Sr/Production Plng & Systems Specialist - 90147343 - Bear

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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

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Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

This position is a tiered position. Incumbents will have a position level assigned based on their skills and experience, and in alignment with position development plans. Position placement is at Amtrak’s sole and absolute discretion.

Summary Of Duties

The Production Systems Specialist is responsible for system integrity, rolling stock master file accuracy and ensuring that system improvements are accomplished to track and record all mechanical department data including both equipment and employee related data for financial and productivity reporting.

Essential Functions

• Assistance to internal and external customers in retrieval and interpretation of Mechanical Department data.
• Employee labor and material data required for financial system charges for all mechanical productivity including equipment maintenance and repairs and mechanical facility maintenance and repairs and preventive maintenance initiatives.
• Help Desk Functions including the coordinating and facilitating the field-identified facility experts in the application.
• Creating training materials
• Communication both written and verbal to field, internal and external customers.
• Implementation activities including site surveys by AT personnel for network connectivity
• All implementation and on-site accountabilities for the application of the Work Management System as directed by the Sr. Manager Production Planning & Systems and the Chief Mechanical Officer for all Mechanical Facilities system wide.
• Coordinating and implementing all training requests and requirements for both in-house and external customers (contractors, government agencies).
• Forecasting, planning, execution and tracking of all Maintenance of Equipment functions
• Overhaul, remanufacture and preventative maintenance of Amtrak maintained rolling stock.
• The Production System Specialist (PSS) must build enthusiasm about the Work Management System Implementation. The PSS will foster facility management support and commitment. This includes facilitating, overseeing the training effort, promote re-engineering principles in line with accepted mechanical processes, develop action plans and set expectations for system implementation and serve as primary contact for the facility working groups.
• Installation of system hardware and coordinating with the AT department in all aspects of software application IT requirements.
• Managing the organization of end user training
• Amtrak Help Desk WMS Point of Contact for User Assistance with the application.
• Managing all training documentation
• Direct interface with Mechanical Department Maintenance Facility and Engineering Management staff to improve work management system on-site application.
• Complete records of equipment in train service including the enroute mechanical failure tracking system.
• Administrative support to Engineering, Budget and Timekeeping personnel for data mining financial and business systems data from the application.

Minimum Qualifications

• Three or more years of relevant work experience.
• Must have general knowledge of FRA regulations, Railroad Operating Rules, OSHA regulations, AAR Rules, general maintenance practices for Amtrak cars and locomotives and other applicable codes and standards.
• Must have demonstrated organizational and managerial skills.
• Experience demonstrating skill using PC-based word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software (e.g., Word, Excel, PowerPoint) and the ability to integrate other common desktop products as required
• Must possess a bachelor’s degree in Engineering OR the equivalent combination of education, training and/or experience in lieu of a degree.
• Must have demonstrated multi-disciplined engineering experience with heavy industry or transportation company.
• Must possess excellent written and oral communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• IT related coursework in Networking, Business Communications and/or information Systems.
• Extensive multi-disciplined engineering experience in a transportation company with demonstrated project management experience
• Degree in Adult Learning, Training, Presentation Platform Skills.

Communications And Interpersonal Skills

Must have excellent oral and written communication skills.

The salary/hourly range is $62,910-$81,540. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, internal equity, etc. Depending on an employee’s assigned worksite or location, Amtrak may consider a geo-pay differential to be applied to the employee’s base salary. Amtrak may offer additional incentive and pay programs to recognize and reward our employees, including a short-term incentive bonus based upon factors such as individual and company performance that is commensurate with the level of the position and/or long-term incentive plan compensation. In addition to your salary, Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; health savings accounts; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan with employer match; life insurance; short and long term disability insurance; paid time off; back-up care; adoption assistance; surrogacy assistance; reimbursement of education expenses; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Learn more about our benefits offerings here .

Requisition ID: 157769

Posting Location(s): Delaware

Job Family/Function: Mechanical

Relocation Offered: No

Travel Requirements: Up to 25%

Amtrak employees power our progress through their performance.

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job – we want it to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging and rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, competitive pay, benefits that protect you and your family and a high performance culture that recognizes and values your contributions and helps you reach your career goals.

All positions require pre-employment background check verification, a pre-employment drug screen and proof of full vaccination against COVID -19. Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol and performs pre-employment substance abuse testing. Marijuana, notwithstanding any statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Candidates who engage in the usage of marijuana will not be qualified for hire. Successful applicants for employment with Amtrak must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by the date of hire as a condition of employment, subject to requests for accommodation. Fully vaccinated means 14 days have elapsed since receiving the second dose of the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine or 14 days since receiving the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR

• 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for public transportation ( Title 6 U.S.C.

• 1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses.

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.

POSTING NOTES: Mechanical || Engineering & Mechanical