Industrial Operations & Performance Director

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Date: 24 Apr 2025

Location: Saint-Ouen, FR

Company: Alstom

Req ID:483994 

 

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

 

 

 

Within the RSC Operations department, under the leadership of Christophe ARCHES, VP RSC Operations, the Industrial & Performance Director is responsible forestablishing and deploying global industrial standards, both process and tools, define, report and drive improved operational performance and manage industrial competency development of the Alstom Rolling Stock and Components product line by:

  • Developing best practice industrial process and tools (the Way of Working) and set Manufacturing standard solutions (tools, equipment,…)
  • Creating, deploying and actioning improvements of key performance indicators
  • Developing footprint, supporting sites improvement action plans to improve competitiveness
  • Preparing the future, by leading innovations in Industrial Automation and Robotics
  • Ensuring network animation and competencies development for the worldwide industrialization, manufacturing and test/commissioning departments
  • Managing the World Class Manufacturing process and Special Process Expertise networks

 

 

You will be accountable to:

Animate the Metiers :

  • Region/Site Industrial Operations
  • Industrialization / Process & Manufacturing Engineering (PME)
  • Manufacturing, General Services & Maintenance
  • Testing & Commissioning
  • WCM Expertise Domains

Push our Standardization roadmap

  • Development and deployment of Industrial Operations process & tool standards in compliance with the Alstom Management System and applicable rail standards (ISO, IRIS, …)
  • Carbody, Fitting, Electrical, Test and Commissioning domains

Bring operational support to our industrial development 

  • Industrialization BCC center (SIC)
  • Best practices deployment
  • Development of sites industrial maturity
  • Automation and Robotics
  • Industrial consideration for all transversal programs (ASST / PM2020 / DFQ / CCM / PLM4A …)
  • Operational support on critical sites and specific missions
  • World Class Manufacturing for RSC and associated expertise domain leadership
  • APSYS roadmap for Industrialization (PME) and Shop Floor
  • Tooling Center of Excellence

 

Report our performance, efficiency, and development

  • Industrial performance measurement
  • Industrial improvement actions plans
  • Industrial REX process
  • Industrial competency management
  • Leadership of RSC Operations Academy

 

 

Educational Requirements : Engineering or Master Degree level education, preferable in manufacturing, mechanical or electrical disciplines.

 

Experience minimum 15 years’ experience with significant industrial environment including 10 years of industrial management.

 

 

Competencies & Skills  

  • Master the industrialization and production processes and the associated technologies of building rolling stock and its components
  • Has demonstrated ability to manage large industrial scale projects meeting/exceeding aggressive schedule and cost targets.
  • Global view of business and relationships between different Areas.
  • Good Interpersonal relationship / Team worker / Leadership
  • Be able to convince different interlocutors, internally and externally
  • Strong application of situational leadership and management skills
  • Good capacity of analysis and synthesis. Be able to take a holistic view in making decision
  • Solution oriented, be able to take decision and solve problems quickly
  • Able to speak fluent English, French would be beneficial

 

 

 

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.

 

 

Job Type:​Experienced​


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