Jobs at Alstom

• The main purpose of this role is to manage all aspects of wayside equipment maintenance required to provide passengers with a safe, effective and efficient transportation service. The role also requires providing support to Infrastructure manager in managing a multi-disciplinary team
• This role will be based at the Gautrain Maintenance Depot in Midrand, Johannesburg. 

YOUR ROLE:

• Provide support and perform follow up with multi-disciplinary team in:
• Achievement of maintenance performance criteria
• Effective sub-contractor / vendor management
• Effective development and control of the budget
• Effective stakeholder relationship management
• Effective teamwork and self-management
• Perform follow up on Wayside non-conformances, open action requests, open audit findings and assist with any correspondence with external parties.
• Arrange & facilitate incident reviews and technical investigations
• Analyse and facilitate integration of data coming from Operations (Return on Experience).
• Review and Improve infrastructure processes and procedures.

YOUR QUALIFICATIONS:

• Degree in  Electrical, Electronic or Civil Engineering.  Registerable with ECSA as Professional Engineer
• 5+ years experience within a railway maintenance function
• Good knowledge of  railway maintenance principles
• Exposure / knowledge of railway rules and regulations
• Multi-disciplinary exposure to various railway sub-systems (eg, tracks, signaling, electrical, etc)
• Coordination of planning between the various subsystems
• People management
• South African citizen

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Your future role

• Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive quality management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and innovative teammates.
• You'll lead our Zero Defect Program, ensuring Industrial Quality compliance with customer requirements and Alstom standards. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Production, Engineering, Supply Chain), spearhead the implementation of Quality Control Plans, and much more.
• You’ll specifically take care of leading control and process digitalization, as well as managing actions to enhance outgoing product quality.

We’ll look to you for:

• Supporting the Project Manufacturing Engineer to ensure non-compliance risks analysis using Process FMEA.
• Leading implementation of Quality Control Plans using Return of Experience (REX) from previous projects and associated relevant Industrial Quality staffing.
• Driving control and process digitalization initiatives.
• Performing analysis and managing actions to improve outgoing product quality.
• Escalating main anomalies detected on production lines and ensuring their effective treatment using Problem Solving tools.
• Supporting manufacturing teams in quality matters and developing self-inspection capabilities.

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:

• A B-Tech/degree in Engineering (electromechanical, electrical, material, mechanical) or equivalent
• A B-Tech in Quality Management System or Project Quality Management qualification
• At least 10 years of experience in manufacturing/industrial quality
• Experience in managing Quality tools and problem-solving methodologies
• Knowledge of the railway industry (norms, certifications…) would be beneficial
• Proven management experience and ability to work in a matrix organization
• International mindset, fluent in English, and excellent cross-cultural communication skills
• Leadership skills with the ability to drive change and influence outcomes