Methods Engineer - Kempton Park at Wabtec Corporation

Primary Objectives:

• Represent Methods functions on site, drive the transformation initiatives of any design related projects or coverage at WSA and FIPSA, Customer issues or supplier related issues to methods / design and functioning of Wabtec components & supplied items.
•  Act as representative to both internal, customer and suppliers.  Regular engagement with Wabtec sister companies, supplies and team members to address and resolve Methods / process issues.
• Attend local leadership team meetings and spin-off meetings as the Methods representative, support with documentation and PPT with data and reports to conclude status of Methods engineering projects.
• Work closely with Engineering & Quality teams, Production staff to resolve processes, assembly and testing issues. Regularly collect feedback from the customer, staff on-site (service team), suppliers and inhouse team to consolidate the information to revert back to the global engineering team or business team and the supplier or customer.
• Be present on site and formally communicate with staff to identify latest Methods or training updates that will need to be addressed with Customer.
• Lead and manage the skills training plan/ matrix on product lines and components, update training register, control of training data.
• Identify Skills development plans for employees.
• Develop training manuals or process assembly manuals.
• Actively develop new and improved ways to assist in the assembly, testing process in line of all safety standards.
• Act as go-to-person for all site production Method issues and concerns
• Act as figurehead and role model for Methods related reporting. Report the cost of operating engineering to management (incl. budget, overhead need, etc.)
• Act as interface for site-related Methods issues, audits, quality plan, Supplier quality engineering approvals, etc.
• Establish clear view on site-specific Methods transformation plans and report on progress and critical risks
• He/ She can directly lead some specific domains like the local laboratory, localization plan or assessments, supplier visits as required.
• Support a team locally at FIPSA & WSA (OEM, Services and CS) to identify and raise Methods concerns raised by the customer, supplier or in-house production teams.
• Directly responsible for all Methods processes, certification of Production start-up / NPI processes, engineering tooling, organizational- and people development.
• Responsible for delivery of design- and continuous improvement projects.
• Co-ordinate with sister companies / teams across the globe to find solutions to issues the business faces.
• Wing to wing ownership and tracking of Methods projects that requires resolution.
• Develop templates/ action trackers, PPTs and spreadsheets to track reports and stages to identify and resolve issues/ status of engineering issues.
• Work directly with the customer and Production team to gather information on the prescribed issue and map out a work stream to find a closure for the open issues.
• Develop FISH Bone or problem statement analyses to clearly define the problem to the business and work with Engineering teams to find a solution and report weekly or as required to the broader audience.
• Weekly and monthly reporting to the local and global management teams or the customer as required on Methods/ process projects or issues raised tied to solution based/ driven.

Formal Education/Training/ work experience 

• BTech in Engineering.
• 5 – 7 years related experience in an Methods/ engineering role.
• Railway manufacturing experience (advantage but not preferred)

 Essential work skills

• A team player with flexible approach and a willingness to learn
• A self-starter who is proactive and can set and achieve goals.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to lead/ direct employees, customer training.
• Hard working with a proven track record of skilled, hands on trade related experience required.
• Design or development on pressure vessels, Hydraulics, Pneumatics, Brake components, Compressors, fabricated, welded, machined components.- advantageous
• Ability to solve practical problems and engage with cross functional teams
• Work independently at times.
• Adherence to company policies and procedures including Quality Assurance and safety
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound verbal and written communication skills 
• Develop tracking sheets, presentations, score cards, reports to analysis the engineering budget tied to the yearly planning score card.  
• High standard of numeracy, accuracy with attention to detail
• Have a valid driver’s license (5+ years) and willing to drive to customer, suppliers or collections / drop off equipment related to engineering / production parts.
• Willingness to support production/ operational requirements as required.