Production Group Leader - Crewe, United Kingdom - ALSTOM

ALSTOM

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Crewe, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Req ID: 440928

Location:
Crewe

Appointment Basis:
Permanent

Salary:
£40-45K + Benefits

Leading societies to a low carbon future, Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.

Our product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorail, and trams to integrated systems, customised services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions.

Joining us means joining a caring, responsible, and innovative company where more than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility, worldwide

Are you seeking to enhance your career and join us on our journey as our Production Group Leader on a Permanent basis and make your mark with a globally renowned organisation in the rail sector? The purpose of the Production Group Leader will be to align and support the production teams to enable them to perform in accordance with overall goals and target, especially in terms of safety.

Your future role

Reporting into the Head of Production, you'll work alongside highly motivated professionals within the Alstom Team committed to best in class performance in ensuring that the prevention of accidents and injuries is integrated into all aspects of the occupational environment, and into every work activity; whilst fostering our values of agility, inclusivity and responsibility.

Your responsibilities
You'll ensure standardised work and engage open bi-directional communication, team empowerment and best practice sharing across teams. You will also have personnel and disciplinary responsibility, establish regular information and communication frameworks. The role also entails work acting as a role model for team members, but not limited to;

Supporting the teams personally or by involving the right support personnel, so that the teams perform to their targets.
You will also focus on EHS and Kaizen, monitor and improve problem solving and escalation processes and understands Takt Time and Cycle Time.
Being responsible for issuing risk assessments on activities occurring within his/her sector.
Ensuring that the prevention of accidents and injuries is integrated into all aspects of the occupational environment, and into every work activity.
Controlling safety standards providing detailed action plans for safety improvements. Has a clear understanding and ownership of the critical risks identified within the business.
Maintaining quality control within company quality and contractual guidelines. Evaluates and improves methods on a continuing basis.
Supporting problem resolution process with manufacturing and with the support functions. Provide detailed daily and/or weekly reports regarding production problems, shortages, hours, etc.
Assigning work teams to maximize production within budget guidelines for consumables and labour hours; sets daily production priorities. Anticipates needs for parts/materials/tools and follows up to ensure availability when required. Liaises regularly with upstream and downstream workstations, Methods, Engineering and other departments, to ensure coordination of tasks/activities.
Validating with Planning appropriate production sequence and manpower for tasks required in the work area. Initiates manpower requisition.
Promoting training for improving /increasing skills within his/her team. Identify and develop rotational plans and self autominated teams. Maintains discipline and directs work force in a manner consistent with company policies.
Encourage team work and empowerment of production employees. Measures performance.

All about you
We value passion and attitude over experience. That's why we don't expect you to have every single skills.

Instead we've listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

years' experience in a Manufacturing environment at a managerial role.

Sound knowledge of manufacturing processes, tools, documents, ITsystems.
Knowledge of EHS, Takt Time and Cycle Time, Kaizen, Material flow processes, Andon.
Experience in manufacturing and quality processes and understanding of interfacing functions in the project. Shop floor management tools and methods, Value stream analysis. PFMEA's.
Recommended: min 6 months working experience in Quality and Methods or Production Control.
Labour relations and shop floor management.
Knowledge of value stream analysis.
Selfmotivated with a desire to learn
Able to work independently
A strong team player, with effective interpersonal skills.

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 longterm career free from boring daily routines
Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
Contribute to innovative projects
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