Description
Job Title : Operations Manager
Full-Time, Direct Hire
Location : Erie, PA (Onsite 5 days per week)
Salary : $120,000 - $130,000 / year Benefits
- Due to client requirements this role is only open to USC or GC candidates
Job Summary : Project Details :
This locomotive operations teams focuses on the testing and painting / finalization of the locomotive modernization that the Truck / FMI team did. The Truck / FMI team takes the locomotives that have run their course, have been sitting in the yard for a period of time not in use, and they break it down and modernize it. This team has to be sure they are testing and doing the final paint jobs on the now modernized locomotives.
The ops manager will have an MTA which is a materials planner, a Production Supervisor, and a Union workforce that works beneath them (currently 45 – 50 union workers), and a Quality Supervisor.
Once the trains have been modernized, they are moved to the Final Assembly and Test Plant, there the 15 week testing and paint program begins. 26 testsEach locomotive they are working on is anywhere for 4-10 million each, so any given week they are shuffling 30 – 40 million dollars around in their shop.There are a LOT of eyes on this team, so the candidate who fits into this role needs to have experience with high leadership and stakeholder engagement that occurs regularly.Must be organized, well spoken, a higher level than they need the ops manager for the other team.They modernize locomotives from Freight (NS, CSX, BNSF) and Transit locomotive engines (MATA, MNR, NY City transit) They are also working on Battery locomotive engines now that are starting to come through.Who will you be working with?
Our Erie, PA site is the largest facility; located on beautiful Lake Erie in Northern Pennsylvania and part of the Wabtec family of companies
How will you make a difference?
As a member of the Final Assembly Test operations group, you will be responsible for efficient Operations and Continuous Improvement of the Final Test area.
What do we want to know about you?
Required Characteristics :
BS degree in a Mechanical, Electrical Engineering or other Engineering discipline from accredited technical college or university5-7 years of Operations or test experienceKnowledge and demonstrated application of Lean Tools such as VSM, SMED, KanBan, HeijunkaKnowledge and demonstrated practical application of Statistical processes, Black Belt, and Green Belt preferredIntermediate to Advance skills with Microsoft office applications (Excel, Power BI, SharePoint)Knowledge of Project Management, electrical prints, databases, Microsoft applications, and knowledge of Wabtec processesDesired Characteristics :
Strong drive for meeting internal and external requirementsMotivated and self-starterExperience in Test Lab OperationsExperience with Skills Assessment and technical training processesAbility to work with engineering, global labs, and program management efficientlyHighly organized and close attention to detailWhat will your typical day look like?
Provide leadership of Engineers and Technicians in Final Test to meet engineering and customer requirementsHold reviews with supervisors, engineering, EHS, and others when necessary to review and approve proposed functionality or similar changes.Specify / Review control and instrumentation equipment needs based on test or process needs in accordance with Instrumentation Leaders vision for the lab.Create and sustain qualification processes for hourly test positions, including test development and deployment, certification, and disqualificationProvide structured updates of projects and testing statusCapture action items pertaining to above responsibilities to be completed from the Test Request Review meetings and complete them according to priority and timing of the test requestSupport troubleshooting effortsMust Haves
Bachelor Degree in Engineering (Electrical or Mechanical preferred)5-7 years of leadership role in operations from manufacturing in either test or painting plants10 years overall in manufacturing experienceLean and LEADERSHIPDesired Skills
Testing and lab experience preferred from similar industryAbout Matlen Silver
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Salary : $120,000 - $130,000
