Lead Production Quality Specialist

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.

Lead Production Quality Specialist

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. The freight portfolio features a comprehensive line of locomotives, software applications and a broad selection of mission-critical controls systems, including Positive Train Control (PTC). The transit portfolio provides highly engineered systems and services to virtually every major rail transit system around the world, supplying an integrated series of components for buses and all train-related market segments that deliver safety, efficiency, and passenger comfort. Along with its industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine and industrial solutions. 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.

Our Erie, PA site is the largest facility under Wabtec; located on beautiful Lake Erie in northern Pennsylvania and part of the Wabtec family of companies. Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Whether it’s freight rail, transit, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people – together – are accelerating the future of transportation. At Wabtec, we are moving and improving the world!

Role Summary/Purpose

The Lead Production Quality Specialist will develop and maintain systems, rules, and processes to ensure customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of internal and external requirements. In this role, you will be responsible for managing day-to-day quality functions and resolving issues highlighted during inspection. Ensures that processes and products are capable and will meet specified standards. Requires a solid foundation of functional skills and knowledge of relevant technologies, products, and processes. Candidate will be responsible for failure investigation and customer reviews/interface. Communication with cross functional team to drive quality initiatives, mentoring and coaching of program personnel.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Essential responsibilities:

• Develop Quality Culture improvements in coordination with the Plant Quality Leader.

• Ensure that the Manufacturing Quality Management System complies with all Wabtec and customer requirements

• Develop, mentor, and track continuous improvement projects to instill desired focus on quality

• Drive and encourage cross-functional teamwork

• Conduct training on quality assurance concepts and tools

• Maximize the use of assigned resources to assist in meeting quality, schedule, and profit objectives

• Mentor LEAD program member on daily management of the Erie warehouse COE. Warehouse/distribution center metrics apply.

• Weighted Defects Per Million Opportunities (WDPMO) metric for Erie site apply.

• Projects will be assigned as needed in various areas in the Erie plant. Projects will be measured on completion timeliness and ultimately defect reduction. Will be a champion for continuous improvement and critical part of fixing issues in customer facing areas.

• Assure that manufacturing activities comply with all applicable regulatory, government regulations and contract requirements

• Assure audit of areas of responsibility for conformance to quality plans, systems and requirements

• Track, review, and drive projects to reduce manufacturing losses, escapes and manufacturing defects.

• Provide quality plans to monitor and report quality issues, control and monitor gage calibration, out of tolerance gages impact analysis

• Develop and maintain a communication plan to provide employees with information concerning business goals and objectives

• Establish a climate that encourages an open two-way channel of communication, whereby employees exchange ideas/suggestions

• Monitor and evaluate metrics: Escapes, DPU, Scrap, NCMR’s, CAR’s, MDR, project execution, MI reviews, Audits, Process Adherence • Champion the use of Six Sigma in problem solving and work closely with Quality Leader to drive quality process.

• Experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point).

Qualifications/requirements

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (Or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 2 years of experience in Quality or Manufacturing)

Desired characteristics:

• Participate and driving Quality Culture improvements in coordination with the Plant Quality Leader.

• Additional leadership experience in the areas of Operations, Manufacturing, or Quality

• Knowledge in machining, welding, assembly, and test processes

• Demonstrated ability to balance meeting customer and business needs for optimal outcomes

• Strong communication skills, oral and written

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

While performing the duties of this class, the employee is regularly required to use written and oral communication skills; read and interpret data, information, and documents; analyze and solve problems; use math and mathematical reasoning; observe and interpret situations; learn, apply, and teach new information or skills; and interact with other employees, customers, and vendors.

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.

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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.