Pointsman

Role overview

Pointsman at Alstom

Responsibilities

• You’ll work alongside dedicated and collaborative teammates.
• You’ll specifically take care of team management and operational excellence, but also ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
• You’ll also: - Enjoy stability, challenges, and a long-term career free from boring daily routines. - Work with cutting-edge rail maintenance and modernization practices. - Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues. - Contribute to innovative projects that shape the future of mobility. - Utilise our inclusive and agile 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 senior leadership roles or specialized technical expertise. - Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognizes your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension).

Employment details

• Location: Saharanpur [UP] [IN]

About the employer

• At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people.

Additional role details

• 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.
• Your future role Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and technical expertise in a dynamic and innovative field.
• You'll play a critical role in ensuring the smooth operation of maintenance services, supporting the Maintenance Manager, and contributing to the success of our operations.
• Day-to-day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (Industrial, Engineering, EHS, Quality, and SCM), oversee planned maintenance and modernization activities, and support continuous improvement initiatives.
• We’ll look to you for: - Identifying, leading, and delivering continuous improvements to train safety performance, depot reliability, performance, and efficiency. - Demonstrating strong communication skills and report-writing capabilities. - Ensuring compliance with EHS policies and fostering a safe working environment. - Encouraging continuous improvement and supporting process optimization initiatives. - Developing team skills and identifying training needs to enhance overall performance. - Carrying out handing over and taking over of locomotives with customers (Indian Railways).
• 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: - A Diploma/ITI in Electrical or Mechanical Engineering. - Experience in rolling stock or under Indian Railways as a Pointsman/Lookout person, preferably 2 years. - Knowledge of rail depot operations and industry regulations. - Ability to ensure the safe and efficient movement of locomotives within the depot. - Proficiency in point operations, including physically changing track switches (points) using levers to guide locomotives to the correct line. - Experience with signalling using hand flags, lamps, torches, or radio sets to communicate track conditions and movements to train drivers. - Familiarity with shunting operations, including coupling and decoupling locomotives and marshalling within the depot. - Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to work under stringent timelines. - Proficiency in English and Hindi. - Commitment to safety, including ensuring points are correctly set and locked to prevent derailments and checking that adjacent lines are clear.
• 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 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.