Production Manager
- Recruiter
- Siemens Public Limited Company
- Location
- Crawley
- Salary
- Neg
- Posted
- 17 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 31 Mar 2017
- Sectors
- Travel & Tourism
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Siemens Rail Systems is currently recruiting fora Production Manager for the Thameslink contract, based from theThree Bridgesdepot. The Production Manager will be responsible for the day to day delivery of the Train Service Agreement toour customer, responsible for planning and resourcinga team of skilledSupervisors andTechnicians to ensure the on time completion ofmaintenance activitieson the CL700rolling stock, additional responsibilities include the management of defects to ensure a robust and reliable operationalservice isprovided.
What are my responsibilities?
Production Management/Fleet Planning
- Plan and manage all resources including people, plant, material, tools and third party services to meet the operational requirements
- Develop and execute production plan to meet business targets, keeping deferred work to a minimum
- Ensure all maintenance activity is undertaken in accordance with the relevant maintenance instruction and Group Standards.
- Ensure optimum shift coverage minimising downtime, complaints or delay to our customers
- Ensure any extraordinary circumstances or any complex work is built into the plan
Continuous Improvement & Quality
- Actively encourage identification of continuous improvement activities and implement any with significant cost and labour savings
- Actively manage production related projects in area of expertise
- Carry out audits in accordance with the audit plan and implement any recommendations made within the agreed timescale.
- Actively participate in our 3is improvement programme and drive implementation of improvements from the team.
- Continuously develop cross functional and departmental processes.
Customer Service
- Develop good relationships with customers by ensuring consistent delivery of targets and escalations are dealt with promptly
- Understand customer requirements to ensure plans are kept up to date and relationships maintained.
Finance and Commercial
- Manage day to day operations in line with agreed KPIs
- Ensure short-range budget objectives are met and identify criteria for monitoring progress and measuring success
People Management
- Demonstrate competence in all of the Siemens Management Standards and Siemens Leadership capabilities.
- Role Model behaviour and values consistent with Siemens Values, Siemens Rail Systems Behavioural Partnership and Siemens
Business Conduct Guidelines.
- Develop a high performance culture with strong employee engagement using the Siemens People Management policies and tools (PMP/4 Success objective setting, appraisal and development plan, Succession planning, Recognition schemes etc.)
- Proactively progress any absence reviews or formal absence meetings in accordance with the Sickness Absence policy.
- Progress any grade reviews from staff dialogues or arising in a timely manner, tracking progress.
- Develop plans and implement learning and development solutions to develop talent and enhance capability in the team.
Compliance
- Monitor compliance to meet internal control procedures and take appropriate corrective action.
- Ensure awareness and understanding of Siemens compliance policies and 'Tell Us' ethos. Implement in areas of responsibility.
What do I need to qualify for the role?
- Management or supervisory experience in a technical position
- Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock maintenance procedures/practices
- Engineering ONC or equivalent qualification or experience
- Good knowledge of IT systems/software.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong organization/planning skills.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques.
- Good understanding of Health, Safety and environment legislation/procedures.
- Basic understanding of project management principles.
- Contract/Commercial knowledge.
The UK rail industry is growing at an exciting pace, and we're looking for more enthusiastic and skilled people to join 3000 other Siemens UK employees dedicated to finding ingenious ways of improving our transport network. Over the next three years the 1600 Siemens train carriages we currently have running on the country's rail network will double to more than 3300, as we deliver brand new rolling stock to the UK.
We're currently delivering 1,140 brand new Desiro City train carriages for the Thameslink route,
along with two brand new traincare depots at Three Bridges and Hornsey. And we've got our sights set on even more in the UK; from the New Tube for London project, High Speed 2 and the ongoing electrification of the railway in the North of England, the so-called 'Northern Powerhouse', it's a really exciting time to get on board with us.
Recognising the skills requirements in rail that will be needed both now and in the future to deliver all of these improvements in passenger rail travel, in partnership with NSAR (National Skills Academy for Rail), we've invested in a state-of-the-art National Training Academy for Rail which will keep the UK at the forefront of Railway Engineering.
Siemens, the leading global engineering and technology Services Company, has been active in the United Kingdom for over 170 years. We provide innovative solutions to help tackle the UK's major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry, infrastructure & cities and healthcare. Siemens has a significant presence throughout the UK, with 12 manufacturing sites and more than 25 major offices.
Siemens offers a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance and pension. Through our flexible benefits scheme you can select benefits that best suit your lifestyle, including private healthcare.
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What are my responsibilities?
Production Management/Fleet Planning
- Plan and manage all resources including people, plant, material, tools and third party services to meet the operational requirements
- Develop and execute production plan to meet business targets, keeping deferred work to a minimum
- Ensure all maintenance activity is undertaken in accordance with the relevant maintenance instruction and Group Standards.
- Ensure optimum shift coverage minimising downtime, complaints or delay to our customers
- Ensure any extraordinary circumstances or any complex work is built into the plan
Continuous Improvement & Quality
- Actively encourage identification of continuous improvement activities and implement any with significant cost and labour savings
- Actively manage production related projects in area of expertise
- Carry out audits in accordance with the audit plan and implement any recommendations made within the agreed timescale.
- Actively participate in our 3is improvement programme and drive implementation of improvements from the team.
- Continuously develop cross functional and departmental processes.
Customer Service
- Develop good relationships with customers by ensuring consistent delivery of targets and escalations are dealt with promptly
- Understand customer requirements to ensure plans are kept up to date and relationships maintained.
Finance and Commercial
- Manage day to day operations in line with agreed KPIs
- Ensure short-range budget objectives are met and identify criteria for monitoring progress and measuring success
People Management
- Demonstrate competence in all of the Siemens Management Standards and Siemens Leadership capabilities.
- Role Model behaviour and values consistent with Siemens Values, Siemens Rail Systems Behavioural Partnership and Siemens
Business Conduct Guidelines.
- Develop a high performance culture with strong employee engagement using the Siemens People Management policies and tools (PMP/4 Success objective setting, appraisal and development plan, Succession planning, Recognition schemes etc.)
- Proactively progress any absence reviews or formal absence meetings in accordance with the Sickness Absence policy.
- Progress any grade reviews from staff dialogues or arising in a timely manner, tracking progress.
- Develop plans and implement learning and development solutions to develop talent and enhance capability in the team.
Compliance
- Monitor compliance to meet internal control procedures and take appropriate corrective action.
- Ensure awareness and understanding of Siemens compliance policies and 'Tell Us' ethos. Implement in areas of responsibility.
What do I need to qualify for the role?
- Management or supervisory experience in a technical position
- Technical knowledge of Rolling Stock maintenance procedures/practices
- Engineering ONC or equivalent qualification or experience
- Good knowledge of IT systems/software.
- Excellent communication skills both written and oral
- Strong organization/planning skills.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement techniques.
- Good understanding of Health, Safety and environment legislation/procedures.
- Basic understanding of project management principles.
- Contract/Commercial knowledge.
The UK rail industry is growing at an exciting pace, and we're looking for more enthusiastic and skilled people to join 3000 other Siemens UK employees dedicated to finding ingenious ways of improving our transport network. Over the next three years the 1600 Siemens train carriages we currently have running on the country's rail network will double to more than 3300, as we deliver brand new rolling stock to the UK.
We're currently delivering 1,140 brand new Desiro City train carriages for the Thameslink route,
along with two brand new traincare depots at Three Bridges and Hornsey. And we've got our sights set on even more in the UK; from the New Tube for London project, High Speed 2 and the ongoing electrification of the railway in the North of England, the so-called 'Northern Powerhouse', it's a really exciting time to get on board with us.
Recognising the skills requirements in rail that will be needed both now and in the future to deliver all of these improvements in passenger rail travel, in partnership with NSAR (National Skills Academy for Rail), we've invested in a state-of-the-art National Training Academy for Rail which will keep the UK at the forefront of Railway Engineering.
Siemens, the leading global engineering and technology Services Company, has been active in the United Kingdom for over 170 years. We provide innovative solutions to help tackle the UK's major challenges, across the key sectors of energy, industry, infrastructure & cities and healthcare. Siemens has a significant presence throughout the UK, with 12 manufacturing sites and more than 25 major offices.
Siemens offers a comprehensive reward package which includes a competitive basic salary, bonus scheme, generous holiday allowance and pension. Through our flexible benefits scheme you can select benefits that best suit your lifestyle, including private healthcare.
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