Repair Technician 2

Knorr Bremse Group; Riverside (MO); On-site; USD 40,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

New York Air Brake LLC in Riverside, Missouri is seeking a skilled assembler for Freight locomotive valves and brake pistons. You will learn testing, identify serviceable parts, and follow procedures on semi-automatic equipment.

The role requires a high school diploma (preferred) and 1–2 years of related experience. You will work in a shop environment with safety, quality, and environmental policies guiding every task.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (Preferred).
• One to Two years of related experience.

Responsibilities

• Assemble freight or locomotive valves and brake pistons.
• Learn the testing process and identify serviceable parts.
• Follow procedures and operate semi-automatic equipment.
• Handle tools and calibrated gauges safely.
• Comply with safety, quality, and environmental policies.

Skills

Technical capacity

Level I skills

Lifting up to 50 lbs

Measuring devices

General shop knowledge

Quantitative methods

Organization skills

Time management

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

1-2 years related experience

Job description

LOCATION: Riverside/Missouri (US-MO), United States|BRAND: New York Air Brake | REQUISITION ID: 11012 | JOB GRADE:11 | ON-SITE/REMOTE:On-site

Since 1890, New York Air Brake has been an innovative leader in the heavy-haul railroad industry. As a member company of Knorr-Bremse –the world’s leading manufacturer of braking systems for rail and commercial vehicles--New York Air Brake is recognized worldwide as a Center of Competence for heavy-haul freight railroad control systems. From multiple locations, we serve customers across the United States, Canada, and Mexico—reaching clear across the globe to South America, Africa, the Middle East, China, and Australia. Our talented, diverse, and dedicated teams develop innovative solutions to the challenges facing our customers. Join us in our next steps.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Basic assembly and building of freight or locomotive valves or brake pistons.
• Learning the testing process.
• Identify serviceable parts during the assembly process.
• Follow procedural guidelines during the assembly process.
• Operation of semi-automatic equipment i.e. lapping.
• Proper use of power and manual tools.
• Proper use of calibrated gauges, power and manual torqueing devices.
• Perform hazardous waste management duties as necessary. Annual hazardous waste management will be completed. Department of Transportation Hazardous Materials Ground Shipper will be completed every three (3) years.
• Must understand and support all Quality, Product Safety, and Health/Safety/Environmental/Energy policies.
• Must understand and adhere to all relevant statutory or regulatory compliance obligations.
• Must understand, support and adhere to the Integrated Management System policies, procedures and instructions.
• Must understand and support relevant key performance indicators (KPIs), as defined in the goal tree.

Skills and Competencies

• Technical Capacity
• Proficient in Level I Skills.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds with assistance.
• Knowledge of generally accepted best practices and theory.
• Good mechanical skills
• Knowledge of shop use of measuring devices.
• Basic knowledge of quantitative methods/statistical procedures and graphic skills.
• Organization Skills
• Time Management

Supervisory Responsibility

This position has no supervisory responsibilities.

The employee will be exposed to shop floor conditions, i.e. noise, heat, cold, dust/dirt etc. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools and reach with hands and arms. The employee must occasionally lift or move up to 50 pounds.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms.

Required Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (Preferred)
• One to Two years of related experience.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications

• All requirements are subject to possible modification to reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities.
• This job description in no way states or implies that these are the only duties to be performed by the employee occupying this position. Employees will be required to follow any other job-related instructions and to perform any other job-related duties requested by their supervisor.

This document does not create an employment contract, implied or otherwise, other than an “at will” employment relationship

WHAT WE OFFER

From Engineering to Test Laboratory; Manufacturing & Skilled Machine Operation to Sales and Marketing; Field Service to Customer Service; Quality to HR to Finance to Software Development, our team-based approach is built on inclusion, opportunity, development, social responsibility and rewards. You are afforded the chance to grow personally and professionally through challenging assignments, commitment to continuing education, exposure to a variety of projects, and international travel. Our benefits are cutting edge as we offer student loan repayment assistance, lucrative 401k program, company assisted stock purchase plan, tuition reimbursement, wellness program, along with competitive salary and incentive compensation, generous paid time off programs and a full array of medical, dental and vision options. We’ve got the right stuff, do you? Let’s find out together.

New York Air Brake LLC is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer. It is the policy of the Company to provide equal employment opportunities to all qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, protected veteran or disabled status, or genetic information.