Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Classification Specification
MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST LEADER
Pay Grade A17
Basic Function
| Under moderate supervision, performs complex and specialized troubleshooting and preventive and corrective maintenance of rail transit vehicles while leading Maintenance Specialists by assigning work and providing training. |
Classification Characteristics
| There is a Maintenance Specialist Leader who in addition to the regular Maintenance Specialist duties, is responsible for assigning duties and directing employees in the performance of their work under the supervision of his/her immediate supervisor with whom he/she shall consult in all matters affecting such work. A Leader receives additional pay for each hour worked as stipulated by the appropriate collective bargaining agreement. |
Supervised by: Rail Equipment Maintenance Supervisor
Supervises:
FLSA: Non-Exempt
Work Environment
In order to achieve Metro’s goals in support of its mission, potential candidates are
required to commit and continuously practice and demonstrate the following work values:
- Safety – To ensure that our employees, passengers
and the general public’s safety is always our first consideration.
- Service Excellence – To provide safe, clean, reliable,
on-time, courteous service for our clients and customers.
- Workforce Development – To make Metro a learning organization
that attracts, develops, motivates and retains a world-class workforce.
- Accountability for Performance and Fiscal Responsibility – To manage every taxpayer and customer-generated dollar as if it were coming from our own pocket and ensure the highest possible return on investment.
- Innovation and Technology – To actively participate in identifying
best practices for continuous improvement.
- Sustainability – To reduce, reuse and recycle all internal resources
and reduce green-house gas emissions.
- Integrity – To rely on the professional ethics and honesty of every
Metro employee.
- Teamwork – To actively blend our individual talents to achieve world-class
performance and service.
- Civil Rights – To actively promote compliance with all civil rights statutes,
regulations and policies.
- Community – To actively engage with the Community as it relates to Metro interest/services.
Examples of Duties
- Performs journey-level diagnosis of rail vehicle malfunctions, determines the probable cause, and makes the necessary repairs to the rail car systems and subsystems, including propulsion, traction motors, brakes, air compressors, couplers, doors, HVAC, auxiliary power, communications equipment, and all other related electromechanical components
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Moves cars with emergency equipment in shops, yards, and on the main lines
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Conducts operational inspections and repairs, removes, and replaces dysfunctional components of the vehicles
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Performs acceptance testing and pre-service preparations on newly acquired and overhauled light and heavy rail vehicles
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Responds to system emergencies and equipment failure and renders remedial action to return the rail vehicle to the maintenance shop and yards
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Overhauls and maintains traction power motors
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Utilizes test equipment, schematics, and drawings to support vehicle maintenance and repairs
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Leads employees by assigning work and providing training
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Contributes to ensuring that the EEO policies and programs of Metro are carried out
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Essential Knowledge and Abilities
Knowledge of:
- Methods, materials, equipment and safety procedures utilized in the maintenance and repair of AC/DC motors, motor controls, relay logic, semiconductor devices, transducers, digital electronics, microprocessors, and related electromechanical and electronic rail vehicle systems
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Vehicle operations and safety
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Hydraulic and pneumatic theory and HVAC
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Shop math
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Ability to:
- Perform troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of rail vehicles
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Read electrical schematics
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Safely operate a variety of hand tools and power equipment
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Safely operate rail vehicles, emergency trucks, and other Metro vehicles
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Follow oral and written instructions
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Lift and move objects weighing up to 60 pounds
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Use volt/ohm meter and oscilloscope
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Read, write, speak, and understand English
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Minimum Qualifications
Potential candidates interested in the MAINTENANCE SPECIALIST LEADER position MUST meet
the following requirements:
- Associate's degree - Electronics Technology and 2 years' journey-level electromechanical experience; OR
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Certificate of completion in Electronics from an accredited trade or vocation school and 2 years' journey-level electromechanical experience; OR
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4 years' journey-level experience as an electromechanical/electronic technician performing repair, maintenance, and troubleshooting of rail rapid transit vehicles utilizing digital electronics and microprocessors
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Valid California Class C driver's license
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Special Conditions
- Must be able to obtain a Class A driver's license
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Must be able to work on any one of the shifts, including weekends
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Must be able to respond to emergencies 24 hours a day, 7 days per week
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Must provide own tools of the trade
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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
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Must be able to work from elevated structures, at heights, and in tunnels
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Must successfully complete Rail Vehicle Systems initial training class
- Positions in this classification are considered safety sensitive under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol regulations
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| Positions in this classification are considered safety sensitive under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) drug and alcohol regulations. |
Disclaimer
This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
Date Originally Created: 5/11/1995
Date Last Revised: 1/23/2009
ATU: 0769A