We are an international engineering company providing services in the field of technical consulting, design, and investment project management. Our GDC Poland is made of skilled experts and professionals that support local and international projects from offices located in Krakow and Warsaw. They cover the following markets:
- Advanced Facilities
- Water&Environment
- Transportation
- Energy&Power
- Cities&Places
- Digital
This position will be located at
Alstom production plant in Chorzów, Silesian Voivodeship.
Key Responsibilities:
- Inspect the processes and procedures throughout the production and assembly line and advise Jacobs and Irish Rail staff of any changes or recommendations required;
- Be onsite at the manufacturing site (during standard working weeks);
- Report to the Irish Rail project manager and have a working relationship with the project teams of Jacobs, Irish Rail and the manufacturer;
- Monitor the manufacturing and build process against the train specification, relevant railway standards and good industry practice;
- Create and update an inspection report log of sub-assemblies with detailed serial numbers included for sub-assemblies inspected each week for traceability purposes;
- Carry out quality inspections of sub-assemblies at the hold point inspection stage on site;
- Witness testing of systems and vehicles against the approved test documents on site and ensure the testing documents are fully populated by Alstom;
- Provide a weekly update to management of Jacobs and Irish Rail detailing the daily progress logs and works completed onsite and any issues raised;
- Provide a report of the work completed, reporting on key metrics agreed with the project manager;
- Carry out the final inspections and close out of snagging prior to Irish Rail issuing of the contractual “permission to ship” to Ireland - this may require occasional attendance at the factory at weekends prior to shipment of vehicles;
- Create a nonconformity report to log all defects recorded prior to shipping that must be resolved before test and commissioning;
- Create an outstanding issue log of all issues that must be resolved prior to service introduction.
We offer:
- Work in an experienced project team, on international and prestigious projects, in a company present in all areas of infrastructure investment;
- Collaboration with specialists and engineers from Jacobs' foreign offices and other industries on projects of global scale;
- Opportunity to participate in innovation initiatives and its practical application in process optimization using the latest technology and software;
- Benefit package (LuxMed medical package, additional life insurance, subsidized Multisport card, My Benefit system);
- Additional holiday allowance;
- Opportunity to participate in English, Polish, German courses - financed by Jacobs;
- Employment based on a full-time employment contract;
- Jacobs social networks: Women's network, One World, PRISM, Careers Network, Collectively and others, and participation in initiatives related to their activities;
- 10+ experience of rail vehicle manufacturing and rail vehicle systems, ideally from having done past work as an on-site representative at a rail vehicle manufacturing site for the train operator or owner, or from working for a rail vehicle manufacturer with involvement in the manufacturing process - strong need for candidate with both mechanical and electrical experience and knowledge:
- knowledge and practice of railway vehicle: manufacturing process, welding, fitting, painting, quality audits & quality assurance process;
- Must have the confidence to be able to indicate problems such as with build quality or the progress of production to Irish Rail and Jacobs staff, while maintaining a good working relationship with Alstom production staff;
- Must be able to produce concise documentation on production status for reading by Irish Rail and Jacobs staff;
- Must be able to speak English to a level to be able to communicate effectively with Jacobs staff in the UK and with Irish Rail staff in Ireland and on site in Katowice,
- in addition, the ability to speak Polish to liaise with the Alstom staff on site in their own language.
Please note that in order to be considered for this position you need to be resident in, or willing to relocate to, the country this position is advertised in, and a. have a current right to work visa in that country, or b. be prepared to go through a work visa process if the hiring manager/business unit is willing to accommodate this.
If you require further support or reasonable adjustments with regards to the recruitment process (for example, you require the application form in a different format), please contact the team
