Manager Mechanical Components - Air Brake and Specialized Equipment

Manager Mechanical Components – Air Brake and Specialized Equipment 

Job Summary 
Provide operations leadership while establishing field management best practices for the quality and safety of inspection, repair and troubleshooting of cars and locomotives, helping to ensure equipment reliability and prevent line of road failures resulting in train stops. Conduct operational assessments and develop corrective action plans to ensure compliance with Association of American Railroads (AAR) rules, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations and CSXT company policies. Manage and direct car and locomotive improvement projects, process implementations, information management, standardized work practices and other initiatives supporting departmental and regional goals. Provide oversight of specialized equipment and multi-level fleet programs, including repair and disposition decisions, Rule 88 re-certification, financial and fleet reporting, shop performance, equipment flow, industry governance and compliance activities. Serve as a subject matter expert in regulations, workmanship, processes and procedures and provide technical expertise to operating managers. 
 
Primary Activities and Responsibilities 

• Review and manage specialized equipment and multi-level disposition, repair, re-certification and scrap activities, including DISPO requests from the AAR Services Group, multi-level and lease-return repair estimates in the TTX/SEI system, Rule 88 re-certification candidates, and scrap rack approval requests from vendor scrap locations. Determine appropriate disposition based on defect, location, equipment age and configuration, cost, program eligibility, and shop capacity and capability. 
• Administer specialized equipment and multi-level financial, fleet and reporting activities, including reviewing invoices in the CSX I-Portal for payment and proper billing, maintaining year-to-date Rule 88 spend, monitoring idle-car and repair-shop activity, handling Joint Inspection Certificate requests, and providing production, repair-status and program updates to Fleet Planning and Car Management. 
• Coordinate specialized equipment and multi-level program execution, compliance and equipment flow with Car Management, Mechanical Transportation Officers, contract shops, vendors and other carriers. Monitor M-992 shop throughput, represent CSX on applicable AAR and industry committee calls, maintain Appendix B governance, support origin and destination facilities, and conduct audits and sample inspections of Rule 88 re-certifications, newly built racks and M-992 repairs. 
• Review and analyze LOR failures and train incidents/stops and work with the field personnel to develop positive corrective action plan. Ensure plan actions are implemented, and equipment complies with regulatory requirements and AAR rules, CSXT policies and procedures. Conduct assessments and review work practices ensuring compliance with applicable FRA and EPA regulations, AAR rules and company policies. 
• Continuously review and identify opportunities for improvement in management reporting, information flow, information management, business processes, organizational planning and continued development of training systems to support standardization of work practices. Manage and direct car and locomotive improvement projects, process system implementations and other initiatives in support of departmental and organizational goals. 
• Advance field management work processes through the development of training and systems to support standardization of work practices. Establish field management best practices in the quality of inspections and safe repair of cars and locomotives. Coach, develop, and mentor field management to achieve compliance with the AAR and FRA rules and regulations, CSX Mechanical Operating Standards, and best practices regarding the quality inspection and safe repair of cars and locomotives. Assist field managers as needed to ensure accurate cost estimates are reported for car and locomotive damages resulting from incidents and repairs in Railroad Accident Reporting. 
• Miscellaneous activities and responsibilities as assigned by manager 

Minimum Qualifications 

• High School Diploma/GED 
• 5 or more years of experience in railroad experience associated with equipment maintenance, troubleshooting and repair 

Preferred Qualifications 

• Bachelor's Degree/4-year Degree 
• 8 or more years of experience in Train inspections, equipment maintenance, troubleshooting & repair, regulatory requirements, industry standards 

Knowledge and Skills 

• Railroad operations knowledge 
• Knowledge of Federal/State Regulations 
• Basic car design/component functions 
• Locomotive mechanical, electrical, and pneumatic knowledge 
• Familiarity with AAR Field and Office manuals< AAR billing process 
• Ability to effectively communicate and influence managers 
• Ability to communicate highly technical concepts to union employees, managers in other departments, and senior managers 
• Possess analytical skills to conduct analysis to identify root cause of incidents/accidents and develop action plan 
• Microsoft Office skills (especially Outlook, Excel, and PowerPoint) 

Leadership 
The CSX Leadership Model is the foundation of our Talent Strategy and is what drives CSX performance. CSX accordingly selects and develops talent based on each of the following: producing results, creating change, and inspiring excellence. 
 
Job Requirements 

• Different shifts as assigned in 24 hour/7 days a week operation (incl working weekends) 
• Wear protective equipment (such as welding shields, hard hat, hearing protection) 
• Work with equipment that intensifies the heat factor 
• Work with hazardous materials on an occasional basis 
• Work at elevated heights 
• Work outside in all weather conditions