Transit VM Chief, Electronics Shop - CS

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Metro Transit's Vehicle Maintenance Division takes pride in meeting our customers' expectations for safe, dependable, clean, and environmentally sound vehicles. Maintenance of Metro's bus fleet takes place at seven bus bases and at our central Component Supply Center where specialized work is done. Most Metro's buses are hybrids, followed by diesel, electric trolley, and several battery-electric buses. Metro has long been an innovator in green vehicle technology and plans to transition to battery-electric buses as we move toward our goal of a zero-emission fleet.

Our division is committed to working in a timely, cost effective, and environmentally sensitive manner, and values teamwork, communication, diversity, and social justice.

This position will supervise and coordinate the maintenance and repair of electronic equipment and devices used in the motor coach and trolley coach fleet. This includes preparation of labor and material cost estimates for electronic equipment maintenance, maintaining inventory of materials, supplies and shop equipment as well as supervision and management of shop personnel divided over two different physical locations.
This post will be used to fill Career Service (CS) positions and may be used to establish an eligibility list to fill additional career service, special duty assignment, or term-limited temporary vacancies in this classification and work group. If established, this list would be valid for 12 months from the date of posting and may be utilized at the discretion of the hiring authority.

This position is considered safety sensitive. Applicants for positions defined as safety sensitive are required to undergo drug testing prior to employment, and after commencement of employment, will be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return to duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing in compliance with Federal DOT alcohol and controlled substances testing program protocols.

Applying equity and social justice principles is a daily responsibility and a foundational expectation for all King County employees. In this role, you will apply equity and social justice principles that exemplify shared values, behaviors, and practices to all aspects of the work. As Chief, you will also:

Direct and oversee electronics shop operations; supervise, plan, and review the work of skilled journey-level Electronics Technicians engaged in the maintenance, repair, and rebuild of fleet onboard electronic devices, components, and systems, including automated passenger counter, security camera, fare, and related systems; provide electronics related technical guidance for vehicle maintenance staff; develop layouts, drawings, and sketches used for modifying and designing electronic parts and components;

provide technical guidance to staff in the maintenance and repair of electronic microprocessor control, logic, signage, and related systems.

• Supervise the acquisition, receipt, storage, and disbursement of maintenance-related parts and materials required to support operations; authorize purchases to level of assigned authority.
• Supervise maintenance of and data input to automated fleet maintenance, scheduling, and related information systems.
• Administer and coordinate the safety program for the assigned work area; ensure a safe and compliant work environment by managing the proper handling, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials in accordance with federal, state, and agency regulations.
• Monitor, manage, and oversee the safety program for assigned work area; establish and maintain a safe working environment; oversee and ensure the proper use, storage, and disposal of hazardous materials in compliance with federal, state, and agency regulations and requirements.
• Direct and ensure timely and appropriate response to service disruptions, weather emergencies, and critical incidents; coordinate response with Superintendent, Transit Operations Center, and other internal and external agencies as appropriate; investigate and prepare response to customer complaints regarding vehicle maintenance operations, services, and staff.
• Identify, evaluate, and recommend service, quality, workplace, and business process improvements; monitor daily labor costs and modify operations when necessary to achieve performance improvement targets while maintaining established vehicle maintenance and transit service levels.
• Maintain effective labor relations; ensure compliance with union agreements; resolve employee issues in collaboration with labor representatives and participate in grievance and arbitration proceedings as needed.
• Manage employee absenteeism, vacation change requests, sick/injury leaves, and related ADA/FMLA/KCFML/WFLA processes and requirements for assigned employees; review and approve leave requests consistent with staffing needs, employee preferences where possible, and applicable County…