Service Technical Manager

Wabtec; Anantapuram; On-site; INR 2,000,000 - 2,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec in India seeks a Services Technical Manager to lead diesel shed operations and guide senior technicians across 4500 HP and 6000 HP locomotives. The role emphasizes planning, execution, and maintaining peak performance under tight timelines.

The ideal candidate has 12+ years in locomotive maintenance, is able to work 24x7 shifts, and can drive IT-based monitoring and reporting while ensuring safety and regulatory compliance.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in locomotive maintenance operations.
• Willingness to work in 24x7 shifts.
• Experience with IT planning tools.
• Ability to lead shop teams.
• Strong communication with stakeholders.
• Experience in transportation industry.

Responsibilities

• Lead diesel shed operations and guide Sr Technicians in maintenance of 4500 HP and 6000 HP locomotives.
• Plan and execute all work to achieve best performance.
• Ensure maintenance activities comply with procedures, timelines, cost, and quality, with proper documentation.
• Ensure safe and environmentally friendly practices.
• Ensure compliance with local regulations and customer safety policies in the shed.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Team leadership

IT tools

Shift work

Safety compliance

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

Planning IT tools

Job description

Job Summary

Job Title: Services Technical Manager

Provide leadership role in diesel shed and technical guidance to Sr Technicians and different teams engaged in maintenance of 4500 HP and 6000 HP locomotives. The Maintenance Manager will be responsible to plan and execute all work to achieve best performance levels.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership role in diesel shed and technical guidance to Sr Technicians and different teams engaged in maintenance of 4500 HP and 6000 HP locomotives.
• The Maintenance Manager will be responsible to plan and execute all work to achieve best performance levels.
• The Maintenance Manager will ensure that all the activities being performed under scheduled, unscheduled maintenance including heavy maintenance and Wreck Repair of locomotives are as per laid down procedure and practices, within timelines, cost and quality including documentation and sign off.
• Ensure all work performed follow safe and environment friendly practices.
• Responsible for compliance with local regulations and specific local customer safety policies in the entire shed.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors in Engineering or applicable technical training with 12+ years applicable operations experience in maintenance of Locomotives, and/or transportation/rolling stock equipment.
• Willingness to work in 24x7 operations - different shifts, various days.
• Experience/exposure to IT tools for the purposes of planning and executing work.
• Ability lead teams in a shop environment.
• Good communication skills with aptitude for managing teams multiple functional stakeholders.
• Prior experience in the transportation industry.

Preferred Qualifications

• Work experience of managing diesel locomotive / rolling stock maintenance shed and should be technically proficient in understanding and maintaining locomotive system level and sub-systems level.
• Ability to analyze locomotive performance data, records, reports including loco self-test data
• Should be capable to adopt and effectively implement IT systems related to monitoring maintaining Locomotives
• Ability to promote safe environmentally compliant work practices