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Close Date: Wednesday, October 08, 2025 12:00 AM
Department: Charlotte Area Transit System Department
Transit & Rail Maintenance
Salary: $28.99 - $36.23 Commensurate with Experience
Welcome to the City of Charlotte
Charlotte is America’s Queen City, opening her arms to a diverse and inclusive community of residents, businesses and visitors alike. Here you will find a safe, family-oriented city where people work together to help everyone thrive. The mission of the City of Charlotte is to deliver quality public services and promote the safety, health, and quality of life for all residents.
Our guiding principles include:
Attracting and retaining a skilled and diverse workforce
Valuing teamwork, openness, accountability, productivity, and employee development
Providing all customers with courteous, responsive, accessible, and seamless quality services
Taking initiative to identify, analyze, and solve problems
Collaborating with stakeholders to make informed decisions
SUMMARY
Perform complex and specialized troubleshooting, and preventative and corrective maintenance and overhauls to rail transit vehicles, their systems and sub-systems as well as ancillary support and emergency response equipment. Respond to accidents, derailments, and disabled trains on the mainline and provide any needed support to retrieve rail vehicles and return vehicles back to the maintenance facility. May be called upon to provide support for other areas in regards to light rail service, trolley, wayside and public safety and service.Works with all members of the rail car maintenance workforce and all related vocations to provide safe, reliable, and clean rail vehicles ready for daily revenue service. Perform complex troubleshooting, testing and repair of electrical, electronic and mechanical control systems and equipment down to component level. Perform troubleshooting and repair of electronic circuits and components. Responds to rail system emergencies that involve major service delays and/or serious vehicle accidents. Renders whatever remedial action needed to retrieve rail vehicles back to yard and restore service. Follows and adheres to all rail car maintenance standards, policies and procedures applicable to the day-to-day operations of the rail cars and revenue service. Maintains and repairs all systems related to rail vehicle systems such as; propulsion, braking, HVAC, automatic train protection, doors, auxiliary power, power collection, pneumatics and hydraulics, trucks, car body, and all maintenance and emergency support equipment. Performs acceptance testing and pre-service testing of newly acquired rail vehicles as well as needed multi-system tests as required. Performs planned maintenance as outlined by the OEM and CATS management. Must provide standard tools of the trade. CATS will provide all specialty tools. Complies with all safety regulations set forth by CATS, OSHA, FTA, FRA, and NCDOT. All other job-related duties as assigned.High School diploma or equivalent / Certificate in electrical engineering or electrical technology from an accredited Technical School or proof of completion of electrical / electronics training schools in the US Armed Forces.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
The City’s Background Check Policy requires background checks to be conducted on final internal or external candidate(s) applying for any position with the City of Charlotte. The type of information that will be collected as part of a background check includes, but is not limited to: reference checks, social security verification, education verification, criminal conviction record check, and, if applicable, a credit history check, sex offender registry and motor vehicle records check.
Background checks must be in compliance with all federal and state statutes, such as the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA). The checks must be consistent with the guidelines set forth by these laws requiring organizations to obtain a candidate’s written authorization before obtaining a criminal background report, motor vehicle records check or credit report; and to properly store and dispose of information derived from such reports.
Final candidates must pass a pre-employment drug-screening test and physical examination. During the selection process, candidates may be asked to take a skills test, and/or participate in other assessments.
The City of Charlotte is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex, national origin, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, political affiliation or on the basis of actual or perceived gender as expressed through dress, appearance, or behavior.
Our culture is to serve the community honorably.
HOW TO APPLY
Apply online.
Federal law requires employers to provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities. Please tell us if you require a reasonable accommodation to apply for a job.
You are welcome to visit the City of Charlotte Human Resources Department lobby, where self-service application kiosks are available. They are located in our office at 700 East 4th Street, Suite 200, Charlotte, NC 28202. We are open Monday through Friday, from 9:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. (EST), excluding official City holidays.
For questions about your application or the hiring process, please email [email protected].
The City of Charlotte is committed to making our services and programs accessible to all. Upon request, auxiliary aids, written materials in alternate formats, language access, and other reasonable accommodations or modifications will be provided. To make a request, please fill out the Innovation & Technology ADA request form or call 704.336.4120.
BENEFITS
The City of Charlotte provides a comprehensive benefits package to eligible employees.
Click here to learn more about the City of Charlotte’s benefits.
The City of Charlotte is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
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