Job Description
Primary Purpose:
Oversees all inspection, repair, modification, and maintenance activities under the area of their responsibility.
Principal Duties:
- Monitors quality of repair to locomotives and/or cars to assure high reliability of locomotive and/or car fleet.
- Works with control center on scheduling of locomotives in and out of shop as well as all train movements to minimize delays to trains and shop production.
- Provides training to subordinates.
- Ensures all procedures & instructions relating to environmental matters are adhered to by employees.
- Ensures Quality issues are addressed and that work performed at all locations is in accordance with requirements.
- Ensures employees carry out this work within the parameters of Federal, State, & Corporate Safety Regulations, thus requiring complete familiarization with these statutes & rules.
- Keeps records of locomotive and/or car work performed on their shift and makes recommendations for improvements in procedure, shop equipment, or facilities to assure maximum safety, production, and locomotive and/or car performance.
Job Related Experience:
Minimum Level: 3-5 years
Preferred Level: 6-10 years
Education:
Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS)
Preferred Majors: Engineering - Engineering Science
Licenses / Certifications:
Required: None listed
Preferred: None listed
Technical Skills:
- MS Excel/Spreadsheets
- MS Outlook
- MS Powerpoint/Presentations
- MS Word/Word Processing
- TYES
Skills and Abilities:
- Accountability
- Analytical Thinking
- Analyzing Problems
- Communication Skills
- Customer Service
- Decision Making
Career Path:
Predecessor Jobs:
- Shop craft positions
- Mechanical Supervisor
- General Supervisor
Future Jobs:
- Superintendent Mechanical Operations
- Superintendent Locomotive Operations
Work Conditions:
Environment: Outdoor/Field
Shift Work: Yes
On-Call: Yes
Weekend Work: Yes
Travel Required: 6 - 10 Days per Month