SENIOR RAIL EQUIPMENT MAINTENANCE INSTRUCTOR (RAIL FLEET) bei Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA), CA
Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority (CA), CA · Los Angeles, Vereinigte Staaten Von Amerika · Onsite
- Senior
- Optionales Büro in Los Angeles
About the Department
To oversee the activities of the equipment maintenance instruction function in rail operations.
Recruitment Timeline: Written Exams are projected to be scheduled for the week of October 20, 2025. Performance Exams are projected to be scheduled for the week of October 27, 2025. Interviews are projected to be scheduled for the week of November 3, 2025. This schedule is subject to change. We encourage you to monitor your governmentjobs.com profile and emails for the latest updates.
Position Duties
- Plans and coordinates training classes
- Conducts training classes on all rail vehicles, shop equipment and Metro’s computerized maintenance management system software, as required
- Develops, implements, and maintains training schedules
- Evaluates and tests trainees
- Ensures all training provided is documented on employees' personnel records and agency training data bases
- Confers with management to determine training needs assessment for equipment maintenance personnel
- Prepares comprehensive reports and correspondence
- Reviews and edits training manuals, illustrated parts catalogs, maintenance manuals, and operating manuals, as required
- Participates in the development of new training programs to ensure technological changes are incorporated into curriculum
- Ensures mandated programs such as EPA and AQMD, or FRA and CPUC are implemented and employee training, certifications, or yearly permits are up-to-date
- Attends out-of-the-area meetings as Metro’s representative
- Stays current on new and evolving equipment and procedures and ensures subordinate staff is properly trained
- Testifies as expert technical witness at selected trials and hearings
- Reviews and oversees Equipment Manufacturer Training Programs or vendor provided training for use at divisions
- Leads subordinate staff to achieve training goals and objectives
- Accounts for subordinate and personal compliance with all of Metro’s safety rules, polices, and procedures
- Complies with California General Order requirements as required by CPUC and other applicable laws and regulations
- Maintains, supports, and promotes a safe work environment while complying with all of Metro’s safety rules, policies, and procedures
May be required to perform other related job duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:
Education
- Associate's Degree in Electronic or Mechanical Engineering Technology or other related field
- Five years of relevant experience developing and conducting training in rail vehicle and equipment maintenance
Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements
- Valid California Class A Driver License
- Must be able to obtain and maintain a commercial Driver License (Class A) in order to operate an emergency response (Hi-Rail) equipment
- Must comply with all California Occupational Safety and Health Administration (Cal/OSHA) regulations and utilize approved safety equipment and personal protective gear including, but not limited to, respirators, eye and hearing protective devices (HPD), if and when required
- Positions in this job classification are considered safety-sensitive and subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing, under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations
Other Qualifications
Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)
- Theories, principles, and practices of repair and maintenance of rail vehicle systems, components and related electrical systems
- Applicable safety, environmental, local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing vehicle maintenance such as CPUC general orders
- Principles of supervision
- Planning, organizing, and administering equipment maintenance training programs
- Operating computers and computer software and navigate computerized maintenance management system software
- Preparing comprehensive reports and correspondence
- Obtain and maintain a California Class "A" Driver License
- Communicate effectively orally and in writing
- Analyze situations, identify problems, and recommend solutions
- Exercise judgment and creativity in making decisions
- Determine strategies to achieve goals
- Plan financial and staffing needs
- Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
- Compile and analyze complex data
- Interact professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
- Travel to offsite locations
- Supervise subordinate staff
- Read, write, speak, and understand English
- This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements
- The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
- Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
- Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out
- Work irregular hours, split shifts, weekends, holidays, or 24-hour-a-day on-call assignments
- Exposure to electrical, mechanical, chemical, and physical hazards
- Must have normal color vision
- Typical office situation
- Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
- Exposure to hazardous chemicals, solvents, and/or gases
- Exposure to moving machinery and/or vehicles
- Extensive safety training and/or use of protective devices and personal protective gear
- Local travel
- Sitting at a desk or table
- Operate a telephone or other telecommunications device and communicate through the medium
- Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
- Driving and/or operating heavy equipment
- Operating foot pedals
- Communicating through speech in the English language required
- Good distance vision and/or depth perception to judge distances
- Color recognition (e.g., distinguishing wires, resistors, containers, light signals, etc.)
