Who will you be working with?
You will be working with other key stakeholders to support the plant and our operations.
How will you make a difference?
As a member of the operations teams, you will be responsible for managing supply chain activities addressing; EHS, Quality, TOP, delivery, and compliance concerns for a given manufacturing facility. The Operation Leader has direct responsibility for manufacturing process and oversees all financial costs. Is responsible to Integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization. Involved in both short-term and Mid-term production planning. Provide the operational leadership needed to drive profitability and growth.
What do we want to know about you?
- Bachelor’s degree preferred from an accredited university or college
- Minimum of 8+ years of operational experience, especially in the manufacturing environment
- Strong Project management and working knowledge of ISO9001/2000 and AAR M1003 Section J
- Strong knowledge of Lean Six Sigma and statistical methodologies
- Knowledge of financial controls and business tracking systems
- Strong team leadership, team building and interpersonal skills
- Strong oral and written communications skills
Training requirements:
- Completion of my learning courses where required
- Demonstrate ability to provide leadership and direction in manufacturing environment
- Demonstrate strong communication and interpersonal skills
What will your typical day look like?
- Providing leadership and direction to the flow leaders and hourly team leads.
- Maintain a safe work environment by providing training and enforcement of corporate and site initiatives, rules and guidelines.
- Promote product quality through proper employee training, completion of training records, and ensuring our standard operating procedures are followed.
- Delivering production on schedule, to meet both internal and external customer demand.
- Driving continuous improvement by engaging people in active problem solving, by analyzing trends to solve the root cause of problems.
- Managing the operation to meet business financial plans.
- Manage and coordinate staffing to achieve production goals, while cross training the team to allow for flexibility and a stable operation.
- Utilize data to discover trends and eliminate sources of product defects.
- Support other business objectives and projects, that allow us to solve problems for our customers and our employees.
- Administrative and managerial standard work (training documentation, payroll processing, updating of reports, etc.)
You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).
