Job Description

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems. Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world. Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company's new website at: .

It's not just about your career... or your job title...it's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters...do things that haven't been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities

• Quality Systems:

• Ensure compliance to manufacturing documentation (policies, requirements, procedures, work instructions)
• Evaluate documentation accuracy and adequacy - rectify as necessary
• Ensure manufacturing audits are executed as scheduled
• Confirm corrective actions are captured and implemented with effective, sustainable solutions (CARs/SCARs)
• Promote the development & advancement quality culture throughout facility
• Identify Continuous Improvement opportunities to reduce costs and improve outcomes. Facilitate CI projects from all levels throughout facility.
• Identify process risks, implement appropriate control points and preventive measures, and execute process audits, to ensure effective process control and evidence of such
• Own and drive performance to all Quality related financial targets (including NCMR disposition and CoPQ)
• Develop or refine business metrics to accurately reflect performance and to effectively drive accountability
• Manufacturing: Lead response on all manufacturing supply chain quality & reliability related issues and non-conformance resolution. Proactively monitor internal product quality metrics to ensure actions are in place to protect the customer.
• Customer Satisfaction: Closely monitor customer testing process is managed effectively. Collaborate with case managers by providing clear and robust data to accelerate timelines for resolution.
• Engagement: Interface with design engineering, program management, supplier, etc. to assure product requirements are met effectively and efficiently; assist in the process to select, hire, train, and provide ongoing leadership of quality personnel
• Continuous Improvement:

• Identify corrective actions and execute projects to resolve and prevent future occurrences
• Identify opportunities for process improvements to reduce cost, strengthen trust and quality culture within the team, and improve outcomes

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college (preferably in engineering)
• At least 8 years of relevant leadership experience in quality, operations, or engineering, leading cross-functional teams to improve processes/quality/reliability
• Proven analytical abilities
• Good presentation skills

Desired

• Strong oral and written communication skills, interpersonal and leadership skills
• Demonstrated ability to balance customer and business needs while driving optimal outcomes
• Significant locomotive knowledge... manufacturing processes, system interactions, failure modes, etc.
• Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification
• Demonstrated track record of developing direct reports
• Significant operations leadership experience across multiple areas of supply chain leadership
• Bachelor's or Master's level engineering degree from an accredited university

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world's toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles...people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.