Rail Car Maintenance Training Specialist

Date Opened: Friday, October 03, 2025 12:00 AM

Close Date: Friday, October 17, 2025 12:00 AM

Department: Charlotte Area Transit System Department

Training

Salary: $71,878.00 - $89,847.00 Commensurate with Experience

Welcome to the City of Charlotte

Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.

Our guiding principles include:

• Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce

• Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development

• Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services

• Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems

• Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions

SUMMARY

The Rail Car Maintenance Training Specialist facilitates and coordinates training activities related to both the classroom and hands-on situations related to the theory, operation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of light rail vehicles, including the repair of electrical/electronic components, truck overhaul, wheel truing, air conditioning, heating, air brake systems, and other related maintenance.

Hours may vary. Primary schedule is 7:00am - 3:30pm with rotation to accommodate personnel on 2nd and 3rd shifts.

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Tests, inspects, maintains, troubleshoots, repairs, and operates high voltage electrical systems, including, but not limited to, transformers, switching stations, underground switches and equipment, distribution lines, circuit breakers, relays, substations, control panels, and building systems.

• Analyzes and solves problems with various high-voltage electrical controls and systems, electromechanical repairs, transformers, switches, and circuit breakers.

• Interprets schematics, prints, and oral instructions for high-voltage electrical applications.

• Uses testing equipment, including but not limited to DMMs, amp meters, Megger meters, High Voltage Tester, and various tools and diagnostic equipment.

• Instructs and performs preventative maintenance following methods and procedures to eliminate operating problems and improve outcomes.

• Provides technical guidance and training to employees, apprentices, and interns.

• Provides technical guidance and training for other Operations crafts.

• Consult with other supervisors and departments to coordinate all light rail vehicle instructional activities.

• Performs other related duties as required

• As a part of your responsibility to support the CATS Safety Culture, report safety concerns and issues through the various methods established by CATS as outlined in the ASP.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Must have the ability to read, analyze, and interpret general technical manuals, procedures, diagrams, schedules, and governmental regulations

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited standardization exists

• Inspect and report on the quality of vehicle maintenance work

• Work independently with limited supervision

• Work odd and unusual hours as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma

• Training that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities, knowledge of the theory, operation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of light rail vehicles, including the repair of electrical/electronic components, truck overhaul, wheel truing, air conditioning, heating, air brake systems, and other related repairs.

Preferred Qualifications

• OSHA 30 Certified

• High Voltage Qualified

• Class B commercial driver's license (CDL)

CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT

The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.