Reliability Engineer

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Key Aim:

The Fleet Reliability Engineer is responsible for providing technical expertise for all aspects of Reliability Engineering related on Wabtec Rolling Stock projects (inc. EMU / DMU (inc bi& tri mode) locomotives and LHCS).

This includes the creation, maintenance and management of fleet specific reliability growth plans, analysis of reliability data, and the identification of actions to ensure Wabtec’s technical and contractual performance targets for fleets are achieved. 

The role will act as the prime Wabtec technical, performance and reliability interface on customer’s operational sites, especially where performance targets are a contractual requirement.

It is envisaged that the scope of work will also identify further business opportunities for Wabtec Transit Group which will be presented as a technical proposal to internal stakeholders.

Key Duties & Tasks:

Principle Responsibilities & Accountabilities

• Drive technical reliability analysis and associated reporting
• Provide report summaries of incidents counts, and provide analysis of data used for reliability and quality metrics
• Drive development and implementation of fleet / system reliability growth plans to meet technical and contractual targets on fleet performance
• Support development and implementation of Wabtec’s FRACAS / WIM Processes and Procedures to ensure correct identification of root cause.
• Support technical / reliability review meetings
• Implement fleet specific Reliability and Product Improvement Plans, ensuring it is harmonised with all departments and is compliant with Quality/ISO certifications and audits inclusive of RX creation and distribution.
• Ensure wider engineering team correctly prioritise FRACAS / WIM items in accordance their criticality
• Ensure any items flagged as applicable for FRACAS / WIM process to be tracked and included on reliability growth plan
• Support Through-Life-Care model within Wabtec and the Wabtec Transit Group to enhance reliability and performance through our relevant products.
• To undertake any other reasonable duties and responsibilities as may be required

Quality, Health & Safety

• Comply with company and statutory Quality, Health & Safety, Environmental and other policies and procedures
• Proactively participate in Health & Safety management processes

Customer

• Develop and maintain positive working relationships with current and potential customers in such a manner as to maintain the reputation of the company as a world class supplier of railway vehicle services.

Continuous improvement

• Identify methods of improvement within the area of responsibility
• Link to the Wabtec Transit Group to deploy improvement initiatives (WMS, new technologies, etc.)

General:

• Adhere at all times to the company’s Health, Safety & Environmental instructions, and requirements

• Take on any other reasonable responsibilities or tasks that are within the employee's skills and abilities.  Support Wabtec UK objectives.

Working Relationships:

Successful fulfilment of this role will be achieved through effective co-ordination with all key internal teams, located in the UK, based at Wabtec facilities, delivery depots, and customers.

Person Specification

Requirements

Essential

Desirable

Education & Qualifications

Engineering qualification HNC / HND / Degree

Business/Management/Finance.  PRINCE2 or APM qualified.

Skills, Knowledge & Experience

• Previous experience and a proven track-record of successful Fleet / technical engineering / reliability in the rail industry on modern passenger fleets.
• Sound understanding of:
  • Modern train systems
  • FRACAS, Cost Benefit Analysis, FTA methodologies.
  • Concepts for compliance with safety and reliability requirements.
• Previous experience in reliability growth models
• The ability to provide technical guidance within a matrix organization structure.
• Business acumen
• Commercially/legally aware
• Experience of dealing directly with customers and suppliers
• Passion and drive to deliver, “must do” attitude.
• Flexible and forward thinking, able to operate effectively in a project fleet introduction environment.
• Ability to communicate complex technical issues effectively both orally and in writing to internal and external stakeholders.
• Sound IT skills(particularly Excel)

Competency & Behaviour

Reliable, passionate, and collaborative.   Ability to demonstrate Wabtec values at all times:

• Embrace Diversity
• People First
• Expand the possible
• One Wabtec

Discrete and diplomatic manner, demonstrating impartiality of judgment.

Organised – able to manage multiple issues

Excellent communicator.

Calm under pressure.

Commitment to working as part of a team

Tenacious and resilient, putting customer service delivery at the heart of the operation.

Other requirements

Flexible to travel to several Wabtec Faiveley UK sites and customer locations.

Valid driving licence.

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