Production Manager - Diesel House

Keolis America • Somerville, MA

10d • Onsite

About The Position

The Production Manager leads a team maintaining, repairing, and servicing the locomotives that run through the Diesel House for the MBTA Commuter Rail.

Requirements

• Detailed knowledge of rolling stock maintenance facilities, process and practices and modern maintenance techniques.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver projects in line with quality, cost and timescale.
• Demonstrated acumen with regulatory requirements affecting passenger railroad operations including FRA and OSHA regulations.
• Demonstrated capability to run a full operation and deliver agreed results.
• Ability to use Office 365 suite of apps, Enterprise Asset Management systems, payroll systems.
• Experience of successfully implementing change in a heavily unionized environment.
• Communication skills at interpersonal and group levels.
• Build trust in relationships.
• Demonstrated capability to influence, negotiate and facilitate buy-in with a variety of stakeholders including labor organizations.
• Proven ability to lead by example to foster positive cross functional relationships with other departments, MBTA, and suppliers.
• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Employment contingent upon passing pre-employment drug and alcohol screen.
• Also contingent upon receiving a favorable background check.
• Must pass a physical examination.

Nice To Haves

• Key personal traits: forward thinking, proactive, resilient, sound judgement, innovative where it’s required, driven by a relentless pursuit of excellence.
• Knowledge and Experience: Communication skills at interpersonal and group levels.
• Build trust in relationships.
• Demonstrated capability to influence, negotiate and facilitate buy-in with a variety of stakeholders including labor organizations.
• Proven ability to lead by example to foster positive cross functional relationships with other departments, MBTA, and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Ensure designated shift(s) are properly resourced to deliver the required work in line with the agreed Service Level Agreement.
• Manage and oversee priorities for the shift based on the daily, weekly, and monthly plan to meet safety, production, quality, and cost control objectives.
• Provide guidance for team members on technical and operational issues.
• Provide managerial leadership to the Mechanical Department employees, including individual coaching, development, holding direct reports to account and managerial support.
• Drive improvement of safety performance in sync with annual safety plan for the Mechanical Department.
• Plan for and direct operations during service disruptions and periods of extreme weather to ensure safe working environment.
• Ensure facility compliance with applicable regulations related to safety, sanitation, oil and fuel management, and hazardous waste disposal.
• Carry out Testing and Observations in accordance with CFR.
• Carry out Safety inspections of equipment and facilities as requested.
• Develop and implement continuous improvement strategies to optimize performance, customer service and financial results in accordance with overall strategy.
• Ensure Standard Workday methodology is properly applied.
• Identify areas of improvement and implement changes.
• Responsible for Shift handover.
• Communicating regularly with upper management regarding problems or issues impacting production.
• Collaborate with Foreman to ensure job briefings are properly planned, accurate communication to all employees regarding scope of work.
• Collaborate with Foreman throughout the shift to obtain updates on progression of work and make necessary recommendations as needed.
• Attend daily shift briefings and communicate safety, company, and performance information and metrics.
• Communicate with Transportation to organize shop and yard moves; request equipment.
• Work with other departments as required.
• Ensure that all Inspection, Servicing, Cleaning, and Maintenance is carried out in accordance with the regulatory and contractual requirements.
• Ensure all equipment repairs are carried out in the required timescales.
• Any deferred repairs will be noted in the Maintenance Management System.
• Adhere to daily and weekly budgets for labor and materials.
• Undertake condition of equipment audits.
• Understanding of the wider public transport sector.
• Methods and tools for performance optimization.
• Stakeholder relationship management at a senior management level.
• Defining and managing KPI’s.
• Attend layovers as directed during winter weather to support service start up.
• Carry out other duties as directed.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision coverage
• life and disability insurance
• variety of voluntary benefits such as hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage, as well as home, auto, and pet insurance
• 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed