Technical Maintenance Leader

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:

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- Plan workload and resources; monitor inbound trains for locomotives requiring maintenance or repairs and coordinate with Transportation to ensure equipment is repaired in proper sequence and order. In a terminal, deploy crews to inspect equipment and run the required quality tests
- Manage equipment repairs in the shop. working with ENR and Engineering and direct reports to efficiently restore service to the fleet Monitor and direct inspection and repair of equipment.
- Drive safety compliance and improve safety results through regular efficiency testing and safety walkabouts; provides positive and constructive feedback and coaching.
- Lead the on-boarding and training activities of new employees. Day to day Management of assigned staff and ensure repair work is performed within the purview of collective bargaining agreements.
- Drive equipment availability & reliability improvement
- Manage day to day issues, along with hourly performance issues including conducting investigations, recommending appropriate discipline to correct performance issues, and responding to grievances.
- Manages budget and workforce productivity within Department and Wabtec policies. Operate in conjunction with appropriate collective bargaining agreements.
- Formalize work activity processes and coordinate changes and enhancements with staff and other Department peers.
- Develop and implement action plans and goals for Supervisory staff and monitor development to ensure continued improvement. All other duties as assigned by supervisor.
- Create local level S&OP and ensure a compliance and implementation
- Own the craft labor technical assessment, evaluation, ensure that the required skill set is covered to perform the job
- Implement Wabtec best in class practice, I.e., Lotto process, Gold standard, Lean facility
- Knowledge of training techniques and ability to suggest enhancements to existing training programs
- Management of employees (motivating, developing and coaching individuals) Skill in aligning strategic and operational needs with training programs
- Working Conditions Maybe required to work on varying shifts to cover operations that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year. Work is primarily indoors, but rarely requiring field support, which can be in varying types of weather. Work shifts may vary and will include weekdays, weekends and statutory holidays.
- Key Competencies
- Subject matter expertise in maintenance and repair of heavy equipment.
- Ability to work successfully with client group including top management
- Knowledge of training techniques and ability to suggest enhancements to existing training programs
- Management of employees (motivating, developing and coaching individuals)
- Understanding of legal/mandatory requirements of the respective function
- Leadership skills, driving for results
- Excellent verbal, written, interpersonal and influencing skills
- Ability to recognize and leverages new opportunities
- Excellent business acumen
- Ability to manage multiple priorities and /or projects
- Minimum Requirements
- BSc. In mechanical engineering, Minimum 15 years experience in railroad Mechanical shop craft or comparable position.

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