manager and the Project Team in the controlling/financial management of the project.
- Support team to challenge forecast data as per defined work package and wbs structures.
- Ensuring data is consistent with the operational plan and assumptions.
- Reviewing or performing variance analysis on actual performance against planned.
- Reporting internally and to group on the project(s) performance and at completion view.
- Enforce project review process, management and forecasting of expected costs, revenues, risks and opportunities
- Manage project bonds (calculation of exposure) and hedging to limit exposure, approve bond expenses. Participate in the project Steering Committee, Risk analysis meetings and all decision-making concerning financial or contractual aspects of the project.
- Ensure/review consistency between GSI and project review data, actuals and at completion data.
- Interface with project controller community and update team on new developments.
- Approve invoicing to customer and ensure submitted timeously
- Partner with risk manager and project controllers to identify, compute and incorporate within the risk register and systems.
- Challenge the Estimate to Complete in order to maximise the Project Margin.
- Consolidate CPR pack - elimination of intercompany transactions.
- Control and optimizing the project results through close involvement with the Project Manager and WP.
- Owners/Project Sub-system Managers.
- Validate e-project portal, sign-off of project review data.
Indexation:
- At completion selling price calculation, encompassing all anticipated inflows and economic adjustments.
- Tracking and recording, circulating relevant local and international index updates.
- Manage PO and login credentials of econometrix and SEIFSA datatbases and support.
- Sensitivity calculation (CPA and Firming).
- Preparation of "position paper", justification of long-term indices.
- CPA meeting with customers, preparation/review.
- Computation of firming within projects and sensitivity to inputs.
Treasury/Cash management:
- Review and release payments from banking porta.l
- Plan and account for hedging/forward contracts at a business and project level – liaising with central team on accounting treatment and relevant entries.
- Monthly monitoring of cash needs, ZAR/EUR needs.
- SAP Key user (Project Systems).
- Apply and configure new accounting standards/update of configurations within the project environment.
- Data management and ensuring integrity of project data and setup.
- Role of training and system support/troubleshooting with central teams (Raise and follow change requests or tickets across the site).
Adel management:
- Sign off project data as site controller.
- Upload of hourly rates and co-efficients.
Work Force Plan management:
- Partner with HR in implementing a hiring plan and monitoring thereof to ensure adherence to budget.
- Approver of all HAF's, ensuring all hires are within budget or variances to plan are appropriately approved
- Calculation of blue collar anticipated total cost to company.
- Compiling all salary data for budget: Hourly rate calculation, monthly cost and cash forecasts.
Capex:
- Moving cost between project and assets
- IFRS 15 methodology application,
- Capex approval and ensuring appropriately allocated within the systems.
- Liaise directly with offshore Partners on pertinent project assumptions and information.
- Work with local team on project audits, providing all necessary reconciliations, data and explanations to satisfy requirement
Customer:
- Liaise with customers on financial topics
- Indexation meetings, bonding, variation orders or other contractual matters.
Ad Hoc:
- Business Plan: Construction of working model with underlying operational and contractual fundamental.
- Perform and present sensitivity and scenrio analysis on critical operational topics.
- Partnering with Project Director, CFO and CEO to provide analysis to group management.
Accounting:
- Rollout of amended accounting statements into the ways of working and training amongst finance and non-financial staff (IFRS15).
Economic Development:
- Supporting, monitoring and reviewing ED team in controlling and reporting.
- Reviewing monthly reports, forecasts and key reports to customer. (Update ED team with contract value, quarterly actuals and commitments).
Team:
- Hire, develop and manage team of project and dedicated work package controllers.
- Enforcing and introducing procedures and driving efficiency.
- Cascading priorities and delegating to the team.
- Ensuring that the company procedures are properly known and applied by all the Finance stakeholders. Coach the Finance teams when needed.
Induction:
- Present finance topic at induction to newcomers monthly.
- We believe that a diverse and inclusive workforce is a lever to running a sustainable and successful business. We are dedicated to creating an inclusive environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected.
Closing Date:
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