Production Manager - Foundry

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.

It’s not just about your career… or your job title…it’s about who you are and the impact you are going to make on the world. Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.

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.

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 people at all levels of the organization. The dedicated team at our facility in Salem, VA will partner with you to provide value for our customers by producing quality products, delivered on time. Some of the key stakeholders outside of your direct reports that you will be regularly engaging with will be the direct manager, Operations Manager as well a General Manager, Safety Manager, HR Manager, Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, Customer Service and Sales teams.

How will you make a difference?

As a member of Wabtec Graham White, you will be responsible to lead the foundry team at our facility in Salem, VA. This role is crucial to the success of the overall production process, which includes producing metal castings in our foundry, precision parts in the machine shop, and ultimately the assembly of equipment for freight and passenger rail vehicles. With support from the team, you will lead a foundry which is poised to take the next step in our development plan for the future.

The Foundry Manager, while directly reporting to Operations Manager will indirectly support with reporting to other business leaders on key metrics and updates as well as collaborative activities.  A few examples would be:

• Safety incidents, investigations, concerns reporting, near misses, RCA’s and CA’s
• Quality reporting, COPQ/PPM activities, scrap/yield tracking, recovery action plans and updates
• Personnel record keeping/reporting, performance & disciplinary actions etc.
• Production activities and measures such as schedule attainment, productivity, closed order variances
• Inventory management & tracking
• Continuous improvement projects tracking and reporting
• Costing/Quoting Support
• R&D, Prototyping and experiments support
• Provide technical support to sales and customer service on all routine and special projects. This includes design evaluations, cost analysis, completion time/status updates and quality reviews.

What do we want to know about you?

• How many years of experience