Manager, Mechanical Performance Centre

Canadian National Railway Company•Homewood, IL

13d•CA$104,500 - CA$137,000•Hybrid

About The Position

The Manager, Mechanical Performance Centre is responsible for leading a group of Mechanical Remote Health Service Advisor and Rail Traffic Control (RTC) Mechanics desks that are under the Mechanical function. The role oversees a fleet of locomotives and cars which include online monitoring, exception management and any resulting maintenance events, furthermore, maintains production schedules and consistently follows up with Shop Leaders to ensure successful execution of the production plan. The role is also accountable for the safe movement of the railcars across the CN network including the alignment of a detection strategy that consolidates safety, efficiency, and technology.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of railway environment experience
Experience working in a transportation control centre environment
Experience in logistics
High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
Valid Driver's Licence
Bachelor’s Degree in Logistics, Supply Chain, or Business Administration
Demonstrates agility and drives change
Knows the business and stays current on industry needs
Delegates and empowers others to create accountability
Collaborates with others and shares information
Sets direction and inspires others
Communicates with impact
Identifies needs and finds solutions to create value for all stakeholders
Knowledge of railroad and mechanical operations
Strong awareness on Systems, Applications and Products (SAP), Real-Time Business Intelligence (RTBI), car repair billing and Software Requirements Specification (SRS)
Knowledge of call management systems
Knowledge of regulatory requirements with regards to Locomotive and Car Maintenance
Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Project and Tableau)

Nice To Haves

Any experience for these above would be considered as an asset

Responsibilities

Use and execute production control system
Execute production plan to reduce dwell and increase availability
Execute the daily production plan to ensure plan objectives reduce dwell
Follow standardized guidelines and policies on maintenance, car related exceptions with detectors, proactive and robust platforms and identify defect modes on all rolling assets on the network
Meet priorities on Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) with the stakeholders on safety, assets dwells, and reliability
Execute desk directives including linking maintenance planning, motive power distribution plan, transportation needs in the yard and mainline, shop production and network operations
Drive mechanical requirements when dealing with the director-level decision-making in Network Operations Center (NOC) in regard to train service prioritization (bulk and intermodal), exceptions (weather related, and derailments)
Execute the overall progress of CN’s maintenance programs on the car and locomotive front and ensure the plan is being followed
Run and document exception plans
Execute fleet-based programs outlined by the planning and reliability team
Rebalance and prioritize workload to meet program targets such as Positive Train Control (PTC), Winterization, Summarization, Wheel production, and other locomotive and car-specific programs
Run an effective team that is engaged in the day-to-day exercise of driving efficiencies and utilization of mechanical resources thereby improving locomotive availability and reliability
Execute mechanical vision on key requirements to train and build the team