PIM - Product Industrialization Manager _RSC_Gautrain

Alstom
Gauteng
Full-time
Posted 1 day ago
Full-time Engineering
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Job Description

YOUR FUTURE ROLE

  • Manage industrialization team during development phase of the product.
  • Ensure the process is designed and implemented in line with the industrial requirements and the QCD objectives of the project.
  • Is the main industrialization contact for all other functions of the project, and thus represent PME department within the project.

WE’LL LOOK TO YOU TO:

DURING SPECIFICATION AND PRELIMINARY DESIGN PHASES:

  • Make sure that Industrial requirements are well understood and taken into account by Engineering, during product specification and design.
  • Monitor co-engineering activities with his Engineering counterpart. Animate ICONE workshops.
  • Design the global macro-process, based on standard SMP.
  • Prepare introduction of new technologies if need be, with associated process validation plan.
  • Build the plan for tooling and other specific manufacturing equipment.
  • Contribute to build the IMP (Industrial Management Plan)
  • Set up the industrialization planning including all activities: Co-engineering activities, P-FMEA, deliverables mile stones, FAR/FAI.
  • Build the IMFU (Industrial Maturity Follow-up)
  • Set up and monitor the Industrialization Work Package: Man hours and manufacturing equipment budget. This according to the industrial RefLib, if any.

DURING DETAILED DESIGN PHASE AND BEFORE SERIAL GO:

  • Manage the industrialization activity using IMFU.
  • Perform P-FMEA.
  • Ensure that industrial documentation is issued in due time with the good quality level.
  • Monitor the process Method Time vs target.
  • ensure the availability of tools and workstations on schedule and consistent with EHS requirements, ergonomics and quality.
  • Perform detailed line balancing and ensure the successful completion of the task sequencings.
  • Lead FAR and FAI activities in order to validate product design and process industrialization.

AFTER SERIAL GO:

  • Manage industrialization of the retrofit after engineering changes.
  • Contribute to build continuous improvement action plan along with Production to achieve manufacturing QCD targets.

OTHER ACTIVITIES:

  • Contributes to industrial costing during
  • Participates to R&D programs as industrial representative.
  • Perform industrial REX on manufacturing processes.

KPI`s

Project QCD on industrialization scope:

  • On time FAI and Serial Go.
  • Fixed industrialization cost in line with target.
  • Method Time in line with target.

APSYS Indus roadmap rating.

ALL ABOUT YOU

We value passion and attitude as much as experience. You do not need to meet every requirement; the following qualifications and experience will help you succeed and grow in this role:

  • Technical degree, preferably in manufacturing, mechanical or electrical
  • Manufacturing or Manufacturing Engineering background with 5 to 10 years’ experience preferably in the railway industry.
  • Technical experience of Process Engineering, writing manufacturing work instructions, line balancing, Lean Manufacturing.
  • Experience in project management.
  • Experience in working with an ERP (such as SAP) for Bill of Materials, Routings, Configuration follow-up
  • Working knowledge in Quality, EHS standards and Ergonomics.
  • Knowledge of CAD and PLM tools (CATIA, DELMIA…)
  • Familiar with IS common tools.
  • Process FMEA, QRQC.

THINGS YOU’LL ENJOY

  • Join us on a lifelong, transformative journey. The rail industry is built for the future, giving you opportunities to grow, develop new skills, and gain diverse experience throughout your career.

Requirements

  • Basic overall knowledge of railway products
  • Agility to juggle with schedules simulations, various scenarios, and changing project goals.
  • Rigorous, structured and sense of anticipation
  • Good Communications, interpersonal and leadership skills, excellent team worker
  • Conflict management and multi-tasking,
  • Collaborative management
  • Be able to challenge industrial teams and highly proactive in proposing solutions.
  • Comfortable in an international and a multi-cultural environment.
  • Balanced skills between management, industrial management and project management
  • Strong leadership and ability to federate teams on technical orientations to reach QCD targets
  • Demonstrated capacity to lead cross-functional activities and numerous/various stakeholders
  • Ability for analysis, problem-solving and efficient decision-making in complex environment
  • Ability to work across sites in a multi-cultural environment

YOU’LL ALSO:

  • Build a stable, challenging, long-term career with varied work.
  • Collaborate with cross-functional teams and supportive colleagues.
  • Contribute to innovative projects.
  • Shape your career across functions and countries.
  • Benefit from award-winning learning and development opportunities.
  • Receive a fair, dynamic reward package that recognises performance and potential, together with comprehensive and competitive social coverage.

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Job details
Job TypeFull-time
LocationGauteng
CategoryEngineering
Experience5+ years
Posted8 October 2026
Closing Date22 October 2026
Alstom
Gauteng

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