Salary: $54.91 - $73.21 Hourly
Location : Los Angeles, CA
Job Type: Regular Employee
Job Number:
Cabinet: OPERATIONS
Cost Center: 3926 - RAIL MOW SIGNAL SYSTEMS
Opening Date: 08/07/2026
Closing Date: 8/21/2026 5:00 PM Pacific
FLSA: Exempt
Bargaining Unit: AFSCME

Description
Supervises technical personnel in the maintenance, repair, and testing of Metro's rail signal systems in compliance with state and federal regulations in order to assist in delivering safe and reliable train service.
Examples of Duties

• Plans, organizes, and monitors signal repair activities and tracks progress
• Ensures compliance with design criteria
• Plans and monitors new system installations
• Studies and develops equipment maintenance plans and schedules
• Responds to signal system emergencies
• Investigates, diagnoses, and corrects system problems
• Trains and certifies inspectors
• Develops training materials
• Develops system inspections/testing and preventive maintenance procedures
• Initiates ordering parts
• Provides system information to other departments and outside agencies
• Reviews blueprints and technical data
• Works with other departments to resolve problems or coordinate activities
• Conducts periodic safety meetings to ensure compliance with procedures and regulations
• Interprets government regulations
• Interacts with other rail services, such as Union Pacific, to coordinate inspections, repairs, or improvements on shared rail lines
• Provides flagging assistance during revenue and non-revenue service periods to control local train movement
• Assists staff with repair, maintenance, and testing during revenue and non-revenue service periods in conjunction with train movement
• Deploys, mounts, and operates high-rail equipment during revenue service periods adjacent to train movement
• Utilizes hand-held radios to effectively communicate with staff and direct equipment during revenue and non-revenue service periods
• Oversees and implements repairs, adjustments, and tests of vital signal equipment which are responsible for controlling the operation of trains
• Provides hands-on training to employees utilizing live equipment which supports revenue and non-revenue service periods
• Organizes, supervises, and provides guidance to subordinate staff; responsible for employee performance evaluation

May be required to perform other related job duties
Minimum Qualifications
A combination of education and/or experience that provides the required knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the essential functions of the position. Additional experience, as outlined below, may be substituted for required education on a year-for-year basis. A typical combination includes:

Education

• Associate's Degree in a related field or equivalent training from a recognized trade school

Experience

• Three years of relevant experience performing repair and maintenance of signal systems

Certifications/Licenses/Special Requirements

• Frequent exposure to electrical, weather, mechanical, and physical hazards
• Must comply with all California Occupational Safety & Health Act (Cal/OSHA) regulations and utilize approved safety equipment and protective gear "including but not limited" to respirators and/or hearing protective devices (HPD), if and when required
• Must have normal color vision
• Valid California Class C Driver License
• Positions in this job classification are considered safety-sensitive and subject to drug and alcohol testing, including random testing, under Federal Transit Administration (FTA) regulations

Essential Knowledge
Knowledge of (defined as a learned body of information that is required for and applied in the performance of job tasks)

• Theories, principles, and practices of electronic rail signal systems
• Applicable federal, state, and local laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the operation, maintenance, and testing of rail transit/ railroad signal systems
• Principles of supervision
• Labor contracts
• Safety policies, procedures, and practices
• Applicable business software applications

Skill in (defined as the proficient manual, verbal, or mental utilization of data, people, or things)

• Planning, organizing, and monitoring the activities of a signal repair and maintenance report work unit
• Analyzing situations, identifying problems, and recommending solutions
• Communicating effectively orally and in writing

Ability to (defined as a present competence to perform an observable behavior or produce an observable result)

• Plan and monitor new systems installations
• Develop equipment maintenance plans and schedules
• Respond to signal systems emergencies
• Read electrical and signal schematics
• Operate various testing equipment
• Prepare comprehensive reports and correspondence
• Compile and analyze complex data
• Understand, interpret, and apply laws, rules, regulations, policies, procedures, contracts, budgets, and labor/management agreements
• Interact professionally with various levels of employees and outside representatives
• Supervise subordinates
• Travel to offsite locations
• Read, write, speak, and understand English

Special Conditions

• This job specification is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements
• The physical demands described are representative of those that must be met by the employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job
• Metro provides reasonable accommodation to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions
• Contributes to ensuring that the Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policies and programs of Metro are carried out

Working Conditions

• Typical office situation
• Close exposure to computer monitors and video screen
• Exposure to moving machinery and/or vehicles
• Exposure to radiant or electrical energy (e.g., ionizing radiation, overhead catenary or contact rail power distribution, etc.)
• Exposure to outdoor weather including extreme heat, cold, dampness and/or humidity
• Extensive safety training and/or use of protective devices and personal protective gear

Physical Effort Required

• Sitting at a desk or table
• Type and use a keyboard and mouse to perform necessary computer-based functions
• Standing
• Walking (distance 5' to 100')
• Light lifting or carrying 25 lbs. or less
• Operating foot pedals
• Communicating through speech in the English language required
• Good distance vision and/or depth perception to judge distances
• Color recognition (e.g., distinguishing wires, resistors, containers, light signals, etc.)

(CA)

Selection Procedure

Applicants who best meet job-related qualifications will be invited to participate in the examination process that may consist of any combination of written, performance, or oral appraisal to further evaluate job-related experience, knowledge, skills and abilities.
Application Procedure

To apply, visit Metro's website at www.metro.net and complete an online Employment Application.
Computers are available to complete online Employment Applications at the following Metro locations:

METRO Headquarters, Employment Office
One Gateway Plaza
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Open: Monday through Friday, 8am-4pm
(Closed Sat & Sun)
Metro Talent Hub
8501 S. Evermont Place
Los Angeles, CA 90044
Open: Monday through Friday, 9am-5pm
(Closed Sat & Sun)
East Los Angeles Customer Center
4501 B Whittier Blvd
Los Angeles, CA 90022
Open: Tuesday through Saturday, 10am to 6pm
(Closed Sun & Mon)
Wilshire/Vermont Customer Center
3183 Wilshire Blvd, Ste 174
Los Angeles, CA 90010
Open: Monday through Friday, 10am-6pm
(Closed Sat & Sun)
Rosa Parks Customer Center
Willowbrook/Rosa Parks Station
11720 Wilmington Ave
Los Angeles, CA 90059
Open: Monday through Friday, 6am to 6:30pm
(Closed Sat & Sun)
Telephone: (213) 922-6217 or persons with hearing or speech impairments can use California Relay Service 711 to contact Metro.

All completed online Employment Applications must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the closing date. Late applications will not be considered.

*Open to the public and all Metro employees

This job bulletin is not to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties, responsibilities, or requirements. Employees may be required to perform other related job duties.
PTSC BENEFITS

We offer a range of high-quality medical, dental and vision plan options as well as health care spending accounts for you and your family. Metro will cover a significant portion of your health care premiums.

Medical/Dental/Vision Plan - Employee has the choice of 3 separate medical plans and 3 dental plans. A separate vision plan is included in each medical plan.

Group Life Insurance - PTSC pays for an amount equal to your annual salary, rounded up to the nearest $1,000. Minimum amount of life insurance is $30,000.

Accidental Death & Dismemberment Insurance - PTSC provides $50,000 coverage for each employee. Additional voluntary coverage in amounts up to $500,000 is available at favorable premium rates.

Long-Term Disability Insurance - 100% employer paid. Provides employees with a minimum income of 60% of earnings after six months of disability. Buy up or buy down options available.

Holidays - 12 days a year: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, Presidents' Day, Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans' Day, Cesar E Chavez, Juneteenth,Thanksgiving Day, Day After Thanksgiving, and Christmas Day.

Time off with Pay (TOWP) - Compensates employees who are on approved absence from work for reasons such as illness, injury, medical and dental appointments, personal business, vacation, or observance of (a) religious holiday.
Years of Service Annual Accrual
Hire date - 5 years 20 days
Beginning of 6th - 10th year 25 days
Beginning of 11th - 15th year 30 days
Beginning of 16th + years 35 days

Pension Plan - PTSC retirement plan is the Public Employees' Retirement System (PERS). Vesting is five (5) years. Minimum retirement age is 52, based on the 2% at 62 formula.

Other Benefits: Transportation passes for employees and/or eligible dependents; Medicare; Tuition reimbursement; credit union membership; SDI; Deferred Compensation Plan; 401(K) Thrift plan; EAP; Medical and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts; Flexible work schedules; and Jury Duty Pay.
01

Please acknowledge that the following responses will be used to supplement and expand on the Work Experience section of your application. It is important to provide detailed answers and do not refer to or rely on a resume or other documentation as we will not review resumes to determine qualifications. The information provided in your application must support your selected answers in the supplemental questions. The information you provide will be verified and documentation may be required. Please be as accurate as possible. By completing this supplemental questionnaire, you are attesting that the information you have provided is accurate. Any misstatements, omissions, or falsification of information may eliminate you from consideration or result in dismissal.

• Yes, I agree and understand my resume will not be reviewed

02

Do you possess a valid class C Driver's License or have the ability to obtain one before an offer of employment?

• Yes
• No

03

Please select the highest level of education you have completed.

• I do not have education equivalent to grade 12
• High school graduate, diploma or the equivalent (GED)
• Associate degree from an accredited college or university
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• Master's degree from an accredited college or university
• PhD from an accredited college or university

04

Please select the number of years of relevant training you possess from a recognized trade school.

• less than 2 years
• 2 years or more

05

Please list the trade school or apprenticeship program you attended, the subject/course of the program, and the dates you attended the program. If you do not have this education/training type N/A in the box below.
06

Please select the number of years of relevant experience you have in performing repair and maintenance of signal systems.

• No experience
• Less than 3 years
• 3 years or more, but less than 5 years
• 5 years or more

07

If you indicated having experience performing repair and maintenance of signal systems in the previous question, please describe your relevant experience and list the position title(s) and dates of employment in which you gained this experience. If you do not have this experience, please list "N/A" in the field below.
Required Question