Welding Coordinator

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Could you be the full-time Welding Coordinator in Kolkata we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your welding expertise in a cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside collaborative and innovative teammates.

You’ll play a key role in ensuring the quality and efficiency of welding processes that are critical to our operations. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (including design, production, and quality teams), provide technical support during co-development phases, and ensure compliance with welding standards, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of the qualification of welding procedures and personnel, but also support continuous improvement initiatives and audits related to welding standards.

We’ll look to you for:

• Participating in the industrialization phase of new projects and providing technical support to the Special Process (SP) expert during co-development phases

• Establishing qualification plans for welding procedures, welders, and operators in compliance with relevant standards

• Assisting production by overseeing prototype and first assembly realizations until serial production

• Addressing non-conformance reports (NCR) with effective solutions, as delegated by the SP expert

• Conducting workstation inspections and before/during welding inspections on the shop floor

• Monitoring daily welding processes and notifying the SP expert of any deviations

• Performing monthly welding consumable store audits

• Validating incoming welding wire quality and Material Test Certificates (MTC)

• Supporting welding audits (e.g., EN 15085-2, IRIS, Maturity Assessment) within your areas of expertise

• Driving continuous improvement initiatives with a focus on Quality, Cost, and Delivery (QCD) parameters and semi-automation opportunities

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:

• Diploma in Mechanical Engineering (IWP/IWS Certification preferred)

• 5-10 years of professional experience in the rolling stock or heavy fabrication welding industry as a welding coordinator

• Knowledge of EN/ISO welding standards

• Proficiency in English, Hindi, and Bengali

• Proficiency in MS Office tools (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)

• Strong team player with a collaborative mindset

• Ability to manage diversity and work effectively in global teams

• Demonstrated agility and ability to adapt to uncertainty

• Customer-focused with strong integrity and managerial courage

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 leadership roles or specialized technical paths

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.