Technical Manufacturing Manager - Iowa, United States - GE Transport

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Albia, IA

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Full time

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Posted 6 Days Ago

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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

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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.

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It's not just about your career... or your job 's about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world.

Do you want to go into uncharted 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 Technical Manufacturing Manager supervises our hourly production workers who support manufacturing of the best locomotives and parts that move the world.

The Technical Manufacturing Manager is responsible for safely leading a team to assemble products to Wabtec's quality standards.

The Manager is also responsible for ensuring that his/her team is working efficiently and effectively, providing high quality products and customer service to Wabtec's stakeholders.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of the operations teams, you will be responsible for managing supply chain activities addressing; EHS, Quality, TOP, delivery, and compliance concerns for a given manufacturing facility.

The Technical Manufacturing Manager has direct responsibility for manufacturing process and financial costs. Is responsible to Integrate and develop processes that meet business needs across the organization. Involved in both short-term and Mid-term production planning.
Develop & maintain manufacturing methods & create process routings.
Support Design / build / procurement of necessary tooling & finishing within budgets.
Support equipment upgrades from purchase through installation.
Drive cost productivity in functional area thru' process validation & equipment changes / modification
Support EHS projects in cell.
Ensure processes contribute to a safe work environment.
Identify & reduce sources of labor efficiency variations.
Identify & reduce product quality issues caused by process variation.
Support the quality function through integration of ISO / QC documentation & Manufacturing methods Instructions. -Lead high impact process & quality improvement projects yielding significant reduction in defects & increased productivity in the Cell.
Attend weekly cross-functional quality sessions & track / drive root cause analysis & corrective actions for Cell issues.
Utilize lean-manufacturing principles & participate in action workouts to improve process capability, reduce overall costs, & increase capacity.
Drive production matrices with Safety & Compliance Culture
Develop & establish Shopfloor teams for the plant to deliver production as per business objectives.
What do we want to know about you?

A qualified candidate will be considered based on:
Bachelor's Degree or a minimum of 5+ years of operational experience, especially in a manufacturing environment
Strong background in the interpretation of engineering drawings / specifications & manufacturing processes.
Knowledge on processes & specification / Drawing interpretations
Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to work closely with diverse team members.

Having working experience of Oracle / SAP ERPs for Shop planning & execution-3-5 years of experience with SolidWorks, detail drawings for sheet metal assemblies, weldments, and bolted assemblies.

Knowledge of Epicor or similar ERP system.
Experience in Design for Manufacturing and Assembly, 5S, or Six Sigma.
Must have the skills to prepare a wide variety of engineering reports and documentation.
Experience with AutoCAD, SolidWorks, or similar software.
What will your typical day look like?
Providing leadership and direction to the flow leaders and hourly team leads.
Maintain a safe work environment by providing training and enforcement of corporate and site initiatives, rules, and guidelines.
Promote product quality through proper employee training, completion of training records, and ensuring our standard operating procedures are followed.
Delivering production on schedule, to meet both internal and external customer demand.

Driving continuous improvement by engaging people in active problem solving, by analyzing trends to solve the root cause of problems.

Managing the operation to meet business financial plans.
Utilize data to discover trends and eliminate sources of product defects.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at

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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).

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 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.

About Us

Want to move the world? Want to innovate and bring that innovation to life?
At Wabtec, we are in the business of realizing potential – that of the transportation industry, and yours

Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective success across the vibrant portfolios of Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, we offer employees hands-on opportunities all over the world to shape the future of transportation – as well as their own.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, leveraging our digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services to create transportation solutions that move and improve the world.

Along with our industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine, and industrial solutions.

Wabtec celebrates thinkers and doers. Our values

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are rooted in innovation, collaboration, inclusiveness, and continuous improvement to solve our customers' toughest challenges.

Whether your talents lie in digital solution development, next-gen manufacturing, advanced service delivery, or the spectrum of business functions that support them, Wabtec literally has a world of opportunity for you across our global network.

Our employees are the architects of the future. Where will you be tomorrow?

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