Fleet Planning Manager

Req

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.

The fleet manager is responsible to perform the following :

- Ensure effective and efficient maintenance of the fleet 24 hours a day through work activities on the fleet depots to deliver clean, available reliable and safe trains for service and operators.

- Define & Implement project fleet strategy to fit with customer contractual requirements
- Responsible for the project fleet availability

Responsibilities

Customer relation

Define & Implement project fleet strategy to fit with customer contractual requirements

Manage the day-to-day contact with Customer regarding service provision of the Train

Interface with customers. Interacts strongly with other internal departments to ensure SQCD of the fleet.

Support exceptional schedule changes in line with Commercial & Customer requirements

Communicate fleet availability/performance and the production plan to all areas of the Business. & Customer

Operation

Prioritise work at the Depot to meet train availability requirements.

Develop and maintain interfaces with other functional areas within the business in particular Operations, to improve efficiency and maximise capacity

Set, monitor and control planned maintenance including outstanding defects, reliability and safety checks.

Organize resources to ensure the production plan will be achieved. This includes the facility, materials and labour.

Identify and manage risk across the service, including those risks, which arise from the activities, which are the responsibility of our industry partners.

Support (through train provision) to the on-going reliability programmes.

Schedule maintenance exams at the Depot in accordance contract requirements to maintain a consistently high fleet availability to meet the Operator’s requirements.

Ensure sufficient time has been allocated in the plan for preventative maintenance and repairs after considering Depot capacity.

React to train failures and infrastructure related issues in conjunction with the Operator to minimise impact on the Production plan.

Liaise with the Alstom Fleet Control on all planning matters to ensure that any special/urgent requirements have been considered and agree the long-term plan.

Develop and maintain a forward plan identifying risks and opportunities such that the availability target is consistently achieved.

Work in conjunction with engineering to improve reliability and other contract measures within areas of control.

Have due consideration for engineering and/or safety issues arising specially for trains movements within the depot

Performance & Efficiency

Optimizestrategy fleet to balance operations workload and overall costs with contract and safety constraints.

Maximise the productivity of depot plant and equipment

Team Management

Lead, coach and develop their team

Department budget management and control

KPI

Manage the agreed Fleet KPI’s for customer

Consistently achieve the availability target in line with Contractual requirements.

Mitigate over maintenance cost

Optimized train swap

Optimized diagram

Educational Requirements

Degree or equivalent qualifications in an Engineering/production discipline

Desired Knowledge / Experience

Experience of rail or maintenance or production industry /maintenance (minimum 5 years of experience)

Experience of fleet operations

Knowledge of maintenance management information systems

Client facing experience

Vehicle operating rule processes & procedures knowledge

Depot operating rules and procedures knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

Good communication, report writing and organisational skills.

IT skills – competent user of Personal Computer, including office packages, SAP, SES, Accomis

Planning & Organising 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.

Job Type: Experienced

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