Site Managing Director

ALSTOM Gruppe; Northwestern Ontario; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a Site Managing Director to oversee operations and drive profitability at their Thunder Bay site. This role demands a visionary leader with extensive experience in managing large teams and complex operations in the Rail and Transport sectors. The successful candidate will be responsible for P&L accountability, ensuring adherence to safety and quality standards, and leading strategic initiatives for growth and efficiency. Join a dynamic team where your leadership will shape the future of transport solutions and make a significant impact on sustainable mobility. If you are ready for a rewarding challenge, we want to hear from you!

Qualifications

• 20+ years managing large teams in Rail/Transport/Automobile industries.
• Strong leadership in operations, transformation, and General Management.

Responsibilities

• Manage site P&L, ensuring quality, safety, and performance.
• Lead site restructuring and optimize operations for profitability.
• Ensure compliance with EHS regulations and company policies.

Skills

Problem Solving

Critical Thinking

Decision Making

Leadership

Strategic Thinking

Relationship Management

Communication Skills

Planning and Organization

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering

MBA, Master of Business Administration

Job description

Site Managing Director

Date: 24 Mar 2025

Location: Thunder Bay, CA

Company: Alstom

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.

PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Manage overall site activities and P&L under responsibility of the Services North America with objective to deliver safety, quality, finance, production, supply chain and projects performances. A strategist and a leader who is able to steer the site to the most profitable direction while demonstrating accountability, ownership and also implementing global vision, mission and long-term goals. The goal is to ensure the company is constantly moving towards fulfilling its short-term and long-term objectives and does not diverge from its strategic guidelines.

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES

1. P&L accountability for site production, methods, supply chain, special processes, components repair center, tooling, testing & commissioning, IT, quality, and EHS
2. Full growth mindset responsibility for the site restructuring and reorganization driving accountability, overachieve and can-do attitude in on-time profitable execution while managing directors/managers and heads of departments
3. Relentlessly drives the site production, supply chain, adherence to schedules and continuous improvement for highly critical regional projects execution, according to contractual requirements and customer expectations, to maximize the results with respect to cash and margin whilst delivering on time, in conformity with Alstom execution processes including contracts variation orders
4. Deliver on sales, orders, profit and cash as per agreed budget, supplemented by Customer and Project Directors for existing clients and Business Development for new clients. Ensure implementation of Transformation Program actions
5. Deliver financial performance by controlling finance and maintaining an effective management team
6. Accountability for the site Quality Cost Delivery Planning (QCDP) and Environment Health & Safety (EHS)
7. Lead components manufacturing, reconditioning/refurbishment, shop floor set up, resources & footprint optimization, machines & fixtures set up and production readiness for new projects
8. Lead the initiatives for operations, industrial, and cost optimization & recovery of non-core costs (& non-value added activities) through continuous improvement and insourcing/make plans challenging the status quo with resilience
9. Ensure standard process deployment and adherence including audit/assessment performance (internal and external)
10. Manage critical interface with Customer representatives (support Project and customer directors)
11. Successfully implementing company policy, APSYS and developing strategic plans
12. Maintaining constructive dialogue between all stakeholders including Union representatives with Human Resources
13. Represents Alstom at local level and act as the Legal Representative (including the management and control) of the site
14. Manage Assets Life Extension services contracts execution, identifies core competencies and defines operational goals
15. Manage Workload and Resources in line with projects requirements and budgets
16. Provides guidance for workers as needed and approves training opportunities
17. Creates initiatives to take advantage of market opportunities, reduce operational, financial costs and business risks
18. Ensure safety and security coordination for Alstom employees, assets and data in the site.
19. Ensure that a crisis management system is developed and maintained.
20. Ensure that the Ethics & Compliance policy is applied in the country in respect of all business transactions and of personal integrity
21. Ensures Site cohesion, constructive Social relations, compliance with EHS regulations
22. Implement and ensure right application of site Quality Management System

Performance Measurements:

1. Finance (sales, margin, cash)
2. Project QCD and On-Time Delivery
3. Quality (GR GO On time, GR On time, Costs of Non-Quality, ISO compliance)
4. EHS KPIs (IFR1, IFR2)
5. Compliance Process, legal & Social Responsibility (industrial relations, ethics & compliance, ALSTOM Image)

EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

1. Mandatory: Bachelor’s degree in engineering (Mechanical, Industrial) from an accredited university
2. Preferred: MBA, Master of Business Administration

EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

1. Min. 20 years of experience managing large teams (+500 employees) and complex operations in the Rail/Transport/Automobile/Aerospace/Heavy Machinery/ Industrial Technology industry with at least 10 years of relevant experience in Operations, transformation/restructuring and General Management including Profit and Loss (+$1B P&L)
2. Solid leadership experience in people management forming and leading unionized (and non-unionized) teams
3. Good commercial knowledge for assessing business risks and opportunities enabling profitable decision making for the business
4. Expert in train builds, repairs and overhaul. Lean manufacturing experience (VSM, Takt time, Kaizen)

COMPETENCIES REQUIRED

1. Excellent problem solving, critical thinking and decision making
2. Proactive and efficient responses to pressing issues and challenges
3. Strong ability to convince, influence & persuade
4. Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial attitude, Innovative and creative
5. Business Acumen
6. Aptitude in communicating, public speaking and interpersonal skills
7. Relationship Management
8. Resilient and able to deliver operationally in a demanding and changing environment
9. Good planning and organization skill
10. International mind set with good language skills

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.