Lead Production Quality Specialist

Role Summary/Purpose

The Lead Production Quality Specialist for the Building 18-1 Compartment team will develop and maintain systems, rules, and processes to ensure customer satisfaction and 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 inspections. Ensures that processes and products are capable and will meet specified standards. Requires developed and strong foundation of function 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.

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

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

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. 

Qualifications/requirements

•  Bachelor's or Associate’s Degree from an accredited college or university (preference in Electrical Engineering or Electrical Engineering Technology) or a High School diploma/GED with at least 3 years of operational experience in an electrical assembly environment.

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 electrical assembly and test processes

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

•  Strong communication skills, oral and written

•  Ability to work in a cross functional environment

•  Knowledge of Schematics

•  Knowledge of Reliance, MES, and CalWeb a plus

•  Knowledge of Excel, Access, PowerPoint, and Power BI a plus

•  Six Sigma Green or Black Belt

•  Lead Auditor Certified

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $68900-98200 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.

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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.

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