Senior Operation Leader

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Job Description- Senior Operation Leader, Siliguri

Description:

Responsible for leading locomotive maintenance & operations of a world-class Locomotive Service Shop to drive business metrics & customer expectations.  Provide leadership and operational guidance during the startup followed by ramp-up phase to ensure the Service Operations is ready to handle locomotives as per contractual milestones.  Build a strong cross functional team of various team members and implement the maintenance playbook to drive a culture of quality, cost and safety amongst the workforce.  Drive key operational & team success and support overall business profitability.

Key responsibilities include:

• Establish a vision for maintenance operations framework for Service's Operations incorporating lean principles and Wabtec Smart Shop philosophy
• Set strategic direction for planning and scheduling work orders based on predictive, scheduled & unscheduled loco maintenance activities
• Work Closely with the Indian Railway Officer's for compliance of the contractual requirements, protecting Wabtec IP & proper utilization of Indian Railways resources.
• Strong coordination with the Wabtec & Indian Railway team's to implement the safety culture & deploy best practices to improve productivity
• Hire & grow a world class, highly competent technical team with high levels of passion, determination & achievement. 
• Setup & drive customer facing process for reconciling metrics & reports on a weekly/monthly basis.  Interface with divisional stakeholders of the customer.
• Coordinate with different cross functions leaders across Wabtec to ensure all the processes are implemented in the shed for smooth operations.
• Embrace Lean & Digital tools, drive continuous improvement projects around cycle time and cost reduction.   Implement Wabtec Smart Shop techniques.
• Encourage and support EHS, Quality efforts to drive a culture of safety & quality.  Stay compliant with local regulations and specific customer safety policies.
• Exhibit outstanding leadership and effectively communicate well with all levels of the organization including senior leadership.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 15+ years of services and/or manufacturing operations, preferably in a global company
• Demonstrated leadership in driving change in a matrixed environment
• Ability to successfully motivate and maintain employee involvement while driving change
• Prior experience of setting up operations for a large greenfield/brownfield facility.
• Hands on experience in implementing Quality systems & mythologies

Desired Characteristics:

Boundary less thinker MBA or Master's degree Lean Manufacturing Experience Certified Six Sigma Black Belt Ability to build & manage relationships with customers

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

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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.

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