Service Technical Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Gandhidham; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Wabtec is seeking a Maintenance Manager to lead the diesel shed operations and provide technical guidance to Sr Technicians and teams responsible for maintaining high-horsepower locomotives (4500 HP and 6000 HP). The role includes planning, scheduling, and ensuring adherence to procedures, timelines, and quality standards.

The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's in Engineering with 12+ years of locomotive maintenance experience, be prepared for 24x7 shifts, and demonstrate strong leadership,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Engineering or equivalent technical training.
• 12+ years of operations experience in locomotive maintenance or rolling stock.
• Willingness to work in 24x7 shifts and multiple days.
• Experience with IT tools for planning and execution of work.
• Proven ability to lead teams in a shop environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership in diesel shed and guide Sr Technicians and teams maintaining 4500 HP and 6000 HP locomotives.
• Plan and execute all maintenance work to achieve best performance levels.
• Ensure work follows procedures, timelines, cost and quality, with proper documentation and sign-offs.
• Uphold safety and environment-friendly practices and regulatory compliance.

Skills

Leadership

Team leadership

Communication

IT tools

Operations experience

Education

Bachelor's in Engineering

Tools

Planning IT tools

Job description

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.

Essential 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

• Bachelor’s 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

Additional Information

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Who are we?

Wabtec is a leading global provider of equipment, systems, digital solutions, and value-added services for the freight and transit rail sectors. Drawing on more than 150 years of experience, we are leading the way in safety, efficiency, reliability, innovation, and productivity. Whether it's freight, transit, ports, logistics, mining, industrial, or marine, our expertise, technologies, and people together - are accelerating the future of transportation. With roots that date back to George Westinghouse, Thomas Edison, and Louis Faiveley, Wabtec has always built technologies and implemented solutions for a variety of sectors that are critical to meeting the needs of customers and governments alike.

Our global team of about 30,000 employees worldwide delivers performance that moves the world forward. We're lifelong learners, obsessed with better. Learn more at www.WabtecCorp.com.

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