Senior Quality & Process Improvement Lead

Wabtec Corporation; Germantown (MD); On-site; USD 69,000 - 98,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Annual bonus

Job summary

Wabtec Corporation invites a Quality Technical Adviser to lead quality objectives for designated product lines, ensuring conformity to drawings and specs while reducing defects and improving productivity.

The role emphasizes audits, NPI/PPAP support, supplier collaboration, and deployment of Six Sigma tools to drive robust processes and data-driven decisions. Relocation assistance may be provided.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited college or university with a minimum of 5 years of quality, engineering or manufacturing experience.
• Prior manufacturing operations experience.
• Experience in quality control/assurance including NPI and PPAP.
• Ability to conduct internal and external quality audits to identify improvement opportunities.
• Six Sigma training/certification or equivalent quality training.
• Proficiency with Excel, Minitab, SAS, Access and applying statistical methods.

Responsibilities

• Prioritize and implement multiple concurrent process improvement projects.
• Develop, implement, and evaluate quality assurance sampling systems and statistical techniques.
• Oversee evaluation of test equipment and precision measurements.
• Collaborate with Material Review Board to disposition nonconforming material.
• Work with NP development teams to approve new production/services.
• Resolve quality issues with suppliers and manufacturing engineering.
• Conduct audits of operations for quality compliance.
• Ensure machine settings meet drawing requirements.
• Disseminate information related to product quality and process improvement.

Skills

Urgency

Material control

MSA

Metrology

Automated testing

Software

Auditing

CAPA plans

Six Sigma

Communication

Leadership

Quality control

NPI

PPAP

Excel

Minitab

SAS

Access

Quality

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Tools

Excel

Minitab

SAS

Access

Job description

Wabtec Corporation invites a Quality Technical Adviser to lead quality objectives for designated product lines, ensuring conformity to drawings and specs while reducing defects and improving productivity.

The role emphasizes audits, NPI/PPAP support, supplier collaboration, and deployment of Six Sigma tools to drive robust processes and data-driven decisions. Relocation assistance may be provided.