Lean Leader

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You will partner with cross-functional teams across manufacturing, quality, engineering, and operations to support safe, efficient, and high-quality production. This role collaborates closely with plant leadership and frontline teams to ensure manufacturing processes meet customer and business requirements while driving continuous improvement initiatives

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As a member of the Manufacturing/Operations team, you will lead efforts to establish, optimize, and sustain manufacturing processes across assembly and machining environments. You will play a critical leadership role in ensuring the safe delivery of quality products on time by driving lean transformation, improving equipment reliability, and implementing innovative technologies. This role supports site performance by advancing process capability, strengthening operational discipline, and ensuring compliance with manufacturing standards.

You will regularly communicate performance metrics and improvement plans to leadership while developing strategies to enhance safety, quality, delivery, and cost outcome

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  Bachelor’s degree in an Engineering discipl
• ine Minimum of 8–10 years of experience in mechanical assembly, machining, and welding environme
• ntsAt least 5 years of leadership experience in a manufacturing sett
• ing Strong knowledge of ISO 9000 quality systems, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, 5S, and QRQC methodolog
• ies Demonstrated experience in root cause analysis and corrective action implement at
• ion Proven project management experience and financial acu
• men Strong problem-solving and decision-making ski
• lls Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a team environm
• ent Effective verbal and written communication ski
• lls Experience driving process and quality improveme

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  AWS D1.1 and/or IPC
  620 certification or experie
• nceSix Sigma or Shainin certificat
• ion Demonstrated success leading lean transformation initiatives using industry-standard to
• ols Experience with product run-off, equipment validation, and Gage R&R stud
• ies Electrical assembly experie
• nce Hydraulic and pneumatic assembly experie

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  Lead lean transformation initiatives to improve manufacturing flow and operational effici
• ency Champion a customer-focused culture across the manufacturing organiza
• tion Implement and monitor Total Productive Maintenance (TPM) programs to maximize equipment up
• time Develop and maintain processes that improve safety, quality, delivery, and cost perform
• ance Support specification development for equipment, products, and alternative mater
• ials Facilitate cross-functional problem solving using structured methodologies (A3, 8D, DMA
• IC).Ensure integration of Lean principles into new product introduction (NPI), engineering changes, and capital proje
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  Manage and maintain the site capital expenditure pro
• cess Identify, evaluate, and implement new manufacturing technolo
• gies Ensure compliance with special process standards including brazing, crimping, painting, torque, and wel
• ding Develop, track, and present key performance indicators (KPIs) to leader
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  Lead and develop team members to support operational g
• oals Perform other duties as assi

• needed.
  
  Frequent standing and walking in a manufacturing enviro
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  Occasional squatting and kne
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  Ability to lift between 10 and 50 p
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  Exposure to a production environment, including noise, equipment, and varying tempera
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You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if ne

ssary.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements ar

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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 applic

able.

rmation

Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $ 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  Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if el

igible.

• Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are.
• More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, are available at
• Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible.