Director of Controls and Components Quality

Job Description

It’s not just about your career or job title… It’s about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it’s for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you’re in good company.

We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

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!

Director of Controls and Components Quality directs the quality function of the Fort Worth Mining site, Saltillo Fabrication site and all other Controls and Components manufacturing facilities.

You will demonstrate accountability for functional, business, and company objectives. In this role, this leader will manage complex issues that arise in the manufacturing supply chain, engage directly with stakeholders of key customers as needed, execute manufacturing‑readiness plans to ensure successful product launches, develop improvement strategies in coordination with supply chain leaders, and contribute to the overall business strategy to further our culture of quality.

They will be the focal point for all quality issues and product quality performance to customers across the Controls and Components Platform.

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college

• At least 5 years of relevant leadership experience in quality, operations, or engineering, leading cross‑functional teams to improve processes/quality/reliability

• Knowledge of machining processes.

• Knowledge of fabricating processes.

• Knowledge of mechanical and electrical assembly and test processes

• Proven analytical abilities

• Executive level presentation skills

• Demonstrated ability to excel in all customer service areas, including significant direct interaction with customers on issue resolution and ongoing collaboration

• Strong oral and written communication skills

• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills

• Six Sigma Black Belt or Master Black Belt certification

• Significant prior experience in Quality System Planning, Quality Improvement methods and auditing

• Demonstrated ability to balance customer and business needs while driving optimal outcomes

• Demonstrated track record of developing direct reports

• Significant operations leadership experience across multiple areas of supply chain leadership

• Significant Off‑highway product knowledge… manufacturing processes, system interactions, failure modes, etc.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s level engineering degree from an accredited university

• Lead technical efforts in quality control, reliability growth and infancy performance improvement

• Lead internal and customer interactions and responsiveness on all manufacturing supply chain quality & reliability related issues

• Direct continuous improvement programs to drive process excellence & adherence, including Cost of Poor Quality

• Compile and report manufacturing quality & reliability measurements

• Interact directly with customers on quality issues or improvement initiatives (they will be the focal point and have daily…