Senior Manager, Maintenance - Rail

Chicago Transit Authority • Skokie, IL

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Plans, supervises and coordinates rail vehicle maintenance programs and activities. Employees and/or union members will be given priority consideration in the hiring process, per the applicable labor contracts. Final salary will be determined in part by the qualifications of the selected candidate and may be higher or lower than target. Applicants, if hired, must comply with CTA's residency ordinance.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree or a combination of education and experience relating to areas of responsibility, or equivalent military experience.
• 3+ years experience in vehicle maintenance servicing or repair.
• Multiple years of supervisory experience.
• Experience in interviewing employees regarding accidents, complaints, grievances and/or disciplinary actions.
• Must be able to pass Rail Safety certification.

Nice To Haves

• Maintenance of rail car experience preferred.
• 5+ years of transit operations experience, preferred.

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.

Benefits

• CTA will make reasonable accommodations for the known disabilities of otherwise qualified applicants for employment as well as its employees, unless undue hardship would result. If you require an accommodation in the application or hiring process, please contact [email protected] prior to the submission of your application or upon notification of your actual test date. CTA will work with you to determine if an accommodation can be provided. During the hiring process, CTA’s Human Resources department will contact candidates with next steps . Failure to respond to these correspondences in a timely fashion may result in your application being closed out for non-responsiveness. Please click link below to review the benefits offered at the CTA. https://www.transitchicago.com/hrbenefits/

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager