Alstom Looking for Facilities Equipment Manager – Eglinton & Finch at Toronto, Ontario, Canada Full Time

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 75 000 people dedicated to solving real-world mobility challenges and achieving international projects with sustainable local impact.

Purpose of the job

The Facilities Equiment Manager is responsible to perform the following:

• Ensure production targets, quality standards and safety requirements are achieved through the execution of the production plans and through the efficient management of resources.
• Maintain the Depot Equipment at both Finch and Eglinton MSF, to a standard of quality that will ensure its availability when required and to carry out routine and corrective maintenance tasks.
• Liaise with the supply chain team to ensure third party services are secured to sustain the availability of the Depot Equipment.
• Coordinate the maintenance undertaken by suppliers, ensuring that work is performed in accordance with the safety requirements.

Responsibilities

Management

• Work with and manage Maintenance Team, including monitoring and controlling Maintenance on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Ensure that accountability for production is clearly defined and delegated.
• Identify requirements for budgeted fixed workload ensuring flexibility and high levels of productivity are achieved.
• Manage organisational change in order to optimise working practices and thus ensure a productive workforce.
• Identifying training and other resource needs to facilitate production in the most effective way.

EHS

• Ensure all Maintenance activities meet the Safety and Quality requirements of internal standards, customer specifications.
• Monitoring working practices and environment to ensure that staff and facilities meet the mandatory and/or statutory requirements.
• Ensure work is performed in a safe, effective manner and in accordance with the local policies and procedures.

Performance & Efficiency

• Minimise depot-operating costs and maximise depot-operating efficiencies through effective depot resource planning and controlling of production overtime.
• Review work plans to ensure daily production targets are met as effectively and efficiently as possible. Conduct analysis where there was a failure to achieve production.

Continuous Improvement

• Proactively identify areas for improvement by analysis from maintenance/service operation reports and customer complaints, initiating action to ensure improvements.
• Manage relationship with sub-contractors and the customer.
• Support continuous improvement of processes. Look for and implement changes to improve maintenance and operational processes.

Requirements

• Bachelor Degree in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering or equivalent experience
• +5 years of experience within railway industry

Desired Knowledge / Experience

• Qualification in a technical discipline
• Experience of electronics, hydraulics, pneumatics and mechanics;
• Experience in maintenance of heavy machinery;
• History of work in a process / production environment preferable;
• Working knowledge of Quality and H&S standards and systems preferable.
• Management experience of large groups of staff
• Preferable experience in fleet and /or maintenance operations and planning role.
• Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock.
• An Understanding of Railway Depot and Railway Industry Operations preferable.
• An Understanding of local Customer requirements.
• An understanding of SAP and ability to use MS Office packages,Email & Intranet
• Fluent in English

Behavioural Competencies

• Team Player. Spirit of “Team Trust Action”
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong Manpower Management Skills
• Self-motivated
• Ability to work to tight delivery timescales

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.

Alstom is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Women and Minorities.

Alstom is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer of Protected Veterans and Individuals with Disabilities.

Alstom is a drug-free workplace.