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# Operations Coach - Final Test 2nd shift

- **Company:** Wabtec Corporation
- **Location:** Fort Worth, TX, United States
- **Salary:** $68,900.0 - $98,200.0
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Analysis, Digital Electronics
- **Published:** August 29, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.manufacturingworkers.com/job.asp?id=3369525556&tx=DT11606UHI&pt=1&aff=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54&utm_source=Job%20Feed&utm_medium=textkernel&utm_campaign=DE&utm_term=0B19D771-A501-4A5E-8338-2A822B784D54

## About the Role

* Previous experience in manufacturing, quality, sourcing or operations, management experience
 * Ability to work effectively on a team and serve as a positive change agent
 * Strong analytical skills and willingness to learn and work as technical expert
 * Ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously and prioritize aggressive deadlines
 * Demonstrated oral and written communication skills
 * Strong interpersonal and leadership skills, able to provide feedback and address employee issues in a positive manner
 * Knowledge of AC / DC theory, Digital Electronics, and Fiber Optics, experience working with Pneumatic Air Systems
 * Understanding and ability to work with complicated electricalschematics, verbal instructions, and / or drawings

## Description

As a member of the Global Operations Equipment group, the operations coach in Final Test will be responsible for frontline and/or shift management and defined work or projects with moderate complexity. In this role, you will direct the daily work activities of test technicians using effective communication and coaching. You will handle day to day responsibilities including time approval and work direction to meet site objectives. This role will continuously resolve issues through immediate action and have input on both short and long-term planning.

What do we want to know about you?

Are you a strong leader that can positively influence and elevate the performance of a team? Do you fairly and consistently hold the team accountable to each other and to the metrics driven by the business., * Provide manufacturing/technical assistance & leadership to assigned work group

 * Manage production employees and production schedule requirements to include timekeeping, overtime, time off and discipline, drive completion of individual annual performance reviews
 * Support and meet production schedules, drive productivity (time of product) and quality initiatives, and manage the area within budget guidelines and controls; utilize data analysis to improve safety, decrease quality defects, and increase productivity
 * Communicate and enforce handbook and other plant policies
 * Interface with internal and external customers, define priorities for shift and work group leveraging morning production meetings (and shift change meetings, as needed)
 * Actively participate in Environment, Health and Safety initiatives and corrective actions
 * Actively participate on cross-functional teams and demonstrate necessary leadership and coaching; facilitate operational star point projects and ensure High Performance Work Team objectives
 * Help train and develop skills of test technicians; educate production employees on business strategy and metrics

What about the physical demands of the job?

 * Exposure to shop floor requires wearing PPE
 * Walking, climbing, stooping, stooping, bending, lifting is all part of the hands on learning process

You may also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

Relocation assistance may be provided if eligibility requirements are met.

Wabtec will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the U.S. for this opening. Any offer of employment is conditioned upon the successful completion of a drug screen (as applicable) and fitness for duty test (as applicable).


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