Operation Head

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.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your operational and industrial leadership expertise in a cutting-edge field. Youll work alongside dynamic and collaborative teammates.

Youll play a critical role in ensuring the efficiency, safety, and quality of our operations while driving continuous improvement across our projects. Day-to-day, youll work closely with teams across the business (maintenance, industrialization, and performance teams), develop and implement strategies to enhance productivity, and much more.

Youll specifically take care of maintaining and improving project KPIs related to availability, reliability, and turnaround time, but also ensuring the deployment of Alstoms industrial standards across depots.

Well look to you for:

• Maintaining and improving project KPIs with respect to availability, reliability, and turnaround time.
• Ensuring proper execution of major, minor, preventive, and corrective maintenance schedules.
• Proposing and implementing operations and industrial strategies to improve efficiency, safety, quality, and cost savings.
• Developing a coherent make-or-buy analysis to enhance project quality, cost, and delivery (QCD).
• Preparing CAPEX requests and managing the investment program effectively.
• Ensuring industrialization aligns with Alstoms standards, methods, and tools.
• Driving continuous improvement programs, digitalization tools, and self-assessments across depots.
• Managing performance improvement plans and setting SMART targets.

We value passion and attitude over experience. Thats why we dont expect you to have every single skill. Instead, weve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• A graduate engineering degree with 15+ years of related experience in the railway industry or a production-related position.
• Proven experience as a manager in a maintenance or production environment.
• Strong knowledge of industrialization tools, methods, and techniques.
• Experience implementing and managing quality, safety, and environmental systems.
• Proficiency in IT tools such as MS Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.
• Fluency in English.
• Behavioral competencies such as leadership, teamwork, logical thinking, and strong communication skills.

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines.
• Work with cutting-edge standards for rail operations and industrialization.
• Collaborate with transverse teams and supportive colleagues.
• Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility.
• Utilise our flexible and inclusive 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 programs.
• Progress towards leadership roles or specialized technical positions.
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

You dont 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, youll be proud. If youre up for the challenge, wed love to hear from you!

Important to note

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