Operations Director

It's not just about your career or job title… It's about who you are and the impact you will make on the world. Because whether it's for each other or our customers, we put People First. When our people come together, we Expand the Possible and continuously look for ways to improve what we create and how we do it. If you are constantly striving to grow, you're in good company. We are revolutionizing the way the world moves for future generations, and we want someone who is ready to move with us.

Who will you be working with?

The Operations Director for Kazakhstan LKZ plant will oversee all aspects of operations, including production, materials, maintenance, quality, and process engineering, ensuring alignment with global standards. This role involves managing approximately 800 employees and is crucial for sustaining the region's growth trajectory. The Operations Director will play a key role in enhancing customer relationships and driving new business opportunities. Responsibilities include coordinating team efforts to prioritize safety and quality, and improving financial metrics (VCP, VLP, OTD) in line with sales and business growth objectives.

How will you make a difference?

As an Operations Director, you will leverage your skills and experience to profitably scale production operations in a dynamic growth environment. You will be responsible for developing and executing budgets, staffing and hiring plans, and managing capital expenditures. By implementing continuous improvement through Lean approaches and value stream analysis, you will drive productivity and operational efficiency. Your leadership will make a difference by fostering a culture of excellence, ensuring sustainable growth, and enhancing overall business performance.

- Contribute to and lead a One-Wabtec culture centered on operational excellence that enables teams to deliver world class products and services for our customers and achieve long-term sustainable growth.

- Team engagement to drive customer satisfaction throughout the organization while ensuring safety, quality, delivery, productivity, and profitability, in partnership with other functions in the enterprise.

- Be the face of the organization and promote the company to customers, clients, suppliers, and other external stakeholders

What do we want to know about you?

• Bachelor's technical degree

• 10 years experience in transportation / railroad industry

• Proven progressively responsible managerial experience in multiple business disciplines including operations, supply chain, forecasting, customer management, budget development, life cycle asset management and infrastructure maintenance in a complex transportation related environment.

• Demonstrated knowledge of governmental regulations related to the transportation industry.

• Demonstrated experience in managing, leading, and developing a large diverse staff, with a proven record of effective team building.

• Demonstrated experience interacting in a large complex corporate organization.

• Demonstrated ability developing strategies to achieve broad business goals and to understand the impact on various stakeholders/constituents.

• Superior written and oral communication skills with demonstrated experience in preparing and delivering presentation materials to senior staff.

• Demonstrated negotiations and conflict resolution skills.

• Strong ability to lead processes, make decisions, and solve problems.

• Fluent Kazakh, Russian and English language will be an advantage.

• Legal authorization to work in Kazakhstan is required

What will your typical day look like?

• Lead global teams in safely delivering reliable products and services to our customers on time at a competitive cost

• Effectively manage operations to achieve profitability goals and maximize contribution margin

• Identify, recommend, and implement new investments, processes, technologies, and systems to improve and streamline organizational processes and use of resources and materials

• Meet and exceed monthly, quarterly, and annual revenue targets

• Attract, inspire, encourage, enable, and develop high performers, while building a culture of predictability and accountability

• Champion diversity and build a talent pipeline aligned to our business strategy

Dear applicants,

Please kindly submit your CV in English only. This will help us ensure a smooth review process and effective communication throughout the recruitment stages

Who are we?

Wabtec Corporation is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for freight and transit rail as well as the mining, marine, and industrial markets. Drawing on nearly four centuries of collective experience across Wabtec, GE Transportation, and Faiveley Transport, the company has grown to become One Wabtec, with unmatched digital expertise, technological innovation, and world-class manufacturing and services, enabling the digital-rail-and-transit ecosystems.

Wabtec is focused on performance that drives progress and unlocks our customers' potential by delivering innovative and lasting transportation solutions that move and improve the world. We are lifelong learners obsessed with making things better to drive exceptional results. Wabtec has approximately 27K employees in facilities throughout the world. Visit our website to learn more

Our Commitment to Embrace Diversity:

Wabtec is a global company that invests not just in our products, but also our people by embracing diversity and inclusion. We care about our relationships with our employees and take pride in celebrating the variety of experiences, expertise, and backgrounds that bring us together. At Wabtec, we aspire to create a place where we all belong and where diversity is welcomed and appreciated.  

To fulfill that commitment, we rely on a culture of leadership, diversity, and inclusion. We aim to employ the world's brightest minds to help us create a limitless source of ideas and opportunities. We have created a space where everyone is given the opportunity to contribute based on their individual experiences and perspectives and recognize that these differences and diverse perspectives make us better.

We believe in hiring talented people of varied backgrounds, experiences, and styles… People like you Wabtec Corporation is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or expression, or protected Veteran status. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know.