Maintenance Team Leader

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Date: 2 May 2024

Location: Nowergup, AU

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, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll report to the Operations Manager in Nowergup and work alongside collaborative and supportive teammates. You’ll manage the depot and run the shifts, instructing the train Maintenance Team what activities will be carried out. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (engineering, quality and warranty), you'll deliver start of shift and end of shift briefings and much more. In this role, you will be required to participate in a rotating shift roster of 2 weeks on days (Mon - Fri, 5:30am - 2pm) and 2 weeks on nights (Sun - Thurs, 9:30pm - 5:30am).

We’ll look to you for:

• Leading the Maintenance Team, providing feedback and informal discussions with team members 
• Co-ordinating the line of route ensuring that equipment, tooling and work environment is left in a safe place
• Leading team members to uphold site safety, including reporting of any unsafe acts, process/procedure deviation
• Taking a proactive approach to support Production Managers in understanding and resolving team issues
• Ensuring all documentation and procedures are at the correct revision and signed off in full when completed
• Completing the shift paperwork (exam, daily, safety sheets) and ensuring that the team follow the standard processes 
• Providing real time updates to the Production Manager on work progress against the agreed plan, SQDC (Safety, Quality, Delivery & Cost) deviations and adverse events
• Carrying out audit of processes to ensure feedback from team members to continually improve the process or procedures
• Supporting the team to identify process changes and implement smarter ways of working.

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:

• Self-motivated, proactive and a Team Player
• The ability to lead, manage and motivate a team
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance operations, ideally withing Rail/Rolling stock or similar
• A trade qualitication in Electrotechnology or Engineering (Mechanical Trade)
• Unrestricted Australian Working Rights

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:

• Play a critical role in supporting the safe operation of trains for Perth
• Have the opportunity to develop your career in global industry leader
• Receive 18 weeks paid parental leave
• Have access to a free corporate gym membership
• Receive free salary continuity insurance
• Have free access to Alstom University (1000’s of courses and learning material)

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 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

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. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email:  .

For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.