Maintenance Instructor - Light Rail bei Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority · San Jose, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
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About the Department
The Position
VTA is seeking a Maintenance Instructor to provide training for maintenance personnel on the proper service, repair, and upkeep of Way, Power & Signals (WP&S) systems. This includes, but is not limited to, track, signals, substations, overhead lines, related test equipment, light rail vehicles, and associated vehicle systems, as well as the use and maintenance of vehicle test equipment.
The Ideal Candidate
The ideal candidate is a highly skilled professional with at least five years of journey-level experience as a mechanic or technician in one or a combination of the following areas:
- Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) repair and maintenance
- Overhead catenary systems
- Traction power substations
- Light rail signal systems
- Track maintenance
- General vehicle mechanical systems
What You'll Be Doing
Definition
Under general supervision, the Maintenance Instructor - LR trains and supervises maintenance personnel in the proper service, repair and maintenance of light rail vehicles and related vehicle systems, use and maintenance of vehicle test equipment, shop tools, and equipment; coordinates vendor and on-the-job training; and develops and delivers professional training plans, course materials, and curricula.
About Light Rail Vehicle Maintenance and Way, Power and Signals
Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) Maintenance and Way, Power and Signals is part of the Guadalupe Light Rail Division. LRV Maintenance is located at the Guadalupe Light Rail Division and is responsible for timely and reliable maintenance, preventive maintenance, inspections, repair and servicing of light rail vehicles and service equipment. After a light rail vehicle returns from revenue service at the end of each day, Maintenance performs an interior inspection/walk-through of the vehicle, analyzes the Operator Defect Card, performs a visual inspection of the vehicle undercarriage, performs exterior and interior cleaning, cleans and repairs windows and seating, and removes and repairs graffiti and vandalism. Regular preventive maintenance is performed at prescheduled cycles every 10,000, 30,000, 60,000, and 120,000 miles to ensure optimal performance, efficiency, safety and reliability.
Way, Power & Signal Maintenance is located at the Zanker Building. Way, Power & Signal Maintenance is responsible for timely and reliable maintenance, preventive maintenance, inspections, repair and servicing of the light rail right-of-way, rail system power, tracks, signals, station facilities and related equipment. Components of the Way, Power & Signal unit are:
- Station & Wayside Maintenance: Station & Wayside Maintenance maintains and repairs (including graffiti removal) light rail stations, terminal buildings, restrooms, park & ride lots, landscaping, fences, guardrails, and other trackside areas. The staff is currently located at the Cerone Division.
- Track Maintenance: Track Maintenance maintains (including right-of-way weed eradication, vegetation control, and graffiti removal), performs preventive maintenance, inspects, services and repairs rail, switches, ties, roadbed, and track systems.
- Power Maintenance: Power Maintenance maintains (including trackside right-of-way tree trimming), performs preventive maintenance, inspects, repairs, and services light rail electric power systems, including overhead, substations, lighting, and other electrical systems.
- Signal Maintenance: Signal Maintenance maintains, performs preventive maintenance, inspects, repairs, and services signal systems, crossing gates, fare machines, SCADA (Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition) controls, and station audio/video equipment.
- Passenger Facilities Maintenance: Passenger Facilities Maintenance maintains, performs preventive maintenance, inspects, repairs, and services all VTA-maintained passenger facilities, including bus stops. Services include: bench installation, painting and repair, core drilling for poles at new bus stops, garbage collection, trash receptacle installation and relocation, graffiti abatement, litter removal, pressure washing, red curb painting, signage inspection, route updates, and sweeping services. Janitorial services for transit centers are provided daily through a Facilities Maintenance service contract with a third-party vendor.
About VTA
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority employs more than 2,000 people dedicated to providing solutions that move Silicon Valley. Unique among transportation organizations in the San Francisco Bay Area, VTA is Santa Clara County’s authority for transit development and operations (light rail and bus), congestion management, transportation-related funding, highway design and construction, real estate and transit-oriented development, and bicycle and pedestrian planning. With local, state, and federal partners, VTA works to innovate the way Silicon Valley moves and provide mobility solutions for all.
Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority (VTA) is an independent special district that provides sustainable, accessible, community-focused transportation options that are innovative, environmentally responsible, and promote the vitality of our region.
VTA provides bus, light rail, and paratransit services, as well as participates as a funding partner in regional rail service including Caltrain, Capitol Corridor, and the Altamont Corridor Express.
As the county’s congestion management agency, VTA is responsible for countywide transportation planning, including congestion management, design and construction of specific highway, pedestrian, and bicycle improvement projects, as well as promotion of transit oriented development.
VTA provides these services throughout the county, including Campbell, Cupertino, Gilroy, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Los Gatos, Milpitas, Monte Sereno, Morgan Hill, Mountain View, Palo Alto, San Jose, Santa Clara, Saratoga and Sunnyvale. VTA continually builds partnerships to deliver transportation solutions that meet the evolving mobility needs of Santa Clara County.
As we continue to implement our VTA Forward Plan, we aim to strengthen and increase our workforce to take on future opportunities and challenges by elevating our people and our services.
For more information about our VTA Forward Plan, visit: https://www.vta.org/VTAForward
Family-Friendly Workplace Certification Program (FFWCP)
The County of Santa Clara FFWCP recognizes VTA as a business that creates supportive workplaces for employees and their families.
Family-friendly workplaces improve health outcomes and job satisfaction for employees and increase work productivity and retention for employers. Employers can create a family-friendly workplace by meeting and exceeding state and federal employment laws relating to parental leave, lactation accommodation, and work/family balance.
Position Duties
Typical Tasks
- Plans, organizes and teaches classes for maintenance personnel on the proper use of the computerized maintenance management information system;
- Plans, develops, organizes, and conducts training for maintenance personnel in proper service, repair and maintenance of light rail vehicles, catenary, sub-station, signals and track in accordance with VTA policies and procedures;
- Plans, organizes and teaches classes for maintenance personnel on the safe and proper handling of high voltage;
- Develops and teaches classes in safe and proper repair, troubleshooting, and maintenance of light rail vehicle systems including electrical/electronic components, truck overhaul, wheel truing, air conditioning, heating, air brake systems, and other related repairs;
- Develops and implements training programs on new vehicles, equipment, and methods;
- Prepares and assembles clear and concise tests, lesson plans and course curricula, visual and mechanical aides, and written materials supplementing oral and hands-on instruction;
- In consultation with shop supervision, evaluates the work of maintenance personnel for training purposes and recommends training needed;
- In consultation with Employee Services, develops testing for the purpose of evaluating job applicants for maintenance employment;
- May perform vehicle inspection tasks for quality assurance purposes;
- Prepares correspondence, reports, procedures, and maintains records;
- May represent VTA at disciplinary hearings;
- Conducts needs assessments and analysis, and acts as a resource to maintenance management on safety, technical proficiency, and productivity issues;
- Consults with engineering, warranty, safety, environmental, materials, transportation, and other training staff in the development of training programs and standard operating procedures;
- Develop and deliver training and certification programs in compliance with federal state and local laws and regulations;
- Assists in developing, coordinating, and evaluating the delivery of vendor technical and/or maintenance training programs;
- Supervises maintenance personnel attending training classes, may provide discipline to maintenance personnel, and may supervise clerical or support staff;
- Stays current on new technologies and methods in light rail maintenance and WPS;
- Performs related duties as required.
Minimum Qualifications
Employment Standards
Sufficient training, education, and experience which demonstrate the ability to perform the above tasks and the possession of the following knowledge and abilities.
Development of the required knowledge, skills, and abilities is typically obtained through a combination of training and experience equivalent to five (5) years as a journey-level mechanic or technician working with catenary, sub-station, signals, track maintenance, and/or light rail vehicle repair
or
five (5) years teaching light rail vehicle maintenance and repair, electronics systems, or mechanical skill areas
or
five (5) years as a journey-level mechanic or technician in automotive, medium/heavy truck, heavy equipment, marine technology, military equipment or industrial facilities maintenance and repair.
Other Qualifications
Knowledge of:
- Principles of organization, training, motivation, supervision, and personnel management;
- Principles and techniques of curriculum planning, testing, and training program development;
- Theory, operation, maintenance, repair, and troubleshooting of light rail vehicles including the repair of electrical/electronic components, truck overhaul, wheel truing, air conditioning, heating, air brake systems, and other related repairs;
- Theory operation, maintenance, repair and troubleshooting of light rail catenary, signals and track, including the repair of electrical/electronic components;
- Principles of electricity, electronics, and digital circuits;
- Effective methods of using audio/visual equipment and other training aids and materials;
- Theory and practice of safe arc, acetylene, and MIG/TIG welding;
- Industrial safety and general shop safety rules and regulations and hazardous materials handling and storage regulations as applied to light rail maintenance shops;
- Principles of quality assurance, including preventative maintenance;
- Theory, operation, and use of computers and computerized diagnostic and test equipment.
Ability to:
- Work off shift and odd hours as assigned;
- Provide effective training to maintenance personnel in light rail maintenance practices, theory and skill, incorporating new methods, technology and approaches as appropriate;
- Develop clear, concise and effective curricula, schedules, course materials, audio/visual aids, administrative, and technical procedures;
- Make effective presentations;
- Provide effective hands on training in a high voltage environment;
- Supervise, train, counsel, and take effective action to correct performance problems of subordinate maintenance and support personnel as assigned;
- Plan, schedule, prioritize, and organize the work of a maintenance shop for optimal effectiveness and efficiency of production while meeting established standards and deadlines;
- Stay current on and master new technologies and methods in light rail maintenance;
- Prepare and administer effective written, oral, and practical tests;
- Inspect and report on the quality of maintenance work;
- Interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, and labor contract provisions;
- Prepare correspondence, reports, and analyze data with recommendations;
- Estimate parts needs, repair costs, and shop supply requirements;
- Work independently;
- Establish and maintain a productive and motivational training environment in and out of the classroom, and cooperative and effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of work.
General Instructions
Please read this job announcement in its entirety before applying. We recommend printing or saving a copy for future reference.
To be considered, applications must be submitted online through the Human Resources department by the posted deadline. If the job posting is listed as “continuous,” we encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as the posting may close without prior notice. Once your application is submitted, you will receive an immediate email confirmation.
Important: Only online applications will be accepted for this recruitment. We do not accept paper applications, resumes, Job Interest Notification Cards, or incomplete/unsubmitted applications in place of a fully completed application.
Communication & Contact Information
All updates regarding your application—including notices for testing and interviews—will be sent via email. Be sure to select email as your preferred method of communication and maintain a valid, up-to-date email address. Applicants are also responsible for keeping their phone numbers and mailing addresses current in their online profiles.
Due to the high volume of applications, we are unable to provide individual updates. Please check your application status through your online account. For technical support, contact NEOGOV at (855) 524-5627, Monday through Friday, 8:00 AM – 5:00 PM (PST), excluding holidays.
Application Review & Processing
All current and prior relevant work experience—including experience with VTA—must be fully detailed in the Work Experience section of your application. Entries such as “see resume” are not acceptable. Incomplete or improperly completed applications may be rejected, even if you meet the minimum qualifications.
While you are welcome to upload a resume, it does not substitute for completing the online application in full. Be sure that your application accurately reflects the education and experience necessary for the position.
Applications are reviewed throughout the recruitment process to determine whether candidates meet the minimum qualifications. Meeting these minimums or advancing through any stage does not guarantee further consideration. Any misrepresentation or falsification of qualifications, experience, education, or training may result in disqualification and/or exclusion from future employment opportunities with VTA.
This classification is represented by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees (AFSCME). Wages, hours, and other terms and conditions of employment are governed by the applicable collective bargaining agreement between VTA and the union.
Tentative Examinations:
Oral Panel: Week of September 22nd, 2025
Conditions of Employment
Final candidates must successfully complete a Livescan background check, reference checks, verification of education or certifications, and a criminal history review before appointment.
For sensitive positions, VTA requires all safety-sensitive positions to have a 6-month DOT physical clearance. Obtained at the time of preboarding from a VTA-contracted Concentra Location.
Eligibility List
The established Eligible List from this recruitment will be used to fill the current vacancies and additional vacancies that may occur. Eligible Lists typically remain in effect for six (6) months. However, Human Resources may abolish Eligible Lists at any time during the six (6) month period. Human Resources may extend eligible Lists for up to two (2) years. Eligible Lists may be used for more than one recruitment.
Americans with Disabilities Act Accommodations
VTA is committed to providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities in the recruitment and examination process. To request an accommodation, please contact the Human Resources Department at (408) 321-5575 or email [email protected] at least five business days before the test.
Equal Employment Opportunity
VTA is an equal employment opportunity employer. VTA does not and will not tolerate discrimination against applicants or employees on the basis of age, ancestry, color, marital status, mental or physical disability, genetic information, national, origin, immigration status, political affiliation, race, religion, creed, sex, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, pregnancy, medical condition, disabled veteran or veteran status, etc.
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