Quality Specialist

**Job Description** **Who will you be working with?** Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value\-added services. Our team is focused on continually improving our best\-in\-class production capabilities. We combine deep domain expertise and tenured experience to deliver unparalleled products for our customers. Here you’ll interact daily with team members during the problem resolution process and will partner with other key stakeholders to support our internal customers and their responsibilities. **How will you make a difference?** The Quality Specialist will develop and maintain systems, rules, and processes to ensure customer satisfaction and the fulfillment of internal and external requirements. In this role, you will be responsible for managing day\-to\-day quality functions and resolving issues highlighted during inspection. Ensures that processes and products are capable and will meet specified standards. Requires a solid foundation of functional skills and knowledge of relevant technologies, products, and processes. Candidate will be responsible for failure investigation and customer reviews/interface. Communication with cross functional team to drive quality initiatives, mentoring and coaching of program personnel. **What do we want to know about you?** **Qualifications/requirements** * Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university (Or a high school diploma / GED with a minimum of 2 years of experience in Quality or Manufacturing) * Experience in MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point) **Desired characteristics:** * Participate and driving Quality Culture improvements in coordination with the Plant Quality Leader. * Knowledge in machining, welding, assembly and test processes * Demonstrated ability to balance meeting customer and business needs for optimal outcomes * Strong communication skills, oral and written * Strong interpersonal and leadership skills **What will your typical day look like?** * Develop Quality Culture improvements in coordination with the Plant Quality Leader. * Ensure that the Manufacturing Quality Management System complies with all Wabtec and customer requirements * Develop, mentor, and track continuous improvement projects to instill desired focus on quality * Drive and encourage cross\-functional teamwork * Conduct training on quality assurance concepts and tools * Maximize the use of assigned resources to assist in meeting quality, schedule and profit objectives * Assure that manufacturing activities comply with all applicable regulatory, government regulations and contract requirements * Assure audit of areas of responsibility for conformance to quality plans, systems and requirements * Track, review and drive projects to reduce manufacturing losses, escapes and manufacturing defects. * Provide quality plans to monitor and report quality issues, control and monitor gage calibration, out of tolerance gages impact ...