The RAMS & System Engineer Specialist will be responsible for technical analysis and related systems engineering work to ensure alignment with Metrolinx Legacy Fleet Maintenance and Operations Contract.
Reporting to the Reliability Centered Maintenance (RCM) Engineering Manager, accountable for working collaboratively with the management team to ensure all areas of System Engineering and RAMS processes are supported. Additionally, ensuring that business priorities are translated into comprehensive actions while partnering with other departments.
Responsibilities
- Ensure all deliverables and commitments are met including customer recommendations, concerns and issues
- Provide practical recommendations relating to RAMS data and utilize the results to ensure continuous improvements
- Ensure various Key Performance Indicators (KPI) are met with RAMS and fleet performance
- Ability to create, track and present overall KPI’s to measure success
- Measure, identify, and make recommendations to drive improvements in all aspects of fleet performance
- Manage and perform technical analysis relating to fleet
- Work with business processes and reliability improvement techniques
- Understanding of client products including technical specifications
- Identify and troubleshoot appropriate solutions for equipment failures
- Identify potential areas of risk/opportunities, close gaps and escalate as needed
- Promote optimization measures
- Support cultural change management with the ability to address issues faced when introducing business improvement techniques
- Support Root Cause Analysis and Problem-Solving using RCM methodologies, or agreed appropriate tools.
- Ensure that all Health Safety and Environmental policies, processes and procedures are always adhered to.
- Advise Senior Management of any developing issues or potential issues that could arise.
- Produce timely relevant periodic reports, as required
- Maintain a harmonious relationship with unionized maintenance employees
- Manage and lead cross-functional process improvement projects and business wide improvement initiatives
- Engineering Diploma or equivalent experience
- 3 to 5 years working as a RAMS/System/Vehicle Engineer
- 2 to 3 years demonstrating application of RAMS methods and analysis
- Demonstrates an understanding of configuration management
- Experience in controlling and being accountable for results and overall performance of a project
- Demonstrated ability to manage & track multiple KPIs
- Excellent communication skills and impeccable ethics
- Strong problem solving, project management, and organizational skills
- Outstanding knowledge of the MS Office suite, in-depth knowledge of Excel.
Skills Required
- Engineering diploma or equivalent experience
- 3 to 5 years of experience as a RAMS, Systems, or Vehicle Engineer
- 2 to 3 years applying RAMS methods and analysis
- Understanding of configuration management
- Experience controlling and being accountable for project results and overall performance
- Demonstrated ability to manage and track multiple KPIs
- Excellent communication skills and impeccable ethics
- Strong problem-solving, project-management, and organizational skills
- Outstanding knowledge of Microsoft Office and in-depth knowledge of Excel
What We Do
CAD Rail Fleet Services (Ontario) Ltd. is an Ontario-based rail transportation services company and subsidiary of CAD Railway Industries. Established in 2022, it is responsible for maintaining the Metrolinx rail fleet used by GO Transit and UP Express. Its service commitment includes mobilization and transition planning, with safety and customer experience as priorities, and is expected to employ up to 500 Ontarians.
