At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.

Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.

Greenbrier’s success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our IDEAL commitment is rooted in these values, which promotes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Leadership, creating a culture where employees are fulfilled and feel good about coming to work every day. A diverse, qualified, and engaged talent base is the key to our success.

Summary

The Quality Assurance Manager ensures products produced at GRS facilities are in accord with current GRS, Customer and applicable statutory or regulatory requirements. Also assists or performs any required quality related training, writes and/or updates procedures, assists in internal and external audits, and develops root cause and corrective actions for reported non-conformances.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Follows all EHS rules and regulations
• Supports the development of employees through quality assurance training
• Advises Plant Manager regarding quality training needs for employees and subcontractors, as needed
• Creates and maintains a master list of documents to ensure all quality documents used at GRS facilities are the latest revision
• Reviews facility audit responses and assist with corrective action plans
• Reviews and/or submit rework data
• Writes and revises facility quality documents
• Ensures proper documentation have been submitted, signed off and all associated forms completed before product shipment
• Ensures all applicable quality revisions are communicated to all affected personnel and outside contractors
• Ensures all applicable regulatory and statutory requirements are followed

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• 5 years of related experience or equivalent and working knowledge of machines/tools used in the rail industry
• Ability to help others learn and develop
• Ability to maintain appropriate levels of confidentiality and sensitive information
• Ability to organize and prioritize projects and information with accuracy, under tight timeframes, to meet organizational needs
• Ability to communicate and collaborate professionally, both verbally and in writing, at all levels

Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Proficiency in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, SmartSheet
• Working knowledge of Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) and The Association of American Railroads (AAR) regulations

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

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.

With the exception of clerical, administrative, and some management positions, the physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments, in and out of the weather, work safely around heavy equipment, as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, welding and grinding shields, etc. or as environmental conditions dictate

Physical Activities and Requirements 

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5 hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5 hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Frequently
• Stand: Frequently
• Walk: Frequently
• Bend: Occasionally
• Kneel/Squat: Occasionally
• Crawl: Occasionally
• Climb: Occasionally
• Reach Forward: Occasionally
• Reach Upward: Occasionally
• Handling/Fingering: Occasionally

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Occasionally
• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
• 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75 lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
• 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75 lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at careers@gbrx.com or call us at 503-684-7000. ----------------------------------------------------------------- Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @gbrx.com or from our applicant tracking system, iCIMS, after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process, you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with “-gbrx.icims.com”. In this portal, we will ask you to provide your contact information, past employment history, education history and other job-related information.