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Wabtec Corporation Reliability and Quality Product Support Leader in Erie, Pennsylvania
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 .
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.
Who will you be working with?
The Wabtec Mining business provides drive systems for large off-highway trucks serving the mining industry. We provide the power and control to move up to 400-tons of earth, metal and mineral ores, coal and any material that needs moving. You will be a key member of the team, interacting daily with the customer, engineering, manufacturing and field services to solve reliability and quality issues.
How will you make a difference?
The Reliability and Quality Product Support Leader will lead projects and initiatives with broad scope and high impact to the business that are aimed at improving product reliability. In this role you will direct and lead project teams to identify, solve and improve product reliability performance. Weekly customer project status meetings, monthly executive report outs and quarterly GM/Sr. Exec customer presentations are vital to communicating your deliverables and solutions directly to the customer. A typical week will involve: tracking returned electronics components, perform electrical screening, and coordinate further testing; lead project meetings with engineering subject matter experts; answer customer questions and inquiries; report out on project progress; coordinate and consult with field service for upgrade programs; coordinate with manufacturing to drive quality issue solutions.
What do we want to know about you?
BS in Electrical Engineering, Physics, or related Engineering field.
Minimum 5 years experience in mining, propulsion system controls, controls quality, or related industry.
Understanding of electronics design and function.
Ability to drive projects to ultimate completion.
Broad knowledge of manufacturing processes & procedures.
Six Sigma Greenbelt Certification or other equivalent quality certification desired.
Strong oral and written communication skills.
Strong interpersonal and leadership skills.
Ability to interface effectively with all levels of the organization and external customer.
What will your typical day look like?
The Reliability and Quality Product Support Leader for controls is responsible for the reliability growth of the mining control equipment, including but not limited to power electronics, control electronics, harnessing, cabling, light fabrications. In this role you will be responsible for giving technical and program leadership on major and complex assignments with long-term business implications, manage complex issues within, and contribute to the overall business strategy.
Provide project leadership to complete reliability growth projects with cross functional teams.
Identify quality issues and engage quality leadership to determine root cause and drive resolution.
Provide reliability performance feedback and input to engineering and manufacturing throughout fabrication, assembly and test processes.
Support field issue resolution with cross functional team.
Receive, track and manage disposition of field returned material. Perform and coordinate testing and evaluation with engineering, manufacturing, and supplier quality to determine root cause of component failures.
Provide input for Manufacturing Instruction development and review.
Support and coordinate with interfacing organizations such as manufacturing, sourcing, services, and global engineering.
Effectively communicate project status to customers and to all levels of the Wabtec organization.
What about the physical demands of the job?
Lift up to 50 lbs.
Work in an office setting, using telephones, computers, copy machines, etc.
Walk/stand for long periods of time on hard, concrete surfaces.
Walk up and down steps.
Ability to travel internationally.
You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.
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).
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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.