Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority
Job Classification Specification
SCHEDULE CHECKING SUPERVISOR
Pay Grade C02
Basic Function
| To supervise personnel in the collection of transit service data. |
Classification Characteristics
Supervised by: Sr Manager, Service Development
Supervises: Schedule Checker
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
- Oversees the collection of transit service data from field assignments
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Monitors and evaluates quality of computerized schedule checking data
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Maintains computerized data collection system and writes system instructions
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Develops and maintains computer listing of checks conducted
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Establishes weekly checking programs and assignments to ensure transit service data needs are met
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Conducts bidding process and awards bids to Schedule Checkers
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Verifies and monitors daily pay time and mileage submittals
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Conducts field supervision to ensure compliance with Metro rules and regulations
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Oversees the maintenance of personnel records, including updating of vacation, holidays, sick, miss-outs, and discipline records
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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 transit schedule checking and work run development
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Applicable local, state, and federal laws, rules, and regulations governing transportation policies in a public agency
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Schedule making computer software applications
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Metro transit operations, service areas, and practices and procedures
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Data collection methods
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Basic math and record keeping
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Principles of supervision
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Ability to:
- Plan, organize, and monitor the collection of schedule checking data from field assignment
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Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, polices, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
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Analyze situations, identify problems, and recommend solutions
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Compile, analyze, and interpret complex data
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Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
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Operate a data collecting hand-held device, and a personal computer
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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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Travel to offsite locations within a reasonable timeframe
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Read, write, speak, and understand English
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Minimum Qualifications
Potential candidates interested in the SCHEDULE CHECKING SUPERVISOR position MUST meet
the following requirements:
- 2 years’ experience as a Regular Schedule Checker, Scheduling Systems Associate, or Schedule Maker (2 years’ experience as an Extra Schedule Checker may be substituted for 1 year’s experience as a Regular Schedule Checker) OR
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3 years’ performing transportation coordination functions or 3 years’ of responsible administrative support experience with a transit agency
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An Associate degree in Computer Information Systems may be substituted for 2 years experience
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Special Conditions
- On-call work and travel as required
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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: 9/12/2002
Date Last Revised: 10/15/2013
AFSCME: 8206B