Assembly Technician at Wabtec Corporation

Primary Purpose of Role:

• To assemble, fit, test, and inspect mechanical and electrical components across OEM and Customer Service areas in accordance with technical instructions and quality standards, ensuring products operate safely, correctly, and meet production requirements. This includes faultfinding and analysis, compiling technical reports, and dismantling and reassembling returned customer units as required. Operator will be working shifts (1 weekday, 1 weeknight), overtime and weekends as and when required

Primary Objectives:

• Adhere to Wabtec’s Health and safety, environmental, and Quality (HSEQ) policies and procedure at times
• Positions and aligns parts in specified relationship to each other in jig, fixture, or another holding device.
• Support continuous improvement initiatives related to productivity, quality and cost, and on-time delivery.
• Crimps, stakes, screws, bolts, rivets, welds, solders, cements, press fits, or performs similar operations to join or secure parts in place, using hand tools, power tools, machines, and equipment.
• Connects component led wires to printed circuit or routes and connects wires between individual component leads and other components, connectors, terminals, and contact points, using soldering, or related bonding procedures and equipment.
• Assembles and attaches hardware, such as caps, clamps, knobs, and switches, to assemblies.
• Performs on-line go-no-go testing and inspection, using magnifying devices, measuring instruments, and electronic test equipment, to ensure parts and assemblies meet production specifications and standards.
• Maintains a clean and organized work area to facilitate manufacturing functions.
• May perform assembly operations under microscope or another magnifying device.
• Set up and operate test equipment to evaluate performance of developmental parts, assemblies, or systems under simulated operating conditions, and record results!
• Study, shop drawings and design for sound mechanical & electrical engineering practice and conformance with established safety and design criteria and recommend approval or disapproval.
• Build, calibrate, maintain, troubleshoot, and repair mechanical/electrical instruments or testing equipment on site or off site.
• Analyse and interpret test information to resolve design-related problems.
• Manage accurate consumables stock levels.
• Conduct minor factory maintenance, improvement, and production cell setup & relocation activities.
• Fill out daily job activities and daily tasks completed in relations to production targets.
• Work with international partners online via “TEAMS” to troubleshoot and conduct assembly and testing of components, develop reports as needed.

Essential work skills

• Ability to solve practical problems.
• Adherence to company policies and procedures including Quality Assurance and safety.
• Knowledge of Health and Safety Legislations
• Computer literacy (MS Office)
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Sound verbal and written communication skills·  
• Valid driver’s license – Code 8 advantageous.

Person Specification

• High standard of numeracy, accuracy with attention to detail
• A team player with flexible approach and a willingness to learn.
• Willing to mentor and coach junior technicians.
• A self-starter who is proactive and can set and achieve goals.
• Strong organizational skills
• Hard working with a proven track record of skilled, hands-on trade related experience required.
• Punctual and good work ethics

Qualifications

Formal Education/Training

• Qualified artisan (Trade Fitter, Electrician).
• Pneumatics and Electrical experience in a factory setting and-or on fault finding and repairs preferred.
• Exposure to the Railway Rolling stock will be an advantage.
• Previous experience in Wabtec assembly lines will be an advantage