Production Manager

Req ID: 494411

Production Manager

Location: Wembley - London

Appointment Basis: Permanent

Salary: c. £54,000 + 18.5% shift + £2226 London Weighting

Closing date: 2nd October 2025

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 our new Production Manager to work on-site at Alstom's Wembley Traincare Centre?

Your future role

Alstom is seeking a Production Manager to join our team at the Wembley Traincare Centre, with occasional travel to other sites as required. The successful candidate will report directly to the Senior Production Manager.

The main objective of this role is to ensure production targets, quality standards, and safety requirements are met through effective management of the production plan and resources. The Production Manager will ensure that trains are delivered on time, in a safe, clean, and fully operational condition to our customers.

We'll look to you to:

• Manage the Production Teams, including Workshops and Wheel Lathe Teams.
• Monitor and control production on a shift-by-shift basis.
• Clearly define and delegate responsibilities for production tasks.
• Identify personnel requirements based on budgeted workloads, ensuring flexibility and high productivity.
• Drive organisational change to optimise working practices and enhance workforce productivity.
• Ensure all production complies with safety and quality standards, including internal standards, customer specifications, and Network Rail requirements.
• Monitor working practices to ensure compliance with statutory requirements.
• Identify training and resource needs to facilitate effective production.
• Ensure all work adheres to the Health and Safety at Work Act and Alstom Policies and Procedures.
• Review work plans with Production Controllers to meet daily production targets efficiently.
• Maintain positive industrial relations and implement disciplinary procedures for serious staff irregularities.
• Identify improvement opportunities through analysis of incident reports and complaints.
• Ensure IT systems, such as Systems, Applications, and Products in Data Processing (SAP), Total Asset Control Tool (TACT), Rail Vehicle Event Reporting System (RAVERS), and General Engineering Management Information and Networking Initiative (GEMINI), are updated regarding completed work.
• Control, issue, and update job times as necessary.
• Plan and manage leave entitlement for Production Team Members in line with the Business Plan.
• Promote continual professional development for staff.
• Manage and prioritise the teams' workloads in accordance with Traincare Centre requirements, including isolations, validation of completed service orders, quality assurance, adherence to safety compliance measures, and management of team rosters and attendance.

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:

Essential:

• Higher National Certificate (HNC) in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering, or equivalent qualifications with experience.
• First-hand experience in team management, ideally within a maintenance environment.
• Experience with electronics, pneumatics, and mechanics.
• IT literate, with proficiency in Office applications (Excel, Word, PowerPoint) and tablet applications like iForm.
• Strong planning and organisation skills to meet depot objectives.
• Experience in coaching and mentoring others.
• Ability to work independently with strong communication skills.
• Capability to work under pressure within customer constraints.
• A full UK driving licence and ability to drive company vehicles.

Desirable:

• • Experience in a rolling stock maintenance environment.
  • Knowledge of quality and health and safety standards.
  • Background in a process or production environment.
  • Familiarity with rail industry IT systems, particularly SAP.
  • Understanding of the Metro trains business and its customer requirements.
  • Knowledge of Transport for London (TFL) and rail industry regulations.

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
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our agile 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
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive benefits (pension, life ins., medical)
• Up to 52 weeks full maternity and adoption pay
• 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays, with the opportunity to buy or sell holidays
• A wide range of flexible benefits that you can tailor to suit your lifestyle

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!

Equal opportunity statement:

Alstom is an equal opportunity employer committed to creating an inclusive working environment where all our employees are encouraged to reach their full potential, and individual differences are valued and respected. All qualified applicants are considered for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, disability status, or any other characteristic protected by local law.

As a 'Disability Confident' employer, we will interview all disabled job applicants who match the essential criteria of the job description or specification. We will consider flexible working requests for all roles unless operational requirements prevent otherwise.

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