Technical Advisor - Montréal, Canada - Via Rail Canada

Via Rail Canada

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Montréal, Canada

2 weeks ago

Posted by:

Sophia Lee

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Description

Reference Number:

15965_022023

Status:
Temporary - Full Time

Job Category:
Engineering

City:

MONTREAL

Province:
Quebec

Annual Salary / Hourly Rate:

Number of positions to be filled:
1

Application Deadline:

Description:

Did you know that VIA Rail is carrying out ambitious projects to modernize its services and infrastructure? From our new ultramodern train fleet to ongoing improvement of our infrastructure and reservation system, we're building the future of transportation in Canada.

Working for VIA Rail is being a part of a collective effort in sustainable mobility.

Reporting to the Manager, Maintenance Operations Support in Montreal, the Technical Advisor will provide technical support to the maintenance team, monitor the performance of rolling stock and identify and record reliability and safety issues.

Responsibilities:

Support activities:

Provide technical support to Maintenance Center;
Support employees for the interpretation of procedures and documentation;
Identify training needs as required;
Be occasionally on call to support equipment maintenance;
Participate in crisis management strategies as required.

Equipment performance:

Review delays/train notes, Wi-Tronix data and Elogbook defects with E.M team every day.

Maintenance reliability activities:

Assist in delay root cause analysis and in determining preventive or corrective actions;
Review remote monitoring and other data prior to train arrival and establish a repair/investigation strategy;
Help reduce costs of operations.

Maintenance program:

Review and process request for documentation and component changes while providing the link between Technical Services and Maintenance Centers;
Prepare drafts of maintenance program documentation.

Project support:

As required, assist quality control specialist, on specific project or program. Give technical Support (documentation, task, material, schematic, report any issues to engineering) as required.

Requirements:

Technical diploma/Certification in electrical discipline or equivalent;
Minimum of 5 years of experience with railway equipment;
Solid knowledge of Microsoft office, Word and Excel;
Teamwork: Leads team or projects to achieve goals;
Collective learning: Coaches others, provides guidance on a broad range of topics;
Accountability: Takes responsibility for initiating action on issues which have a significant impact on projects;
Flexibility: Helps others deal with the effects of change;
Resultoriented: Deals with conflicting demands and identifies links between assignments. Works autonomously to resolve issues;
Communication skills: Using a variety of relevant methods, keeps team members well informed of key project issues and needs;
Problemsolving and decision making: Works efficiently with colleagues from other work areas to develop solutions to common and/or uncommon problems.