Assembler - 2nd shift

Company Overview

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy‑haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr‑Bremse –the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles– New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy‑haul freight railroad control systems. From multiple locations, we serve customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—reaching clear across the globe to South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Australia.

Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers.

LOCATION: Riverside/Missouri (US‑MO), United States |
BRAND: New York Air Brake |
REQUISITION : 10541 |
JOB GRADE: 07 |
ON‑SITE/REMOTE: On‑site

This position will be trained on our 1st shift, Monday‑Thursday 6:00am to 4:30pm. Once fully trained, the employee will be moved to 2nd shift, Monday‑Thursday 4:45pm to 3:15am and will receive a $1.00 per hour shift differential.

• Basic assembly and building of freight valves.
• Follow written procedural guidelines during the assembly process.
• Proper use of power and manual tools.
• Proper use of calibrated gauges, power and manual torquing devices.
• Must understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/Energy policies.
• Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Must understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
• Must understand, support and adhere to the relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.

• Technical Capacity
• Ability to lift up to 40 pounds.
• Knowledge of generally accepted best practices and theory.
• Good mechanical skills.
• Knowledge of shop use of measuring devices.
• Basic knowledge of quantitative methods/statistical procedures and graphic skills.
• Organization Skills.
• Time Management.

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

Employee is exposed to shop floor conditions such as noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt, etc. The employee must regularly stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools and reach with hands and arms and occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds. While performing duties, the employee frequently stands, walks, uses hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reaches with hands and arms.

The employee must lift a valve on and off of the work stand an average of six times per valve, up to ten times per day with twisting, lifting, bending.

• High school diploma or equivalent (preferred).
• One to two years of related experience.

• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description does not state or imply that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job‑related instructions and to perform any other job‑related duties requested by their supervisor.
• This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship.

Our benefits are cutting edge as we offer student loan repayment assistance, a lucrative 401(k) program, company‑assisted stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, and wellness program along with competitive salary and incentive compensation, generous paid time off programs and a full array of medical, dental and vision options.

New York Air Brake LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.