Supervisor, Signals

SUMMARY:

The person in this position plans, coordinates, and supervises activities of workers engaged in repair, inspection, and installation of systems, apparatus, and components of railroad signaling systems, communication systems, and highway traffic-control devices by performing the following duties personally or through subordinate employees.

 

RESPONSIBILITIES:


* Supervise the maintenance of signaling and traffic control devices; analyze operational malfunctioning with testing devices to locate, diagnose, and ascertain repairs to be made


* Supervise the installation of railroad signaling equipment and highway traffic-control devices according to layout plans and/or FRA regulations


* Plan work assignments and manage materials and schedules for signal-maintenance projects


* Investigate accidents and issue restorative work orders


* Provide technical assistance and training for subordinate employees


* Manage written records of all tests, inspections, and repairs per¬formed; ensure conformance to all company, state, and federal regulations


* Carry out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the or¬gani¬za¬tion’s policies and applicable laws


* Directly supervise employees in a maintenance section


* Train employees; plan, assign, and direct work; appraise per¬for¬mance; and address complaints and resolve problems


* Manage other projects and perform other duties as assigned

 

REQUIRED SKILLS AND/OR EXPERIENCE:


* Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental reg¬u¬lations


* Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and pro¬cedure manuals


* Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the gen¬eral public


* Ability to work with mathematical concepts, such as probability and statistical inference and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigo¬nometry; ability to apply concepts such as fractions, per¬cent¬ages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations


* Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions; ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical in¬structions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several ab¬stract and concrete variables


* Must have thorough working knowledge of FRA regulations governing rail¬road-signal and train-control systems


* Proficiency in Micro¬soft Office (Excel, Word, Access, and Outlook)


* Ability to stand, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear, and taste or smell; ability to walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and climb or balance


* Ability to lift and/or move up to one hundred pounds


* Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, dis¬tance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perc...