Senior Maintenance Planner, Track (SEIU) (External)

  • BART
  • Oakland, California
  • Jun 18, 2024
Full Time Building Maintenance Planning and Development
  • Salary: $94,924.92 - $124,084.80 Annually USD

Job Description

Marketing Statement

Ride BART to a satisfying career that lets you both: 1) make a difference to Bay Area residents, and 2) enjoy excellent pay, benefits, and employment stability. BART is looking for people who like to be challenged, work in a fast-paced environment, and have a passion for connecting riders to work, school and other places they need to go. BART offers a competitive salary, comprehensive health benefits, paid time off, and the CalPERS retirement program.

Job Summary

PAY RATE

SEIU Professional
Step 1: $45.64/hour to Step 5: $59.66/hour

External candidates will begin at Step 1 ($45.64/hour)

CURRENT ASSIGNMENT
This announcement will be used to build a pool of qualified candidates for Track Maintenance.

This class performs the most complex and difficult scheduling activities. This class determines which transit vehicles and components are due for maintenance or replacement, scheduling maintenance, scheduling track access, and monitoring, evaluating and reporting a wide variety of maintenance related information. This class is distinguished from the Maintenance Planner and Shop Scheduler, which focuses on daily shop activities within assigned workload; in that this position is responsible for ensuring that scheduled vehicles are assigned and transported to appropriate shops for maintenance and repair.

DEFINITION

Under direction, performs complex scheduling, planning, analysis, record keeping and other management reporting related to both the preventive and unscheduled maintenance in Operations including one or more areas of revenue transit vehicles, non-revenue transit vehicles, track equipment, traction power and mechanical equipment, facilities, automatic fare collection, communications, wayside, and station equipment. Makes recommendations for action and assists in policy and procedure implementation; may direct the work of office, technical support staff, or professionals (excludes FP, MWIII and MWII); performs related work as assigned.

CLASS CHARACTERISTICS

This class performs the most complex and difficult scheduling activities within Operations. This class determines which assets are due for maintenance or replacement, planning and scheduling maintenance, scheduling track access, and monitoring, evaluating and reporting a wide variety of maintenance related information. This class is distinguished from the Maintenance Planner and Shop Scheduler, in that this position focuses less on daily shop activities and more on planning and administration.

SELECTION PROCESS
This is a SEIU Local 1021 Bargaining unit position. However, All SEIU members must follow the "Bid Form Process." Failure to comply will invalidate an employee's application.

The selection process will include a screening for minimum qualifications as listed in this posting and may additionally involve a skills/performance test, written exam, and/or a panel interview. Outside applicants will not be considered until all employees who have applied have been considered first.

APPLICATION PROCESS
This is a SEIU Local 1021 Bargaining unit position. However, all full-time SEIU District employees must follow the "Bid Form" process and deposit their bids in the bid box. Failure to comply may invalidate the employee's bid. As actual vacancies occur, District employees on the internal eligibility list will be considered before outside candidates.

External applicants may only apply online, at www.bart.gov/jobs. Applicants needing assistance with the online application process may receive additional information by calling (510) 464-6112.

The Employment Office will screen Bid form applications and resumes against the minimum qualifications. Those candidates who meet the minimum qualifications will be referred to the hiring department for further consideration. The selection process may involve a skills/performance test, written exam, and/or a panel interview. Outside applicants will not be considered until all employees who have applied have been considered first.

All applicants are asked to complete the application in full, indicating dates of employment, all positions held, hours worked, and a full description of duties. Online applicants are invited to electronically attach a resume to the application form to provide supplemental information, but should not consider the resume a substitute for the application form itself.

REPORTS TO

This position reports to a designated supervisory or managerial position.

Examples of Duties

May analyzes workload in assigned area of responsibility, researches the job and creates job plans that effectively utilize maintenance personnel, materials and tooling to complete required tasks.

May act as a liaison between Maintenance, Operations, engineering and all other supporting departments, to ensure optimal performance of planned work.

Responsible for both long and short range planning, maintaining a balance between the two to establish and maintain a pro-active maintenance environment.

May Work closely with procurement to identify bills of material requiring purchase and kitting and required delivery dates.

Identifies and resolves conflicts in weekly track schedules; informs maintenance controllers, maintenance supervisors and others of asset maintenance status and problems, repeat failures, failure trends and related information; updates maintenance planning and control display boards.

Analyzes vehicle reliability engineering reports to identify repeat assets; researches data, operates computer, and analyzes information to prepare a variety of complex reports regarding scheduling and completion of preventive maintenance and modification, labor hours, and related information.

Reviews, verifies and/or corrects a variety of data regarding replacement or maintenance of components based on time in service; establishes and maintains a variety of records and files related to preventive maintenance and modification processes and activities.

Develops and prepares work packages for maintenance directives, project controls, and component evaluations for transit vehicles, automatic fare collection and destination sign maintenance, maintenance & engineering equipment, wayside equipment and component maintenance.

Assists other divisions and departments with set-up and operation of dedicated maintenance planning and scheduling systems; prepares and distributes blanket work area calendars for use in scheduling maintenance of wayside equipment facilities outside of revenue hours.

May be responsible for managing the Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS) and developing a Preventive Maintenance Program for all assigned assets in conjunction with the Maintenance Engineer.

Minimum Qualifications

Education :
A Bachelor’s degree in any of the following disciplines: business or public administration, accounting, economics, engineering or technology, or a closely related field.

Experience :
Three years of professional level experience in operations, maintenance, or planning and scheduling OR three (3) years of (full-time equivalent) journey level experience in the designated skill area.

Substitution :
Additional experience may be substituted for the education on a year-for-year basis; graduation from a four-year college is preferred.

Other Requirements :
Must possess a valid California driver’s license.

Knowledge and Skills

Knowledge of :
  • Computerized Maintenance Management Systems (CMMS),
  • Principles and techniques of maintenance scheduling for transit vehicles, time-controlled components, and/or wayside and other equipment and components.
  • Methods and techniques for assessing performance against established objectives; basic supervisory principles and practices.
  • Manual and computerized maintenance scheduling, tracking and reporting systems and their operation.
  • Processes, terminology, intervals and requirements for Maintenance & Engineering equipment, and/or wayside equipment and component maintenance.
  • Continuous improvement of methods and innovations.
  • Record keeping and file maintenance systems and procedures.

Skill in :
  • Analyzing and scheduling assigned assets and/or transit vehicles, time-controlled components and various wayside and/or Maintenance & Engineering equipment for preventive maintenance.
  • Reading and interpreting complex written maintenance and modification procedures, directives and bulletins.
  • Gathering and analyzing vehicle and equipment maintenance and failure data.
  • Operating computerized maintenance scheduling, tracking and reporting systems.
  • Calculating projected maintenance dates, workload, percentages and related data.
  • Making sound independent judgments within established guidelines.
  • Establishing and maintaining record keeping and file systems.
  • Establishing and maintaining effective working relationships with those contacted in the course of the work.
  • Proficient at a personal computer, with skills in software programs.
  • Preparing effective written reports and memos.
  • Preparing effective written maintenance and modification procedures.


Equal Employment Opportunity GroupBox1

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants shall not be discriminated against because of race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age (40 and above), religion, national origin (including language use restrictions), disability (mental and physical, including HIV and AIDS), ancestry, marital status, military status, veteran status, medical condition (cancer/genetic characteristics and information), or any protected category prohibited by local, state or federal laws.

The BART Human Resources Department will make reasonable efforts in the examination process to accommodate persons with disabilities or for religious reasons. Please advise the Human Resources Department of any special needs in advance of the examination by emailing at least 5 days before your examination date at employment@bart.gov .

Qualified veterans may be eligible to obtain additional veteran's credit in the selection process for this recruitment (effective Jan. 1, 2013). To obtain the credit, veterans must attach to the application a DD214 discharge document or proof of disability and complete/submit the Veteran's Preference Application no later than the closing date of the posting. For more information about this credit please go to the Veteran's Preference Policy and Application link at www.bart.gov/jobs .

The San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District (BART) prides itself in offering best in class benefits packages to employees of the District. Currently, the following benefits may be available to employees in this job classification.

Highlights
  • Medical Coverage (or $350/month if opted out)
  • Dental Coverage
  • Vision Insurance (Basic and Enhanced Plans Available)
  • Retirement Plan through the CA Public Employees’ Retirement System (CalPERS)
    • 2% @ 55 (Classic Members)
    • 2% @ 62 (PEPRA Members)
    • Reciprocity available for existing members of many other public retirement systems (see BART website and/or CalPERS website for details)
Money Purchase Pension Plan (in-lieu of participating in Social Security tax)
  • 6.65% employer contribution up to annual maximum of $1,868.65
Deferred Compensation & Roth 457 Sick Leave Accruals (12 days per year) Vacation Accruals (3-6 weeks based on time worked w/ the District) Holidays: 10 observed holidays and 3 floating holidays Life Insurance w/ ability to obtain additional coverage Accidental Death and Dismemberment (AD&D) Insurance Survivor Benefits through BART Short-Term Disability Insurance Long-Term Disability Insurance Flexible Spending Accounts: Health and Dependent Care Commuter Benefits Free BART Passes for BART employees and eligible family members.

Closing Date/Time: 6/28/2024 11:59 PM Pacific

Base Pay

94,924

Job Address

Oakland, California United States View Map