Operations Project Manager

Job 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. The freight portfolio features a comprehensive line of locomotives, software applications and a broad selection of mission-critical controls systems, including Positive Train Control (PTC). The transit portfolio provides highly-engineered systems and services to virtually every major rail transit system around the world, supplying an integrated series of components for buses and all train-related market segments that deliver safety, efficiency and passenger comfort. Along with its industry-leading portfolio of products and solutions for the rail and transit industries, Wabtec is a leader in mining, marine and industrial solutions. Wabtec has approximately 30,000 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.

The Operations Project Manager plays a crucial role in implementing the policies for Design for Excellence, Industrialization, Engineering, and Project Management. 

The Operations Project Manager leverages technical expertise to oversee the safe launch of new products and engineering changes, ensuring successful and timely execution from impact analysis to first article inspection (FAI). 

This Project Manager is responsible for industrializing our manufacturing processes to achieve optimal cost and quality while maintaining safe, sustainable practices and high environmental standards. Throughout the project lifecycle, the Operations Project Manager coordinates product industrialization efforts, including CAPEX required. 

OPM will be supported by manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, operations managers, process experts, and the indirect sourcing department for industrialization. 

Duties and Responsibilities:󱄗󰢃󱅧  

• Represent the operations in the Project Management Gate review process and coordinate the delivery of all mandatory activities for each product. 

• Coordinate manufacturing engineers, quality engineers, operations managers, process experts, and the indirect sourcing department for industrialization 

• Lead the OPS project team to successfully complete assigned tasks within schedule, allocated budgets, and scope to the required quality.  

• Build a Project Master Plan for Operations, validate it, and follow up on the planning and work breakdown structure for each function allocated to the project. 

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  • Oversee the New Product Safe Launch from impact analysis to successful FAI 

  • Creates CAPEX projects to industrialize the manufacturing process.  

   

  Minimum Qualifications:󰢃 (To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.)  

  • Bachelor’s degree, with five (5) years of Project Management experience in a manufacturing environment.  

  • Experience working in the passenger rail industry is preferred.  

  • New product introduction experience is a plus 

  • PMP Certification is a plus. 

   

  Competencies,󱄗󰢃 Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:  

  • Excellent communicator with strong written and organizational skills 

  • Capable of motivating, influencing, and building a successful team that manages multiple projects and meets deadlines. 

  • Identify the potential manufacturing processes, including fixtures and tooling, based on the product design. 

  • Candidates should have solid knowledge of financial controlling tools, proficiency in Microsoft Office, and experience with ERP systems. 

  • Highly detail-oriented with strong in