[Hiring] Senior Regional Quality Assurance Supervisor @TTX Company

Role Description

Responsible for ensuring that the Company’s new car acquisitions, component purchases, component reconditioning, and freight car repairs meet AAR, FRA, and TTX Company requirements and that our supplier performance against such requirements is accurately reported to the Company’s management. Also responsible for assisting in the administration of the activities conducted at our contract repair facilities and regional quality issues as they arise. Travels approximately 80% of the time.

Location: Remote - Kansas City preferred. Extensive travel (approximately 80%) is required.

Responsibilities

• Conduct audits and car inspections of the work performed at railcar repair facilities and railroad/contractor maintenance and inspection sites to ensure compliance with all AAR, FRA, and TTX Company requirements.
• Conduct audits and inspections of car construction at new car manufacturers to ensure compliance with all AAR, FRA, and TTX Company requirements.
• Direct the activities of TTX contract inspectors/consultants within the new car manufacturer's plant.
• Lead audits and source inspections of products produced at TTX-approved suppliers for new component manufacturers and component reconditioners.
• Conduct inspections of quality functions at Field Maintenance Operations to ensure compliance with all AAR, FRA, and TTX Company requirements.
• Provide technical assistance and support to TTX Field Maintenance Operations, railcar repair facilities, railroad maintenance and inspection sites, new car manufacturers, component suppliers, and reconditioners.
• Assist with regional quality issues at the request of various departments within TTX Company.
• Provide training for various TTX employee groups.
• Provide leadership and oversight for all Quality Assurance Audits.
• Schedule all TTX Quality Audits.
• Assist TTX RSO locations with AAR/MID Audits.
• Assist the Manager of Quality Assurance in the Supervisory responsibilities of the Regional Supervisor Quality Assurance personnel.
• Lead cross-functional teams in efforts to apply advanced problem-solving techniques for effective Corrective Action and Preventive Action (CAPA) implementation.
• A valid driver’s license is required.
• Ability to obtain a TWIC card for access to ports around the country.

Qualifications

• 15+ Years of railroad inspection, railroad operations, and railcar repair.
• 10+ Years experience performing process & product audits across various TTX operation models, including but not limited to, RSOs, FMOs, IRF, and Suppliers.
• Knowledge of railcar operations and railcar and component performance.
• Knowledge of AAR specifications and guidelines, FRA requirements, and the Company’s specifications.
• Required certification as an Association of American Railroads certified auditor.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write technical reports, detailed business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to read, comprehend, and interpret critical measurements on drawings and measuring devices.
• Ability to apply concepts of cost analysis and operational savings when needed as part of Maintenance Operations Support.
• Prior experience leading an AAR M-1003 compliant quality assurance program.
• Intermediate skill sets in Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook.
• Self-motivated, with demonstrated ability to manage a diverse workload.

Preferred Qualifications

• Associate or Bachelor's Degree in a related technical or management field.
• AWS CWI.
• ASNT NDE Level II Certification(s).

Physical Job Requirements

• Frequent talking or hearing, using hands to finger, handle, or feel, and reaching with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to sit (remain stationary) and climb or balance.
• Regularly required to move about (walk and stand).
• Occasionally lift and/or transport up to 25 pounds.
• Correctable vision is required for close, distance, or depth perception capabilities, and the ability to adjust focus.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off.
• Health, Dental and Vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• This position participates in Railroad Retirement.

Company Description

TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX’s pool of railcars is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required.

What we do:

• Provide reliable, cost effective and innovative railcar solutions for the markets we serve.
• Ensure an injury-free workplace.
• Build and develop a highly capable team of subject matter experts and leaders at every level in our organization.
• Bring new product and process innovation to the rail car industry.
• Continuously improve our products, processes and systems in a cost-effective manner by using modern design techniques and data analytics.
• Achieve, maintain and support cross company alignment with the TTX company mission statement.