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Wabtec Corporation General Assembler in Cambridge, Ontario
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: http://www.WabtecCorp.com .
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Pride Bodies Ltd., a Wabtec Company in Cambridge, Ontario, offers custom design and truck-body manufacturing and upfitting of utility, service, construction, railway and other custom truck bodies. Our environmentally-friendly truck bodies are researched, designed and customized to our customers’ satisfaction.
Who will you be working with?
As a member of the team at Pride Bodies Ltd., you will be working daily in the Assembly Department with the Assembly Supervisor and a group of approximately 14 other Assemblers.
How will you make a difference?
Uphold priorities of Safety, Quality, Continuous Improvement and Teamwork;
Perform work that is accurate and finished to the satisfaction of our end customers.
What do we want to know about you?
High School/GED diploma required;
Able to maintain regular and reliable attendance;
Able to work safely at all times, checking for hazards before starting any task;
Excellent communication skills and a positive attitude;
Stamina and strength to perform manual labour;
Able to read and understand engineering drawings;
Demonstrate mechanical ability and experience;
Troubleshoot problems and take corrective action;
Able to work independently and as part of a team.
What will your typical day look like?
Understand instructions and carry them out efficiently within the given deadline;
Apply safe automotive/manufacturing work practices;
Read and understand shop drawings to enable independent work;
Use basic hand tools to perform tasks;
Install body doors, trim, moldings and other related hardware;
Fabricate components such as mud -flap brackets, small mounting plates;
Mount and install various components such as air tanks and compressors;
Take all work order packages from start to finish with minimal assistance in a timely manner.
You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
What about the physical demands of the job?
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee will occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 lbs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision and depth perception.
Safety glasses, steel-toed safety shoes and hearing protection must be worn for the entirety of the shift.
Benefits of Working at Pride Bodies Ltd.:
Day shift: 41-hour work week, 7 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. M-Th, 7 a.m. to Noon F;
Competitive compensation package;
Annual vacation, company-paid holidays;
Benefits, effective upon hire, include health care, dental, vision, life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment, disability coverage, out-of-country medical, Group RRSP/DPSP
Annual safety-boot allowance and prescription-safety-glass allowance; Uniforms upon completion of probation period;
Education assistance;
On bus route; on-site parking.
Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in Canada for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background check.
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.