Senior Manager, Maintenance - Rail

SALARY

$140,627.48

POSITION SUMMARY

Plans, supervises and coordinates rail vehicle maintenance programs and activities. 

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Manages rail route’s multiple locations maintenance activities such as; daily reactive maintenance activities by reviewing the Maintenance Management Information Systems (MMIS) and manpower availability; conducts preventive maintenance programs such as seasonal changes and making necessary adjustments and organizing managers and repairmen work activities and schedules accordingly. Responds to service delays and unusual incidents.
• Supervises managers and repairmen scheduling, lost time and payroll issues, including interaction with representatives from departments internally and externally.
• Reviews various reports such as Defect Reports, Repeater List, Productivity Reports and Material List, to ascertain trends and develop action plans for repairmen and managers for reactive and preventative maintenance work.
• Liaises with various internal and external departments on matters related to Rail Maintenance.
• Represents the route for various company- wide programs and initiatives such as Excel, CSI and Material Management.
• Keeps abreast of and reviews technical and safety bulletins with staff members.
• Maintains close interaction with Rail Heavy Maintenance and Rail Engineering/Technical Services in order to communicate and resolve Rail Maintenance issues and trends.
• Prepares reports on mentoring, employee morale, succession and innovation and passenger complaints. Administers managers’ goals and performance reviews.
• Conducts safety inspections and audits within the rail terminal.  Conducts disciplinary investigations and interviews and prepares recommendation for discharge and grievance responses.
• Performs the duties of the General Manager in the General Manager’s absence.  Performs other duties as assigned.
• Hires, trains, develops, monitors, and evaluates performance of staff.  Reviews and recommends personnel actions for approval. 
• Performs related duties as assigned.

MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES

Reporting to this position are the following jobs:

Job Title

• Manager, Maintenance - Rail
• Inspection Manager

CHALLENGES

• Maintain route maintenance team’s high level of job knowledge, skill and performance to deliver reliable rail service.
• Provide reliable rolling stock with a low frequency of defects in revenue service despite an aging fleet and stringent budgetary goals.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS

• Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of education and experience relating to areas of responsibility, or equivalent military