**Description**
This position is responsible for the maintenance, repair, and inspection of locomotives to ensure they are safely maintained in a quality, cost effective, and compliant manner.
This position is also responsible for responding or directing personel to manage service interruptions within the terminal and on mainline, ensure daily TSP requirements are achieved, managing special projects / locomotive fleet modifications in support of locomotive fleet health initiatives; personnel management; meeting objectives to support service track and International Bridge fluidity and terminal production plans; and ensuring all work is being performed within company guidelines, safety rules, OEM best practices, and FRA and AAR regulattions.
**Accountabilities**
- Acts as a team lead and coordinates the work of others, supervising the daily activities of his operations team members.
- Delivers operational results that align with department commitments.
- Plans and prioritizes work to meet team commitments.
- Provides timely and constructive coaching and feedback; develops staff and provides challenging opportunities.
- Exemplifies KCS Vision, Values, and Culture in each and every interaction with team, clients, and stakeholders.
**Required**
- High School diploma or equivalent
- Minimum two (2) years of relevant operations experience, or equivalent combination of education and experience
- LMS (Locomotive Management System)
**Preferred**
- Wi-Tronix knowledge
- FRA 229 Railroad safety locomotive standards experience
- Minimum of one year as service track foreman operations service
- Team work ability
- Continuous improvement focus
- Communication skills
- Previous Kansas City Southern experience
**Working Conditions**
- Shift work is an essential function of this job.
Employees must have the ability and willingness to support critically important railroad operations 24 hours per day/7 days per week, working various shifts as assigned.
Schedule assignments may include after-hours, weekends and holidays.
- Shift work is an essential function of this job.
Employees must have the ability and willingness to support critically important railroad operations 24 hours per day/7 days per week, working various shifts as assigned.
Schedule assignments may include after-hours, weekends and holidays.
**We Offer**:
- Complete health and welfare benefits package
- Competitive salary
- Incentive plan
- Vacation plan
**EEO Statement**
We value a culturally diverse workforce and are proud to be an equal opportunity employer while providing reasonable accommodations for all employees.
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other legally protected basis, in accordance with applicable law.
The talent selection process for vacant positions at Kansas City Southern de México, S.A. de C.V. (KSCM) is governed by the principles established in its Labor Equality and Non-Discrimination Policy, in accordance with the provisions of section III of Article 1 of the Federal Law to Prevent and Eliminate Discrimination (LFPED), and applies to applicants internal and / or external alike.
In addition, KCSM does not request clinical tests and / or desk tests from applicants as part of the decision-making process during selection.
**Company Overview**
In 1887, Arthur Stilwell constructed a north-south railroad while others were heading east and west, setting the tone for a century-old legacy of outstanding vision; entrepreneurial spirit; resilience in the face of adversity; and, willingness to challenge conventional wisdom.
Building on that legacy, our culture is further defined by a new vision for the future and a core set of values - Safety, Customer Focus, Communication, Teamwork, Initiative & Innovation, and Diversity & Civility.
We believe that the way we do business is as important as the business we do.
In addition to a culture that allows employees to thrive, we encourage resourcefulness with an award, recognizing employees who see a problem (or opportunity), find a solution, and use whatever authority and resources are available to get a job done well - accomplishing what was previously thought could not be done.
If you want to do work that is creative and strategic, be heard, grow professionally, be valued by your employer, and know that you are making an important contribution to an essential industry, a global supply chain, and the larger economy, Kansas City Southern may be the place for you.
**Required Skills**:
Required Experience