Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Classification Specification
RAIL COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR
Pay Grade C04
Basic Function
| To supervise personnel engaged in the maintenance of rail communications equipment. |
Classification Characteristics
Supervised by: Sr Manager, Wayside Systems
Supervises: Rail Electronic Communication Inspector
FLSA: 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
- Plans, organizes, and assigns daily preventive and corrective maintenance work in the inspection and repair of electrical and electronic systems including train radio and data systems, public address, intercom, telephone equipment, closed circuit television, fiber optic/cable television systems, and fire and emergency management systems
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Investigates, troubleshoots, and diagnoses communication systems and equipment problems
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Monitors performance of various systems and develops preventive and corrective maintenance programs
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Develops and administers staff training programs
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Performs periodic inspection of all communications and signals sites along rail line
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Enforces safety regulations and instructs subordinates on the uses of safety devices and procedures
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Initiates requisitions for parts, material, equipment, and outside labor necessary to perform designated maintenance
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Supervises subordinate staff
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Accounts for subordinate and personal compliance with all of Metro’s safety rules, polices, and procedures
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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:
- Theories, principles, and practices of operation of current communications and digital electronics systems including microwave and fiber optic cable transmission systems
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Repair and maintenance procedures for electronic and radio telecommunications systems
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Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations for operation of radios and closed circuit television and related Federal Communications Commission licensing requirements
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Principles of supervision
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Ability to:
- Plan, organize, and monitor the repair and installation of electronic systems and equipment
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Analyze situations, identify problems, and recommend solutions
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Work under stressful or emergency conditions
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Understand, interpret and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
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Interact professionally with various levels of Metro employees and outside representatives
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Communicate effectively orally and in writing
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Supervise subordinate staff
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Read, write, speak, and understand English
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Minimum Qualifications
Potential candidates interested in the RAIL COMMUNICATIONS SUPERVISOR position MUST meet
the following requirements:
- Associate's degree - Electronics or equivalent training from a recognized trade school
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3 years' experience performing technical troubleshooting, installation, repair, maintenance, and acceptance testing of rail electronic/electrical systems and components
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Valid California Class C driver's license
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Professional certificates/licenses: Federal Communications Commission Commercial General Radio/Telephone Operator's License
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Special Conditions
- Move objects weighing up to 50 pounds
- Must comply with all California Occupational Safety & Health Act (Cal/OSHA) regulations and utilize approved safety equipment and protective gear "including but not limited" to respirators and/or hearing protective devices (HPD), if and when required
- Must have normal color vision
- 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
- Required to respond to emergency repair problems on 24-hour, 7 days-a-week basis
- Travel to work sites along rail lines
- Work at heights up to 125 feet
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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: 7/22/1994
Date Last Revised: 5/5/2006
AFSCME: 4605C