General Manager - SRC

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 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world. How will you make a difference? The General Manager for our Columbia, SC facility will lead the site management teams in the execution of business goals using lean manufacturing methods, ensuring sufficient capacity exists to deliver on employee safety, customer commitments, driving revenue, product quality, cost reduction, margin expansion and on-time delivery through the effective utilization of resources. In this role, you will drive operational excellence and continuous improvement. What do we want to know about you? The General Manager role for the Columbia Wabtec Global Service (WGS) facility will have full business leadership responsibility and oversight for the remanufacture of pneumatic, hydraulic, and electronic product lines. This role will lead the site leadership team in the execution of continuous improvement focused around EHS and Site Compliance, Quality and Reliability, Customer On-Time Delivery, Functional Cost, UX Variance, and Inventory. Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree from an accredited university or college. A minimum of 5 years of experience in a General Manager/Plant Management role or equivalent operational experience. Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated ability to drive accountability, improve culture, and influence. Strong track record of coaching and team engagement skills. Strong understanding of operations and business financials including shop functionals, UX variance, and inventory. Excellent oral and written communication skills. Strong interpersonal and leadership skills. What will your typical day look like? Create a strong culture of one-team focused on understanding and balancing employee, business, and customer needs aligned with Wabtec values. Directly ensure that communication is flowed through all levels of the organization, transparency and candor is employed throughout the leadership team, and employee voice and engagement processes are healthy. Responsible for site EHS compliance and employee health and safety. Daily leadership visibility, proactively addressing safety concerns, near miss reporting, and other leading indicator activities essential for overall success. Utilize lean and continuous improvement methods to drive improvements in safety, reliability, quality, cost, and UX variance. Work with commercial team on proposal development, attainment of monthly sales and EBIT targets, and new product/opportunity exploration. Drive and sustain culture of accountability, compliance, and operational excellence with both hourly and exempt workforce. Ensure financial controllership related to work-order transactions, inventory, UX variance, and functional cost. Work with UX variance team to implement projects to reduce product cost. Ensure assigned employees are aware / comply with all Wabtec, government, customer and applicable policies, procedures, rules and regulations. Perform necessary administrative activities associated with effective management of shop operations, including necessary interface activities with other functions and organizations required to accomplish all objectives. Develop necessary capacity and business contingency plans to ensure continued delivery to customers when demand changes or facility problems arise. Provide ongoing leadership, counseling, and support for plant team, guiding them in current positions and assisting with career development and training. Assure commitment in own and other’s actions to the pursuit of highest possible quality of services, internal and delivered products to customers. Work with a variety of cross‑functional leaders to achieve business level targets for the Global Freight Services Business segment, including across the components and transit segments as well. What about the physical demands of the job? Exposure to shop floor requires wearing PPE. Walking, climbing, stooping, bending, lifting is all part of the hands‑on learning process. You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary. This role is also eligible for a performance bonus. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare, and retirement, is available at mywabtecbenefits.com. Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met. Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable). 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. We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles. 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. Additional Information Our job titles may span more than one career level. The salary rate for this role is currently $120,600–$171,800. The actual salary offered to a candidate may be influenced by a variety of factors, such as training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. Other benefit offerings for this role may include annual bonus, if eligible. #J-18808-Ljbffr Wabtec Careers