Setup Operator
Wabtec - Salem, VA, United States
Posted Jun 10, 2026
Benefits
- Parental leave
- Not verified
- Non-birth-parent leave
- Not verified
- Family-building benefits
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- Fertility benefits: Not verified
- Adoption assistance: Not verified
- Surrogacy assistance: Not verified
- Mental health support
- Not verified
- Relocation assistance
- Not verified
- Childcare support
- Not verified
- Learning budget
- Not verified
- Verification
- Not verified checked Jun 7, 2026
- Salary
- $24.5-$27/hr From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
- 401(k) match
- Reported from DOL Form 5500 industry filing (not employer-specific)
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Market context
- U.S. role benchmark (BLS OEWS)
- $61,842 U.S. median for this role
- Projected growth (BLS Employment Projections)
- +1.9% - Slower
13% below the BLS role benchmark for operations aggregate.
Matched to SOC 11-1021 - Operations aggregate by role bucket.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, OEWS, May 2024 and Employment Projections, 2024-2034.
Role
Schedule
- Shift type
- Not verified
- Weekend work
- Required From the posting source checked Jun 20, 2026
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- Cover letter
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- Assessment
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- Deadline
- Not stated
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About this role
Setup Operator Salem, VA, United States Company Description: Job Description: Who will you be working with? You will work with a broad range of talented individuals to deliver quality products in a timely manner. You'll work alongside Machine Shop Operators and partner with professionals across multiple departments. How will you make a difference? As a member of the Machine Shop team, you will follow specified work instructions and/or engineering parts drawings to produce a wide variety of products. You will be responsible for the quality of your work, which includes accurate counts and meeting production standards. You will continually look for ways to improve our production processes. What do we want to know about you? Do you have general knowledge of machining techniques and methods? Are you able to set up and operate CNC machining equipment? Are you able to interpret engineering part drawings, use precision measuring equipment, and follow process sheets? Do you have proven math, reading, and computer skills? Are you able to receive and execute written or verbal instruction? Do you have a high school diploma or GED? Do you have 5 years of machining experience? What will your typical day look like? Sets up and operates conventional and numerical control machines to fabricate metallic and nonmetallic parts by applying knowledge of machine shop theory, procedures, shop mathematics as assigned to produce high quality parts, enabling all production and scheduling needs to be met. Follows process sheets for selecting and installing tooling, offsets, fixtures according to specifications
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