Role Summary/Purpose
Lead Technical Advisors are front line leaders, entrusted with the responsibility of ensuring operations run smoothly fa shift group of employees. In this role, you will lead, train support Wabtec technical advisors customer/subcontractteams in the execution of Diesel-Electric locomotives maintenance repair fCTG in Guinea. You will be part of an overall team made up other functions such as supply chain, safety, quality, etc. all working to ensure our customer’s fleet is running at optimal levels. LTAs serves as an escalation point fall technical issues to minimize locomotives downtime.
This role will be based in Guinea near the port of Morebaya on a rotational basis (FIFO) of 60 days on 15 days off. The operation is 24/7 running two 12-hour shifts. Employees will work 6 days a week one shift. Accommodation will be provided at the maintenance facility, mobilization demobilization air ltransportation will be provided.
This role will be eligible fan assignment allowance overtime.
Essential Responsibilities
-Provide technical expertise to customer/subcontractemployees management, as well as Wabtec employees, including safety procedures, maintenance, repair procedures, troubleshooting, root cause analysis, material handling, tooling, contract requirement clarification.
-Work with customer employees management to promote, maintain, drive continuous improvement in safe work practices while monitoring quality, productivity, adherence to contract requirements.
-Provide training / mentorship to customer Wabtec employees owning preventative corrective actions.
-Provide clear communication to customer employees, Wabtec employees, customer management Wabtec management of work to be performed, quality scope, process improvements, liaison with other cross functional departments as necessary.
-Provide regular communication reports on contractual deliverables which may include locomotive maintenance repairs completed, upcoming scheduled repairs maintenance, quality reliability improvements, technical OJT training, facilitating materials reports, status of open issues, other metrics deemed critical to safety, quality, operations fthe site.
-Ensure compliance with all applicable Wabtec, customer, local regulations.
-Make operational risk assessments, balancing customer requests with Wabtec requirements.
-Responsible fdeveloping maintaining customer relationships.
Work with various functions within Wabtec to address customer concerns with minimal delays.
-Coordinating implementation of field modifications moniteffectiveness.
-Lead a team of Wabtec customer/subcontractduring shift to ensure maintenance work is executed successfully safely.
Interface with Wabtec operation leadership on customer, contract equipment issues.
Qualifications/Requirements
-Bachelors’ Degree in a Technical discipline from an accredited College University.
-Minimum of 5 years’ experience working in the customer facing role maintaining Wabtec/GE locomotives.
-Wabtec L1 Locomotive Technical training certificate.
-Experience ability to work in shop environment to work various shifts on various days as required.
-Understanding of Wabtec Maintenance Material management processes systems.
-Strong leadership Interpersonal skills
-Ability to interface with different levels of internal external customers.
-Fluent in Mandarin English
Desired Characteristics
-Ability to manage effectively several projects simultaneously in a dynamic face paced environment
-Proven analyticalganizational ability.
-Effective problem identification solution skills
-Lean/Six Sigma certification
-High level of dependability, a great attitude, an ability to work well with a team towards achieving common goal.
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