Manufacturing Manager

Alstom; Eastern Ontario; On-site; CAD 80,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading transportation company in Kingston, ON, seeks a Manufacturing Manager to lead all manufacturing activities, ensuring quality and timely project execution. The ideal candidate will have at least 10 years of experience in manufacturing management, preferably in the railway industry, combined with strong leadership skills. This role includes responsibilities in team development, production planning, and continuous improvement, offering a competitive salary and benefits as well as opportunities for career growth and development.

Benefits

Flexible and inclusive working environment

Investment in development through award-winning programs

Comprehensive and competitive social coverage

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing and/or production management for electrical or mechanical devices.
• Experience working with SAP or similar systems.
• Good understanding of operations, supply chain, and logistics processes.

Responsibilities

• Lead all manufacturing activities for projects while ensuring quality, cost, and delivery commitments.
• Manage and develop manufacturing team competencies and training.
• Contribute to continuous performance improvement of the site.

Skills

Engineering degree in industrial, mechanical, electrical

10 years of experience in manufacturing

Good understanding of operations and logistics

Strong knowledge of project management practices

Experience in Railway industry

Previous operational position as Production or Line Manager

Experience with SAP or similar systems

Strong communication and organizational skills

Proactive mindset focusing on continuous improvement

Education

Masters degree in related field preferred

Job description

Req ID:504324

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.

Could you be the full-time Manufacturing Manager in Kingston, ON we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your comprehensive production management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated, innovative, and collaborative teammates. You'll lead all manufacturing activities for our projects, making a significant impact on our production flow and project execution ensuring Quality, Cost, Delivery commitments in compliance with EHS policies. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (supply chain, quality assurance, industrialization, testing, EHS), manage training and hiring for manufacturing personnel, and much more.

You’ll play a central role in ensuring the smooth production and delivery of signaling products for one of Canada’s largest public transit transformation projects.

We’ll look to you for:

• Deliver production plan with expected Quality, Cost and Delivery level
• Manage and develop manufacturing team competencies
• Deploy industrial means for product & project manufacturing and test with EHS mind-set
• Ensure application of Signaling Métiers standards (tools, processes, specification)
• Deploy Signalling industrial requirements Internally
• Spread best environmental and EHS practices in the team
• Ensure APSYS deployment and maturity development

The main responsibilities during execution are:

Contribution of site manufacturing organization, Industrial QCD Management, Supply chain process definition & validation, Quality plan validation and related Industrialization activities

Preparation of the site manufacturing activities including:

• Manufacturing planning preparation (workload,…)
• Manufacturing resources availability & skills management (staffing, trainings, qualification,…)
• Operators training covering manufacturing & self-inspections
• Finalization of manufacturing preparation
• Continuous improvement of SQCD performance of the manufacturing organization
• Issues Management via MES, assuring corrective actions are closed (e.g. QRQC,…)
• Organization of the execution of changes (design or industrial) to the product
• Products Manufacturing Feedback to support functions in order to improve QCD performance

The main responsibilities for Manufacturing activities are:

• Responsible for manufacturing equipment management (Investment requirements, OEE, Utilization ratio, etc.)
• Contribution to site assets optimization (CAPEX reductions, CAPEX optimizations, Flexible manufacturing lines, etc.)
• Contribution to site/Alstom Indus 4.0 deployment initiatives (AOS, Automation, Digitalization, etc.)
• Responsible for the contribution of the Manufacturing organization to the continuous performance improvement of the site
• Accountable for the on-time reporting of the Manufacturing KPI to project and central functions
• Ensuring, with support of the EHS organization, application of all rules concerning environmental protection within the scope of activities of the manufacturing organization

The main responsibilities as hierarchical manager of all employees of the Manufacturing organization are:

• Accountable for time management (presence management and activity management) of all employees, and compliance with local legislation
• Accountable for continuously improving occupational safety of all employees, including contractors (if applicable) working for the manufacturing organization
• Accountable for the development of all employees, which means further development of the qualification matrix for product-related and technology-related processes, as well as general technological and personal qualification
• Accountable for the availability of the required resources, according to workload and production planning
• Accountable for the optimization of the overall workload of the manufacturing organization
• Accountable for the PMC (People Management Cycle) as per HR policy, for the manufacturing organization
• Accountable for the implementation and application of the corporate policies (IRIS, EHS, OHSAS, Ethics and Compliance, etc.), for the manufacturing organization

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:

• Engineering degree in industrial, mechanical, electrical. Masters degree in related field prefered
• Minimum 10 years of experience in manufacturing and/or production management for electrical or mechanical devices
• Good understanding of operations, supply chain, and logistics processes
• Strong knowledge of product/system technical requirements and project management practices
• Experience in Railway industry, preferably within an industrialization environment for signaling products prefered
• Previous operational position in a manufacturing site as a Production or Line Manager
• Experience working with SAP or similar systems
• Strong communication and organizational skills
• A proactive mindset with a focus on continuous improvement

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
• Work with new standards for rail signalling and material management
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues
• Contribute to innovative, high-impact projects
• 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
• 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 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

Job Type: Experienced