Job Description
Who will you be working with?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services. Our team is focused on continually improving our best-in-class production capabilities. We combine deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled products for our customers. Here you’ll interact daily with team members during the problem resolution process and will partner with other key stakeholders to support our internal customers and their responsibilities.
How will you make a difference?
As a member of our flagship locomotive manufacturing operations facility, the Final Test Manufacturing Engineer provides technical expertise for a team of production technicians. In this role, you will utilize your experience and expertise and own responsibility for all elements of manufacturing quality in their assigned area within the Ft. Worth Locomotive plant (TXL). For our Final Test area, The Manufacturing Engineer demonstrates leadership in communicating business goals, programs, and processes for an area or business segment. In this role you will utilize your experience or expertise to solve problems by working with teams to resolve manufacturing and quality problems related to methods, processes, tooling, equipment and design.
What do we want to know about you?
Are you an influential team player with strong attention to detail? Do you positively influence and elevate the performance of a team? Are you a collaborative and supportive problem solver with a constant focus on continuous improvement?
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Undergraduate degree from an accredited university or college (or a high school diploma/GED with at least 4 years of manufacturing experience)
- Due to the production and process supervisory nature of this role, it is not available for remote work.
DESIRED:
- Preference will be given to applicants with Engineering experience in a dynamic manufacturing environment, a Bachelor’s or Advanced Degree in Engineering or Applied Science highly desired
- Understanding of finance and business drivers, able to communicate engineering changes on long term plans
- Strong oral and written communication skills, ability to communicate across levels and within a complex matrix
- Background in mechanical systems and electrical troubleshooting
- Expert level locomotive knowledge in required commercial testing
- Managerial level presentation skills, must be able to sell ideas and influence others
- Outgoing, energetic, passionate, and positive attitude about change
- Willingness to interact with customers and visitors to explain the testing procedures
- Strategic and clear thinker that solves and prevents problems
- Innovative thinker, able to come with new ideas and willing to take risks to creatively solve issues
- Life-long learner who will remain coachable – passion around continuous and technology improvements
What will your typical day look like?
- 4-day (Monday through Thursday), 10-hour shift work week. Shift hours are 3:15PM - 1:45AM (2nd Shift). Must be able to work scheduled shift hours.
- Develop and maintain manufacturing methods and create process routings and manufacturing instructions
- Create locomotive test plans using engineering system functional specifications with input from manufacturing test team
- Design and build / procure necessary tooling and finishing within budgets
- Lead team in learning new test processes by education the production team on prototype locomotive builds
- Support equipment upgrades and conduct cost / benefit analysis for process changes
- Drive process improvement / cycle reduction initiatives via safety and productivity improvements
- Manage high impact process and quality improvement projects yielding significant reduction in defects and increased productivity in the work group / department
- Assist in out of process testing issues by providing troubleshooting expertise with input from remote monitoring and diagnostics team
- Provide supporting documentation to enhance training for new test technicians
- Utilize lean-manufacturing principles and participate in action workouts to improve process capability, reduce overall costs and increase capacity
- Collaborate with other salary staff on the test support team to cover responsibilities and share in equal workload distribution
- Reliable and predictable attendance is a prerequisite for this role as it is directly tied to weekly production, but may also require overtime as needed.
What about the physical demands of the job?
- Exposure to shop floor requires wearing PPE
- Walking, climbing, stooping, stooping, bending, lifting may occur throughout the day
- Standing for long periods of time
- Walking throughout the day
- Walking up and down stairs
- Climbing on/off of locomotives
- Observing small writing and labels
- Speaking and hearing
- Typing and operating a computer
- You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.
Additional Information
Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $62100-85300 The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as: training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.
What could you accomplish in a place that puts People First?
At Wabtec, it’s not just about a job - it’s about the impact you make. When our people come together, we’re Expanding the Possible by continuously improving what we do and how we do it - for our clients and each other.
If you’re ready to revolutionize how the world moves for future generations, Wabtec is the place for you.
Who are we?
Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it’s freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together – are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.
Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We’re lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.
Culture powers us and the possibilities.
We believe the best ideas come from a mix of experiences and backgrounds. At Wabtec, we strive every day to create a place where everyone belongs. We’re building a culture where leadership, inclusion and your unique perspective fuel progress.
We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.
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