**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 QA Manager will manage the plant’s quality assurance inspecting and auditing programs and quality assurance testing activities through subordinates. Ensures that department employees are trained properly, are in possession of any required technical qualifications, are working in proper jobs, are properly compensated, and benefited, are protected from harm or injury in the workplace, and that the departments functional requirements are met in a timely fashion. **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._ + Manages the plant’s quality assurance inspecting and auditing programs and quality assurance testing activities through department subordinates. + Ensures that department employees receive the training that is necessary for the proper performance of their jobs and that they possess or acquire the necessary technical qualifications. + Ensures that department employees are compensated and benefited properly in accordance with the plant’s wage/salary program and benefit program. + Ensures that department employees are protected from harm or injury in the workplace and that the work areas are clean and safe and environmentally sound. + Participates in the establishment of quality specifications and standards for raw materials, works-in-progress, specialty items, vendor-supplied items, and finished products. + Coordinates quality assurance activities with customer representative(s) to develop their confidence in and their acceptance of final products which meet Greenbrier’s quality standards. + Ensures that production adheres to AAR quality assurance policies and regulations. + Assesses workforce requirements and creates plan to fill current and future needs. + Performs other duties as directed by the Senior Quality Assurance Manager. **Qualifications** _The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties._ **Minimum Qualifications** + Two years in a supervisory or managerial role. + Requires working knowledge of quality systems, root cause analysis, and statistical process control. + Must be computer literate **Preferred Qualifications** + Prefer degree in mechanical or industrial engineering or equivalent and five years’ experience in quality assurance or engineering **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._ + Hard Hat + Hearing Protection + Composite Toe Safety Shoes + Addition PPE per the appropriate JSA for the specific area that the Quality Assurance Manager may be working **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: Occasionally + 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** Click here for more information:Know Your Rights 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. **Job Locations** _US-PA-Lewistown_ **ID** _2025-3633_ **Company** _Gunderson Rail Services, LLC_ **Position Type** _Regular Full-Time_ **Category** _Quality/Safety_ **Workplace Type** _Onsite_