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Maintenance Manager

Detroit Transportation Corporation

Detroit, Michigan

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JOB DETAILS
SKILLS
Analysis Skills, Budgeting, Coaching, Communication Skills, Communication Systems, Construction, Disciplinary Action, Electrical Engineering, Electricity, Electromechanics, Equipment Maintenance/Repair, Facilities and Maintenance, Failure Analysis, Heat Transfer, Identify Issues, Industrial Relations, Leadership, Maintenance Services, Materials Management, Mechanical Design, Mechanical Engineering, Mentoring, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft PowerPoint, Microsoft Word, Operations Management, People Management, Performance Analysis, Performance Reviews, Power Transmission, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Preventative Maintenance, Record Keeping, Requirements Validation/Verification, Safety/Work Safety, State Laws and Regulations, Systems Administration/Management, Systems Engineering, Systems Maintenance, Test Equipment, Testing, Writing Skills
LOCATION
Detroit, Michigan
POSTED
Today
Department: Maintenance
Classification: Exempt
Supervisor Title: Maintenance Manager
Safety Sensitive: No
RemoteStatus: None
 
General Summary:
Under the direction of the Maintenance Director & System Engineer, the Maintenance Manager manages and coordinates all of the day-to-day activities associated with Detroit People Mover (“DPM”) Maintenance efforts including the rail system, vehicles, and facilities, and preventative maintenance programs.
 
Provides advice to management regarding policies and technical matters and coordinates with others to meet the DPM system's maintenance objectives.
 
Duties and Responsibilities:
  • Manages and administers the daily activities of all DPM system maintenance requirements accomplishing scheduled, unscheduled and preventative maintenance and repairs
  • Responsibility includes all guideway and fixed facilities, rolling stock and equipment, wayside and communication equipment, shop and miscellaneous test equipment, including the development and periodic review of all related maintenance procedures
  • Manages the daily operational activities of the Maintenance Department
  • Plans and coordinates all aspects of equipment maintenance to ensure dependable and safe operations of all DPM equipment and is responsible for troubleshooting, adjusting, calibrations, testing, fabrication, all emergency repairs and quality of repairs to ensure dependable and safe operations of all DPM equipment
  • Oversees damage control and maintenance integrity during emergency conditions
  • Maintains records on failure analysis to organize and improve the maintenance data system
  • Assist in preparing and administering the approved annual DPM Maintenance budget
  • Initiates training courses and establishes skill requirements and verification procedures to maintain a high degree of technical proficiency throughout the Maintenance staff
  • May suggest modifications to upgrade the DPM System
  • Administers timekeeping for the hourly employees within the department
  • Participates in the interview and selection process for department personnel
  • Plans, assigns, and directs daily work of hourly department personnel 
  • Administers the performance evaluation, recognition and disciplinary process of hourly department personnel
  • Supervises hourly department personnel in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws
  • Coaches and mentors hourly departmental personnel, encouraging professional development
  • Trains hourly departmental staff and new hires on departmental structure and processes
  • Actively solicits feedback from colleagues and supervisor on opportunities for growth and development
  • Incorporates safety into all aspects of job functions
  • Must work within the established methods, practices, procedures, and policies of the DTC, as well as comply with Roadway Worker Protection requirements and all applicable federal, state, local laws.
  • Creates a safe and inclusive working environment for all team members
  • Collaborates and effectively works with all members of the team
  • Practices open communication and resolves conflicts in a professional manner
  • Performs other duties as assigned
Education, Experience and Qualifications:
Minimum:
  • Bachelor’s degree from an accredited university or college in Mechanical Engineering or Electrical Engineering or a closely related field
  • 8 years of mechanical, electronic, or electrical experience
  • 5 years of supervisory experience
  • Combination of education and experience may substitute for minimum requirements
Preferred:
  • Experience with state of the art transportation systems
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
Essential:
  • Knowledge of civil design and construction techniques of all guideway and station structures
  • Knowledge of the design of mechanical, electromechanical and electronic equipment
  • Knowledge of the maintenance requirements for all system components including electronic, mechanical and electromechanical hardware
  • Knowledge of materials management and labor relations
  • Understanding and ability to work with the theories of electric systems, train control, communications system, power transmission, mechanical systems, heat transfer and electromechanical devices
  • Ability to work with minimal direction
  • Effectively manage a crisis situation
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Strong analytic skills and ability to troubleshoot situations effectively
  • Self motivated and display strong leadership skills
  • Ability to work with all levels of staff with tact and diplomacy
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office programs (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Teams, Outlook, etc.)

About the Company

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Detroit Transportation Corporation

COMPANY HISTORY

The Detroit People Mover (DPM) was built as part of an Urban
Mass Transportation Administration (UMTA) – now Federal Transit
Administration (FTA) demonstration project. The intent of that
program was to determine how well a fully automated transit
system might contribute to the revitalization of central business
districts of major older cities such as Detroit, and whether such an
automated technology could provide effective circulation/distribution
service at a cost lower than conventional bus systems.
Construction of the DPM system began in the spring of 1983
under the auspices of the Southeastern Michigan Transit Authority
(SEMTA), now the Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional
Transportation (SMART). On October 3, 1985, the Detroit
Transportation Corporation (DTC) was established to be the agency
responsible for completion of the project construction and thereafter
assume full ownership responsibility for the DPM. The DPM system
began operating revenue service on July 31, 1987.


COMPANY PROFILE
The DTC is owner and operator of the DPM. The Detroit People
Mover is a fully automated light rail system that operates on an
elevated single-track loop in Detroit’s central business district. The
system provides connections between the courts and administrative
offices of several levels of government, sport arenas, exhibition
centers, major hotels, and commercial, banking and retail districts.
Service is frequent, unencumbered by vehicle or pedestrian traffic,
and conveniently available throughout the central business district.
The integration of eight of the 13 People Mover stations into preexisting
structures links more than 9 million square feet that can be
traversed unimpeded by outside elements.
The DTC provides service to its patrons according to a seven-day
schedule, which equates to 118.5 hours of operation per week for
a nominal fee of 75 cents per ride. A fleet of 12 fully automated
vehicles, which can be deployed in one or two car trains, provides
this service. These vehicles travel in a counterclockwise direction
and are propelled by two linear induction motors per car, which
convey the steel-wheeled vehicles over the system’s 2.9 miles of
continuously welded steel rail track.
Each vehicle is heated or air conditioned as required for customer
comfort. When in full loop operations, the vehicles are scheduled to
provide service in 3- to 5-minute intervals. Completion of the entire
route takes approximately 15 minutes or less.
The DPM guideway is completely elevated and can be currently
accessed at any of 13 passenger stations that are spaced at
approximately quarter-mile intervals around the alignment. All
stations are accessible to elderly and disabled persons, with the
exception of Grand Circus Park. Passengers requiring elevator or
escalator service should board and/or disembark at either Times
Square or Broadway. Eight of the 13 People Mover stations (Times
Square, Cobo Center, Joe Louis Arena, Financial District, Millender
Center, GM Renaissance Center, Greektown, Grand Circus Park)
are integrated into adjacent buildings, and the remaining five
freestanding stations (Michigan, Fort/Cass, Bricktown, Cadillac
Center, Broadway) are designed to facilitate direct access from
future developments at the platform level if and when that is
appropriate.
Each of the 13 DPM stations contains major works of art that
generate considerable interest, promote ridership and enhance
the appearance of the system. In addition, the exhibit collectively
named Art In The Stations has won numerous national as well as
international awards for outstanding public art.

COMPANY SIZE
100 to 499 employees
INDUSTRY
Travel, Transportation and Tourism
FOUNDED
1987

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