Field Service Technician

Job Description

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 30,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:  .

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do 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.

Our Field Service team provides exceptional Customer Service around the globe. We offer different types of services within the Freight and Transit departments. You will be representing Wabtec’s ability to perform the best field assistance to our customers.

As a member of the Field Technical Service group, you will be responsible for:

• Develop a solid and thorough understanding of all Wabtec systems on cars, namely the door system, the brake system, the HVAC system, and the panto graph system and their electrical and mechanical components. Be sure to thoroughly understand and be able to apply the Wabtec door adjustment procedure. Be Wabtec’s representative in front of the rail car builder.

• Assist the rail car builder (and occasionally the transit authority) with debugging and troubleshooting the Wabtec systems (as per contractual agreements between Wabtec and the customer) – on an as required basis.

• Assist the rail car builder during the car commissioning and warranty phases of the project by providing support for the Wabtec systems at the transit authority location and at the rail car assembly plant in other locations as required.

• Troubleshoot both mechanical and electrical problems on the Wabtec systems. Confirm the problem identified by the rail car builder. Reproduce the identified problem before undertaking repairs or parts replacements. When possible, validate your findings using the « double swap » troubleshooting method.

• Identify and isolate defective mechanical and electrical components of the Wabtec systems.

• Repair (if possible) and/or replace defective components of the Wabtec systems.

• Technical competence in both electrical & mechanical systems

• Hands on type of person

• Ability to lead temporary manpower is an asset

• Integrity & honesty

• Accountability

• Ability to work unsupervised in transit authority locations.

• Valid driver’s license

• Technical training in both electrical & mechanical systems

• Requires at least 3 years of working as a technician or equivalent

• Knowledge of the rail industry is an asset

• Strong knowledge of PCs / laptops

• Ability to troubleshoot using the laptop as a tool

• Strong knowledge of MS Excel

• Ability to perform software downloads

• Strong mechanical aptitudes

• Standing, bending, and twisting for 8 hours per day

• Ability to lift 50lbs.

• Wearing PPE including but not limited to hearing protection, hard hat, bump cap cut resistant gloves at various times based on current project.

• Safety glasses & steel/composite…