Operations Leader​/Production Supervisor

Company 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 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit the company’s new website at:

As a Production Supervisor (Operations Leader), you will direct daily production while working together with hourly and salary personnel. This includes building relationships with EHS, materials, quality, engineering and other production supervisors.

• Support the daily operations of the assigned departments to ensure reliability and consistency on the production floor.
• Lead a team to assemble products to Wabtec’s quality standards.
• Ensure safe, efficient, and effective work by providing high-quality products and customer service.
• Monitor and maintain safety procedures and conditions to prevent accidents and provide a safe workplace.
• Ensure all employees follow safety rules and standards to achieve zero lost time accidents and OSHA Recordables.
• Hire, train and evaluate manufacturing workers, monitor workers to ensure they meet performance and safety requirements.
• Attend the daily production meeting and give input along with helping the team remove roadblocks that cause a loss of production.
• Establish and implement daily, weekly, and monthly safety and housekeeping audits.
• Review the daily reports from planning to determine what can be produced for the day and determine optimal utilization of manufacturing workers and equipment.
• Supervise staff including hiring, employee communications, training, discipline, evaluation, and terminations responsibilities.
• Drive customer satisfaction through detailed focus on product reliability and quality.
• Provide direction and support for an assigned hourly production team encompassing EHS, Quality, Material, Process, and Delivery.
• Lead and support all Continual Improvement and LEAN Activities.
• Ownership of the department’s equipment, tooling, fixtures, key manufacturing processes, products, and productivity.
• Ensure all company policies are followed and take corrective actions accordingly.
• Work with the Team Leads to develop and execute training plans for all operators.
• Provide clear and accurate communication to the work group and ensure follow-up on issues and concerns are addressed in a timely manner.
• Troubleshoot and solve operation problems when identified.
• Promote culture of teamwork, continual improvement, and collaborate problem solving.
• Identify opportunities to increase employee engagement, motivation, and collaboration across work groups.
• Responsible for all Time and Attendance functions.

• Exposure to the shop floor requires wearing PPE.
• Walking, climbing, stooping, bending and lifting are all part of the hands‑on activities.
• Employee will normally work in a temperature‑controlled environment and may be exposed to extreme temperatures, chemicals, fumes or airborne particles.

• High School graduate or general education degree and a minimum of three years in a manufacturing environment, including three years as a manufacturing supervisor.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.
• Demonstrated ability to lead a diverse team of manufacturing workers.
• Good communication skills and ability to work well with people at all levels.
• Must be able to use Excel, PowerPoint, Word documents, run reports.
• Strong organizational and managerial skills.
• Knowledge and training experience in safety, quality, manufacturing tools & techniques, standards, regulations.
• Ability to maintain a safe departmental workspace.
• Basic ship math skills and ability to read and interpret blueprints.
• Computer skills for email, ERP system and Microsoft Office tools.

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