Product Industrialization Manager (PIM) (m/f/d)

Req ID: 419536

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 Product Industrialization Manager in Siegen, Germany we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your manufacturing expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to Andreas Guenther (Manufacturing Engineering Manager, Siegen), and work alongside passionate, motivated and dedicated teammates.

Every day, you’ll manage the industrialization team during development phase of the product.

You’ll ensure the process is designed and implemented in line with the industrial requirements and the QCD objectives of the project.

You’ll be the main industrialization contact for all other functions of the project, and thus represent PME department within the project.

We’ll look to you for:

During specification and preliminary design phases:

• Make sure that Industrial requirements are well understood and taken into account by Engineering, during product specification and design.
• Monitor co-engineering activities with his Engineering counterpart. Animate ICONE workshops.
• Design the global macro-process, based on standard SMP.
• Prepare introduction of new technologies if need be, with associated process validation plan.
• Build the plan for tooling and other specific manufacturing equipment.
• Contribute to build the IMP (Industrial Management Plan)
• Set up the industrialization planning including all activities: Co-engineering activities, P-FMEA, deliverables mile stones, FAR/FAI.
• Build the IMFU (Industrial Maturity Follow-up)
• Set up and monitor the Industrialization Work Package: Man hours and manufacturing equipment budget. This according to the industrial RefLib, if any.

During detailed design phase and before Serial Go:

• Manage the industrialization activity using IMFU.
• Perform P-FMEA.
• Ensure that industrial documentation is issued in due time with the good quality level.
• Monitor the process Method Time vs target.
• Ensure the availability of tools and workstations on schedule and consistent with EHS requirements, ergonomics and quality.
• Perform detailed line balancing and ensure the successful completion of the task sequencings.
• Lead FAR and FAI activities in order to validate product design and process industrialization.

After serial Go:

• Manage industrialization of the retrofit after engineering changes.
• Contribute to build continuous improvement action plan along with Production to achieve manufacturing QCD targets.

Other activities:

• Contributes to industrial costing during
• Participates to R&D programs as industrial representative.
• Perform industrial REX on manufacturing 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 education
• Manufacturing or Manufacturing Engineering background preferably in the railway industry.
• Technical experience of Process Engineering, writing manufacturing work instructions, line balancing, Lean Manufacturing.
• Experience in project management.
• Experience in working with an ERP (such as SAP) for Bill of Materials, Routings, Configuration follow-up
• Knowledge of CAD and PLM tools (CATIA, DELMIA…)
• Familiar with IS common tools.
• Process FMEA, QRQC.

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
• Utilise our 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
• 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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.