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Senior Quality Staff Manager
Apply locations: Contagem, Brazil
Time type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Time left to apply: End Date: April 19, 2025 (14 days left to apply)
Job requisition id: R0096125
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 will you be working with?
In this role, this leader will manage complex issues that arise in the Equipment, Services and Transit manufacturing supply chain, engage directly with stakeholders of key customers as needed, execute suppliers and 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.
How will you make a difference?
The Senior Quality Staff Manager directs the quality function of the Contagem facility and will demonstrate accountability for functional, business, and company objectives.
What do we want to know about you?
* Bachelor's degree
* Leadership experience in Quality, Operations, Manufacturing, or Engineering roles
* Fluency in English
* Strong oral and written communication skills
* Strong interpersonal and leadership skills
Desired Characteristics
* Demonstrated track record of developing direct reports
* Experience in manufacturing, remanufacturing, or servicing locomotive, wagons, and transit components
* Experience in the automotive or auto parts industry, in manufacturing, engineering, or quality
* Experience with PPAP or similar part qualification processes
* Certified ISO9001 Internal Quality Auditor
* Strong customer focus
* Ability to influence others and lead cross-functional teams
* Ability to handle diverse activities simultaneously
* Demonstrated ability to balance customer and business needs while driving optimal outcomes
* Master’s level engineering degree
What will your typical day look like?
* Lead internal and customer interactions and responsiveness on all manufacturing supply chain quality related issues
* Lead technical efforts in quality control, reliability growth and performance improvement
* Direct continuous improvement programs to drive process excellence & adherence, including Cost of Poor Quality
* Compile and report suppliers & manufacturing quality measurements
* Interact directly with customers on quality issues or improvement initiatives
* Interface with service team, design engineering, program management, assembly, and vendors to assure product requirements are met effectively and in a timely fashion
* Ensure launch readiness for all new product/process launches, facility startups and transfers of work
* Ensure the Quality Management System meets internal and customer requirements, incorporating appropriate process controls for applicable regulatory requirements.
* Audit areas of responsibility for conformance to QMS, quality plans, systems and requirements
* Execute processes and methods implementation to ensure effective operator work instructions
* Establish goals, work plans, and budgets such that the highest quality results are achieved at appropriate cost
* Select, hire, train, and provide ongoing communication and leadership; ensure employees have adequate information concerning business goals and objectives
* Lead the development & advancement of our quality culture in partnership with Supply Chain
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! http://www.WabtecCorp.com
Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:
Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.
To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.
We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.
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