Job Description

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with 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 and unlocks our customers’ potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more!

Who will you be working with?

You will interact with team members at all levels of the organization. You’ll work most closely with the Customer Service, Supply Chain, and Manufacturing teams.

How will you make a difference?

You will coordinate schedules and inventories to ensure the efficient and effective operation of the plant. You will collaborate with a talented team to deliver the best possible result for our customers and stakeholders.

What do we want to know about you?

• Do you have a minimum (8) years’ experience in a manufacturing/production environment?
• Do you have experience in a process-oriented related industry?
• Do you have a minimum of (5) years’ experience in advanced production planning and scheduling?
• Do you have comprehensive knowledge of Material/Inventory control experience using MRP systems?
• Do you have a bachelor’s degree in supply chain management or similar discipline or equivalent working experience in production planning and scheduling?
• Do you have a professional certification by the APICS? (preferred)
• Do you have experience which includes Microsoft Office applications, database/spreadsheet and MRP software (preferably Oracle)?
• Do you have experience with modern Lean Manufacturing and production scheduling concepts and practices?
• Do you have experience with high volume mixed model machining and assembly in a build to order factory?
• Do you have strong organizational and time-management skills?
• Do you have outstanding analytical, statistical, and reasoning ability for problem solving?
• Do you have a Lean/Six Sigma certification? (not required, but would be helpful)
• Do you have well-developed crisis management and decision-making skills?
• Do you have a thorough understanding of factory operations and how to optimize materials and resources that deliver the required output within lead-time at the lowest possible cost?
• Are you a highly motivated, self-starter capable of working and delivering results on your own initiative?
• Are you able to effectively interface and collaborate with internal and external customers to ensure positive results?

What will your typical day look like?

• Serves as a primary point of contact for and liaison with Customer Service, Supply Chain and Manufacturing departments.
• Collaborates with these departments to establish schedules and plans that allocate available materials and resources to best serve client or customer needs and promptly respond to changing conditions.
• You will manage customer service expedite requests.
• Manage and maintain the forecasting system (Futurecast).
• Complete and manage Engineering Revision Notice (ERN) for all bar stock raw material, sub-assemblies, and assemblies.
• Employ and communicate build availability planning for production of new and past due requirements with Supply Chain and Production teams.
• Assess and communicate all capacity planning (Horizontal Plan) with the Production Team.
• Report on critical capacity and inventory issues impacting production activities
• Monitor products throughout the production process.
• Ensure accuracy and on-time delivery of orders which meets or exceeds customer requirements.
• Participates in periodic forecasting meetings with sales, customer service, and other related departments; leads additional planning meetings with supply chain, production, shipping, purchasing, and customer service staff.

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

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 applicable).

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

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.

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