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: http://www.WabtecCorp.com.

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Responsible for locomotive maintenance & shop operations of a world-class Locomotive Service Shop to meet business metrics & customer expectations.  Provide leadership and operational guidance during the ramp-up phase to ensure for the Service Shop is ready to handle locomotives per contractual milestones.  Build a strong cross functional team of various operations staff.  Implement the maintenance operations playbook and drive a culture of quality, cost and safety amongst the workforces. Drive key operational & team success and support overall business profitability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish a vision for maintenance operations framework for Service Shop incorporating lean principles and Wabtec Smart Shop philosophy.
• Set strategic direction for planning and scheduling work orders based on predictive, scheduled & unscheduled loco maintenance activities.
• Work Closely with the Indian Railway deputed Officer to for compliance of contract, protecting Wabtec IP & proper utilization of Indian Railways resources.
• Strong coordination with the Wabtec & Indian Railway team to implement the safety culture & good best practices to improve the productivity.
• Hire & grow a world class, highly competent technical team with high levels of passion, determination & achievement. 
• Create efficient labor force deployment plans across COEs and shifts structure teams of technical labor force based on volume forecasts & types of repair/maintenance. 
• Setup & drive customer facing process for reconciling metrics & reports on a weekly/monthly basis.  Interface with divisional stakeholders of the customer.
• Embrace Lean & Digital tools, drive continuous improvement projects around cycle time and cost reduction.   Implement Wabtec Smart Shop techniques.
• Encourage and support EHS, Quality efforts to drive a culture of safety & quality.  Stay compliant with local regulations and specific customer safety policies.
• Exhibit outstanding leadership and effectively communicate well with all levels of the organization including senior leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree and 18+ years of services and/or manufacturing operations, preferably in a global company
• Demonstrated leadership in driving change in a matrixed environment.
• Ability to successfully motivate and maintain employee involvement while driving change.
• Prior experience of setting up operations for a large greenfield/brownfield facility.
• Hands on experience in implementing Quality systems & mythologies.

Desired Characteristics:

Boundary less thinker MBA or master’s degree Lean Manufacturing Experience Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Ability to build & manage relationships with customers.

Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges. In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.