International Welding Engineer

Req ID:457300 

 

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.

 

 

JOB TITLE & PURPOSE OF THE JOB

Job Title: Welding Coordinator or Engineer with IWE certification and  Trainer

 

Purpose of the job:

• To coordinate the industrial control of the welding Process- during tender phase, product development, industrialization, manufacturing.
• To support technology and activity transfers

In this respect the person in charge complies with Ethics and Compliance policies

POSITION IN THE ORGANISATION

Organization structure:  

Industrial Operation /Rolling Stock

Reports directly to:

Site Special Process Manager or Regional Center Industrialization Manager

Other reporting to:   

PIM (Product Industrial Manager) or PrIDM (Project Industrial Manager)

Direct reports:

 Depends -direct reports

Network & Links   Position title of connected positions / functional report

Internal

• Tender: Bid Technical manager
• Engineering: Design Engineer
• Industrialization: Industrialization Engineer / Method engineer / PIM
• Quality: Industrial Quality / SPQD/ SQA
• Supply Chain: Logistics Engineer
• Sourcing: Buyer / Sub-contractors
• EHS team

Central (HQ):

• Welding Process experts network and Central Coordinator
• SQD: support under governance of central coordinator

External

• Local suppliers
• Standards committee (unless responsibility is exclusively devoted to the central coordinator)

 

ACCOUNTABILITIES & AUTHORITIES

Activities by step of the industrial process 

• Tender:
  • Contribute to tender phase, especially in product design and industrialization to take into account industrial constraints and requirements in order to optimize costs and minimize risks when needed
• Concurrent Engineering:
  • Contributes during specification and design phases to technical solution decisions associated to welding special process.
  • Build the Welding REX and interact with product engineering to redirect the design if necessary.
• Industrialization:
  • Manage industrial risk through Process FMEA and associated improvement action plan. Foster generic FMEA – Welding for standard manufacturing process.
  • Define requirements and rules (Design for Manufacturing) for associated tooling necessary to start production
  • Qualify the product/process pair as well as industrial means to be put in place in line with the design.
  • Support sourcing and SQD teams in the suppliers’ qualification and in quality follow up for suppliers concerned by welding process, Contribute to development of suppliers
  • Manage evolution of quality control process dedicated to Welding.
  • Ensure deployment and validation of new processes in line with product / project planning
  • Issue relevant documents in the Quality System
  • Manages technicians that are eventually under his / her responsibility
  • Support Transfer of Technology on welding Process: documentation, process and means validation, training
  • Complies with EHS Alstom and external standards
• Transmission:
  • Train the workers and EPU managers to execute & Understanding the process knowledge & acceptance criteria of Welding
  • Ensure continuous training and qualification of the workers to Welding.
  • Train support functions to business rules linked to Welding (Engineering, PME, Sourcing, Supply Chain, Quality)
  • Develop welding expert (IWT) /specialist (IWS/IWP) on new geographic area through welding Standards & qualification plan.

 

• Execution / Serial manufacturing:
  • Guarantees internal control and good application of process rules in line with customers’ requirements
  • Performs internal and external audits, workstation inspection, stage inspection, Internal & Customer Hold point inspection.
  • Ensure day to day monitoring of welding domain business rules and solve issues concerning Welding.
  • In case of non-conformity or incident, investigate root causes, finds and implement repair solutions.
  • Demonstrate QCD and EHS improvement linked to SP through efficient action plans. Measure performance linked with site industrial objectives and through APSYS audit for instance.
  • Support Sourcing and Supplier Quality teams during quality crisis
• Transverse:
  • Lead and ensure EN 15085-2 and ISO 3834-2 certification for the company.
  • Participate to meetings and working groups of the welding experts network
  • Propose improvement ideas and evolution of the business rules of their domain.

 

Key Job Authorities and Dimensions: (Expenditure/Hiring authorities, total budget resp., team size; etc.):

• In case of major welding quality crisis (major technical risk, safety or financial), the expert must provide to the project manager, factually, a clear problem analysis (root causes, associated risks) and the options to exit the crisis, to enable him taking serenely position
• He / She has the duty to control his / her external communication (written and oral) as it engages the responsibility of AT towards third parties

 

Performance measurements: (OTD, QCD, Sales, PMC, Orders, Gross margin, etc.)

• Manufacturing and Quality documents are available in due time and to the good quality level
• Qualification reports of operating modes are issued in line with the schedule
• Zero non-conformity during internal or external audits
• Level of deployment of welding process  standards rules
• Contribution to site industrial QCD targets.
• Contribution to quality improvement through DPU reduction
• Reactivity and consistency during expertise during defect or incident
• FAR/FAI/ FMR/SMR validated for all installations involving SP and flagged as “technical or industrial risk”
• Reduction in training hours.

 

EXPERIENCE PREREQUISITES & REQUIRED COMPETENCES

Educational Requirements:  Describe the minimum educational requirement/level

Mandatory:

• Engineering degree in mechanical or metallurgical engineering.
• Qualified “International Welding specialist & Practioner”  IWS/IWP  Preferable with knowledge of AWS (For RSW)

Desirable:

• Bachelor Or diploma – Mechnical / Welding Engineering”.
• With IWS/IWP certification.

Experience:  Describe the knowledge and experience required for this role

Mandatory:

• 10 to 15 years’ experience in Relevant industrial method on welding.(TIG, MAG, SPOT, STUD)
• Practice the concerned special process- welding – On job Operations  from 5 to 8 years (execution, definition, qualification)
• Has been trained to Alstom Special Process standard or relevant welding standards training.
• Is officially recognised as expert by the Special Process central coordinator or Certification with IWS/IWP with similar Rolling stock (or) Automobile Industries.
• Task & Responsibilities as per ISO 14731- Specific level (Welding Coordination)

 

Desirable:

Automation of welding processes.

Digital monitoring of welding parameters.

EN 15085-2, ISO 3834-2 certification/surveillance audits.

ISO 9712 or ASNT level 2 in NDT methods- VT, PT, UT

Competencies & Skills  

• Autonomous, rigorous, good communication. Leadership, Team management, Digital innovation & analytical tools.
• Agile, Inclusive, Responsible, Problem Solving Skills.
• Design & Lead Internal Training Sessions.
• Good teaching skills (able to provide training to a group of trainees)
• Innovative, participative in business workgroups
• Able to read, write and speak proficiency English , & other applicable local Languages.
• Experience of troubleshooting of welding related problems.
• Computer skills, MS Ofiice- Word, Excel, PowerPoint.

 

 

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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