Group Lead in Coach Final Assembly, 2nd Shift, RH Team

Position Overview:

As the Group Lead for Coach-Final Assembly, your primary responsibility is to ensure the efficient and high-quality assembly of Coach’s in the final stages of production. This pivotal role involves overseeing a dedicated team, coordinating assembly processes, and maintaining quality standards. Your leadership is instrumental in achieving production targets, adhering to safety protocols, and encouraging a collaborative work environment.

What your day will look like:

• Provides work assignments and work instructions to employees throughout each workday.
• Assists and trains employees in new job assignments.
• Coordinates work schedules with other Group Leaders and/or Supervisors and maintains work status. Performs quality checks on work being performed.
• Monitors employees’ safety, quality, methods, and output.
• Keeps supervision informed of work plans, status, and employee performance.
• Prepares and/or reviews employee time sheets and other labor input documents.
• Assists the supervisor in conducting regular safety meetings.
• Performs information inquiries and/or transactions using computer terminals to support other duties and responsibilities.
• Works from detailed engineering drawings to fit-up piece parts in fixturing assembly components consisting of steel channels, brackets, angles, sheathing, assemblies and subassemblies.
• Meets production schedule with minimum supervision.

What we are looking for:

• High school education or equivalent.
• Two years minimum experience in safely handling structural steel, utilizing cranes, forklifts, lifting fixtures and slings.
• Welding of carbon and / or stainless steel. A.W.S. D1.1 and D1.3 certification for welding of all positions on carbon steel required. A. S. M. E. Section 1X certification for tack welding all positions on stainless steel. MIG (Metal Inert Gas) welding is our primary process being used.
• Language skills:  Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos. Ability to write simple correspondence. Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees of the organization.
• Decision making:  Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.
• Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Full understanding of manufacturing drawings, able to verify dimensions. Must understand tolerances. Complete shop order documentation and time sheets.

We would be impressed if you had:

• 3 + years of experience planning and supporting launch of new production lines in a low-speed production environment (e.g. rail, aviation/aerospace, naval, heavy equipment, etc.).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial, Manufacturing, or Mechanical Engineering (Or Equivalent Experience)
• Work experience in the rail business, preferably in light rail, heavy rail, or related production, is needed.
• Knowledge of SAP or similar MRP / ERP systems is highly desired.
• Practical experience in Customer Service / Maintenance / After Market businesses and technologies within the rail industry.

Additional work environment information:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand.
• The employee frequently is required to walk; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; climb or balance; and talk or hear.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and in outside weather conditions.
• The employee occasionally works in high, precarious places and is occasionally exposed to vibration. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens!

• 11 paid holidays, 18 days of PTO
• 401K – 6% company match!
• Freedom and healthy work-life balance– Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, HSA/FSA, Commuter Benefits – starting Day 1!
• Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, pioneering technological environment.
• Competitive total rewards package.
• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them! Please take advantage of our Tuition Reimbursement program, Mentor Programs, and your development through online learning.