Req ID: 434063

Location: Based On-Site at Glasgow Traincare Centre, G5 0BA

Appointment Basis: Permanent. The role is Monday-Friday, day working but will require the very occasional working of a late/night shift to support visits etc.

Apply by: 7th October

Salary + Benefits: Circa £55,000, plus a performance related bonus and shift allowance.

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.

Employing 6,000 people within the UK & Ireland, we are the prominent supplier of new trains and train services, and a leading signalling and rail infrastructure provider. Alstom have built, or are building, just under 40% of the UK mainline train fleet, as well as the entire fleets in service with London Underground and Dublin Luas.

Alstom is at the forefront of technological innovation and it is a global leader in both rolling stock and signalling, so working at Alstom means becoming part of a great family of the best professionals in this industry. Enhance your career and join us on our journey as our Senior Production Manager and make your mark with a globally renowned organisation in the rail sector.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your Operational Management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. Alstom West Coast Main Line(WCML) is dedicated to the successful and safe delivery of its contractual commitments and to the achievement of its business plan. The Senior Production Manager shall be pivotal in achieving this.

Maintaining trains for several customers including Avanti Westcoast, Caledonian Sleepers, LNER, Trans Pennine Express and Eversholt, you’ll report into the Train-care Centre Manager and will work alongside a dedicated team that keep the depot staffed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business, ensuring 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 whilst also undertaking several responsibilities.

You’ll specifically take care of managing a team of Production Managers and Monitor and control Production on a shift-by-shift basis. Ensuring that accountability for production is clearly defined and delegated.

We’ll look to you for:

• Liaising with the Fleet team, Contractors, Customers, Engineering, Fleet planning, Sourcing, EHS and Training departments to ensure the safe and efficient running of each site.
• Delivering a successful and safe delivery of contractual commitments and to the achievement of the business plan.

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 Minimum of a HNC in an Engineering field or proven operational experience in an engineering service environment
• Experience in fleet and/or maintenance operations and planning workloads effectively
• Experience in managing large groups of staff 10+

If you have the following knowledge it would be advantageous but not essential

• Technical knowledge of relevant Traction and Rolling Stock
• Knowledge and understanding of Network Rail Rules and Regulations
• Understanding of West Coast Traincare business and its Customer requirements
• An understanding of SAP and ability to use MS Office packages
• Good understanding of Westcoast Traincare business and its customers
• Experience of maintenance management in the railway industry
• Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations

Whilst technical skills are important, our focus is on your combination of skills, behaviours AND personal qualities. These will be essential in this senior role. You’ll focus on problem-solving, innovation and curiosity for learning and exploring new concepts and ideas.

You’ll have confidence to take the initiative and ownership of problems and the desire to find solutions. Most importantly, you’ll have courage to challenge the status quo and be an advocate for change and you’ll demonstrate independence to not just adapt conventional wisdom.

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
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Alstom is the leading company in the mobility sector, solving the most interesting challenges for tomorrow’s mobility. That’s why we value inquisitive and innovative people who are passionate about working together to reinvent mobility, making it smarter and more sustainable. Day after day, we are building an agile, inclusive, and responsible culture, where a diverse group of people are offered opportunities to learn, grow and advance in their careers, with options across functions and geographic locations. Are you ready to join a truly international community of great people on a challenging journey with a tangible impact and purpose?

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. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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