Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions and value-added services for freight and transit rail.
Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation and Faiveley Transport, the company has unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.
Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress, creating transportation solutions that move and improve the world.
Wabtec has approximately 27,000 employees in facilities throughout the world.
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Do you want to go into uncharted waters…do things that haven’t been done to make yours and someone else's life better? Wabtec has been doing that for decades and we will continue to do so! Through our people, leadership development, services, technology and scale, Wabtec delivers better outcomes for global customers by speaking the language of industry.
Main Responsibilities
Sets up and operates conventional and numerical control machines to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts by applying knowledge of machine shop theory, procedures, and shop mathematics and layout techniques.
Confer with engineers, production personnel, programmers, or others to resolve machining or assembly problems.
Studies manufacturing prints, sketches, manual specifications, or sample part to determine dimensions and tolerances of finished work piece, then determines sequence of operations.
Selects, aligns and secures fixturing, which may consist of machining jaws or work holding jigs, selects tooling according to material specifications.
Calculates feed and speeds of tools, depth of cuts, then may write G code program for machine.
Produces first run of product, verifies conformance of finished work piece to specifications with the use of appropriate precision measuring instruments.
Will load work programs, take offsets, find zero and may manually program machining operations for jobs without prepared programs.
Looks for ways to improve the manufacturing process (new fixtures, tooling, combining operations etc.
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Checks cycle times, keeps work area clean and in order, follows all company safety procedures and guidelines.
Assists other team members as needed.
Education/Training
High school diploma or GED required.
Five (5) years of experience as a set up operator
Qualifications
Requires extensive knowledge of machining techniques, and experience setting up and operating machines.
The ability to receive and execute instructions.
Must be able to interpret engineering part drawings, use precision measuring equipment, and develop process sheets and demonstrate all safety precautions for operating named equipment.
Wabtec Corporation is committed to taking on the world’s toughest challenges.
In order to fulfill that commitment we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity and inclusiveness.
We aim to employ the world’s brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities.
We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences and styles…people like you! Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status.
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