Onsite Lead Locomotive Maintenance Technical Advisor – Harrisburg, PA

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.

Lead Locomotive Maintenance Technical Advisor – Harrisburg, PA

Note: The exact work address for this role is: 218 North Enola Rd, Enola, PA 17025. This is NOT a remote position and onsite presence is required each workday.

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?

This role reports to the Technical Advisor Staff Manager and is part of a dispersed team supporting the Norfolk Southern account for Wabtec.

How will you make a difference?

Our Lead Locomotive Maintenance Technical Advisors (LTA’s) are technical experts on our state-of-the-art locomotives who may serve in “independent duty” assignments where they are the only Wabtec employee at customer location(s), and are the customer’s daily point of contact for Wabtec.

This allows for a great deal of leadership, ownership, exposure, and responsibility. We provide in-depth training and certifications on our products to our Lead TAs to ensure they have the detailed knowledge necessary to be successful in the role. This specific role supports our Norfolk Southern account from the Harrisburg, PA (Enola) location, but will also require regular travel to other locations as needed.

What do we want to know about you?

• Undergraduate degree (preferably in a technical discipline) from an accredited university/college
  • OR an associate degree in a technical discipline + 2 years of relevant professional work experience in lieu of the undergraduate degree
  • OR high school graduate/GED + 4 years relevant professional work experience in lieu of the undergraduate degree
• An additional 3+ years shop operations or engineering experience.
• Experience, willingness, and ability to work in shop environment and to work various shifts on various days as required, including having a flexible work schedule to perform auditing and training on various shifts.
• Ability and willingness to travel as required for training, auditing, and supplier visits
• Strong proficiency in MS office applications
• Ability to gather, comprehend, and analyze large sets of data and present findings and conclusions based on the analysis
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
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