Service Production Rail Maintenance Manager

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.

Could you be the full-time onsite Service Production Management/Maintenance Manager in Los Angeles, CA, US we’re looking for?

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your industrial operations and management expertise in a new cutting-edge field. You’ll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates.

You'll lead a team to optimize locomotive maintenance and repair operations while ensuring safety, quality, and compliance standards are met. Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (General Management, HR, and technical staff), conduct efficiency testing, oversee scheduling, implement process improvements, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of ensuring safe and efficient operations, but also drive continuous improvements in maintenance processes.

We’ll look to you for:

• Overseeing and optimizing the company’s day-to-day operations, quality control, and process development

• Performing regular efficiency (safety) testing of employees in the work group and identifying and correcting off-standard or at-risk conditions

• Leading a safe work group by promoting and enforcing Alstom's best safety practices, including quality execution of job briefings, risk assessments, risk mitigation, employee engagement, empowerment, and root cause analysis problem-solving

• Reviewing workloads and assigning appropriate staff to complete repairs, maintenance inspections, and special projects in a timely fashion

• Planning work schedules and assignments to ensure equipment is maintained within required maintenance guidelines and federal inspection intervals

• Monitoring equipment performance and the condition of repairs by auditing staff and completed tasks

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:

• Degree in Industrial Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field

• Experience or understanding of railway operations, locomotive maintenance, and repair processes

• Knowledge of safety compliance standards, quality control practices, and process optimization

• Familiarity with Electronic Asset Management (EAM) systems such as Trapeze and timekeeping systems like Kronos

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite or similar software for data analysis and reporting

• Ability to lead and motivate a diverse team of employees

• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail

• Resilience and adaptability to work in dynamic shop environments and meet operational deadlines

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:

• Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines

• Work with approximately 20+ employees of varying crafts and 55–60 locomotives of varying models

• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues

• Contribute to innovative projects

• Utilise our safety-focused, inclusive, and innovative working environment

• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries

• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award-winning learning

• Progress towards optimizing daily operations, quality control, and process development in alignment with Alstom’s best practices

• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Compensation $107k - 130k

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.