PME Harnesses Manager

About Us

We create smart innovations to meet the mobility challenges of today and tomorrow. We design and manufacture a complete range of transportation systems, from high-speed trains to electric buses and driverless trains, as well as infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions. Joining us means joining a truly global community of more than 36 300 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Role Overview

Within RSC Operation oranization, reporting to Central PME Director (Process & Manufacturing Engineering), the PME Harnesses Manager team will have the duty to develop Harnesses skills across ALSTOM Sites - RSC (Rolling Stock and Component), ensuring below main missions:

• Establish and Deploy “Harnesses Metier” standards cross RSC sites.
• Develop Expertise network across Site
• Strengthen Harnesses Electrical Requirement & Design for Manufacturing in collaboration with Engineering and EDC (Electrical Design Centre)
• Develop and implement strong relationship with Train Electrical
• Align Special Processes Crimping networks initiatives with Harnesses métier needs / propose innovations
• Support sourcing, Quality and Supply Chain as industrial Harnesses expertise
• Robust Rex (Return Of Experience) management within Harnesses Metier cross sites
• Support projects on demand
• Participate of Electrical Special Processes Crimping / Shielding reflexion

Main Responsibilities

1. Lead & Coordinate WCM Harnesses Network through Region & sites leaders:

   • Define standard métier rules
   • Capitalize Return of Experience
   • Develop Harnesses competencies and associated training plans cross sites.
   • Consolidate Harnesses industrial means data base on RSC sites with CoE Interiors
   • Support Site & Project by defining best organization &/or support

2. Robust interfaces with Engineering on Harnesses scope involving EDC:

   • Ensure good WoW between Harnesses sites organization and Engineering/EDC
   • Define standard manufacturing processes for a better product x process definition
   • Strengthen Harnesses industrial validation during Design/Gate Reviews

3. Manage Harnesses Process and Manufacturing Engineering network:

   • Define the industrial management plan including manufacturing requirements
   • Align RSC sites on standard Manufacturing processes.
   • Capitalize best practices
   • Define & Support deployment of Standard Manufacturing Process (SMP) / Standard Manifacturing Layout (SML) / Standard Method Time (SMT)

Required Profile

Technical Competencies

• Good Train / Component, products / processes knowledge.
• Strong Indus Harnesses knowledge: Especially Process & Manufacturing Engineering domain
• Global understanding of overall internal processes (Projects, Engineering, Industrial, R&D …).
• Design for manufacturing / costing mindset

Soft Skills

• Ability to analyze in extracting essentials facts
• Ability to synthesize in preparing clear presentation and reporting to management.
• Good communication skills
• Decision maker, drive to achieve results, ability to put organization under tension.
• Convince and influence (internal organization) towards Industrial targets.

Experience

• 10 years’ experience in Railway industry (Rolling Stock and/or Component) within Industrialization organization.
• A previous position on one manufacturing site is key.

Our Culture

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals.

Job Type: Experienced