Overhaul Technician - CNC

Job Description

Job Description

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Position Overview:

Siemens Mobility is seeking to fill an Overhaul Technician - CNC for our locomotive truck overhaul shop based in Lexington, NC. Technicians will work as part of a small team responsible for the overhaul of locomotive trucks from our TSSSA customers. This position will report to the CS Production Manager. This is a 1st Shift position Monday – Friday 6am – 2:30pm. Candidates with CNC programming experience and lathe machining experience are highly desired, particularly experience operating, programming, and troubleshooting wheel lathes or similar CNC machining equipment.

What your day-to-day will look like:

• Undertake all aspects of overhaul maintenance of Siemens locomotive wheelsets

  to meet the requirements of the production plan.

• Removal, inspection, and fitment of components in accordance with Siemens work instructions.

• Re-profiling of train wheelsets when required using a state-of-the-art wheel lathe machine.

• Set up, operate, and make program adjustments to CNC-controlled wheel lathe equipment as required to meet production and quality requirements.

• Perform routine machine inspections, troubleshoot machining issues, and verify dimensional accuracy of completed work using precision measuring equipment.

• Use pressure washer to pre-clean components prior to inspection.

• Safe movement of locomotive wheelsets using overhead cranes and lifting devices.

This posting outlines the primary responsibilities of the role, but is not all-inclusive; additional duties may be assigned in alignment with business needs.

To thrive in this role, you have:

• High School Diploma / GED.

• 2+ years relevant experience within a predominately mechanical

• 5+ years’ experience with CNC programming, CNC machine setup, and operation of lathe equipment.

• Experience operating manual and/or CNC lathes. Preferred experience with wheel lathes, railroad machining equipment, or heavy industrial machining equipment.

• Ability to read and interpret technical drawings, blueprints, machining specifications, and CNC programs.

• Experience in documenting actions and operations accurately.

• Good knowledge and understanding of tool control, torque wrenches, measuring equipment, and PPE as appropriate.

Physical Demands/Facility Information

Siemens Mobility prioritizes employee well-being and provides resources to support comfort and safety in all working conditions.

• Candidates should be comfortable working in a non-climate-controlled environment when required
• Job duties may require standing, walking, sitting, climbing stairs, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and using hands to handle objects or tools
• Frequent verbal communication is necessary; occasional tasks may involve detecting odors
• Ability to lift and/or move items up to 40 pounds is required
• Specific vision abilities include:- Close and distance vision
  • Color differentiation
  • Peripheral vision
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

Candidates should be willing to work in non-climate-controlled environments and inclement weather if required or if applicable.

Applicants must be legally authorized for employment in the United States without needing current or future employer-sponsored work authorization.

Purpose is the reason a company exists. It's not about making money or selling products - it's the deeper "why" behind everything we do. It answers the question: What problem are we solving? What positive change are we creating?

For Siemens, our purpose has been clear for over 175 years: We create technology to transform the everyday, for everyone.

The world needs technologies that work. Technologies that matter. Technologies that solve today's challenges and help shape a better tomorrow. And that's exactly what we build. By bringing together the real world (factories, buildings, power grids, trains) with the digital world (software, data, AI, digital twins), we help our customers become more competitive, resilient, and sustainable.

Our technology is everywhere - in **trains and transportation, **we help move people faster, safer, and more sustainably.

You should be proficient in:

• CNC Tooling
• CNC Programming
• CNC Machine Setup & Changeover