MetroLink Mechanic

Metro Link Mechanic

Full Time 33.95 - 33.95 (Hourly)

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• Join a company committed to making a positive impact in the community.
• Receive a substantial tool allowance.
• Enjoy stable, hourly pay ($33.20/hr) with consistent paychecks and excellent potential for overtime—never worry about industry "flat rate" standards, bad assignments, or unpaid setbacks from rust and dirt.
• Access your pay when you need it through Daily Pay which gives you access to your pay before the next payday.
• Enjoy comprehensive medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage with flexible options ranging from ultra-low cost to low-cost to fit your family's budget.
• Build a long-term career without starting over:
  Move into new roles (body shop, mechanical, trains, buildings) and access advanced special training all within the same organization.
• Generous Paid Time Off & Holidays: Enjoy paid vacation starting after just 6 months (scaling up to 6 weeks based on tenure), 11 paid holidays (including Juneteenth, your birthday, and floating options), and monthly sick leave accrual after your first year.
• Get back up childcare or eldercare through our Bright Horizons program. This gives each employee 15 sessions per year to use these services and a minimal co-pay. 1 session can be up to 10 hours of care for your loved one.
• Have your Student Loans go away! Bi-State Development is an eligible employer for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program.
• Tuition reimbursement programs available. $5,250 annually.
• Robust Tuition Support: Maximize your professional growth with up to 100% tuition coverage through our partnership with UMSL or save 20% on courses at Webster University and Lindenwood University.
• Student loan payment 401k match programs available.
• Access to pet insurance and other supplemental benefits.
• Participate in our wellness program, which includes free health screenings.
• Work out anytime for FREE at one of our nine onsite gyms, available 24/7 or get exclusive gym discounts at Club Fitness, The Edge Fitness Clubs, and Genesis Health Clubs - Ballpark Village.
• Enjoy free Metro Link and Metro Bus access.
• Save with discounted cell phone plans.

Let us support your well-being and professional growth while making a difference!

Performs skilled services involving the inspection, troubleshooting, maintenance and repair of all electronic, electrical and mechanical equipment on rail vehicles. Operates diagnostic test equipment, solving complex equipment malfunctions and other problems. Applies principles/techniques as applied to rail car equipment and maintains up-to-date knowledge of rail equipment maintenance techniques. Works under limited supervision, operates equipment necessary for the repair and maintenance of Light Rail (LR) cars;

maintains, logs and completes reports relating to job functions.

• Duties include performing preventative and corrective maintenance through inspecting, servicing, calibrating, aligning, repairing, truing wheels, and diagnosis of all systems and subsystems of the LRV. Such systems and subsystems include such elements as the following: high and/or low voltage electrical and mechanical systems such as propulsion, printed circuit boards, amplifiers, logic gates, operation of thyristor, various applications of capacitors, relay switches and logic, static converter, motors, air brakes, compressors, HVAC, trucks, wheels, axles, and other LRV systems to ensure optimum operating efficiency consistent with design and management of requirements.
• Conducts routine inspection for major repairs, overhaul and preventive maintenance.
• Uses and operates various types of equipment including hand tools, power tools, measuring tools, diagnostic test equipment such as voltmeters, ohmmeters, wheel truing machines, wheel/axle press, tire press, fixtures, cranes, and any other specialized test or maintenance equipment necessary for the maintenance and repair of the light rail vehicles.
• Maintains up-to-date knowledge of electronic, pneumatic, hydraulic, electrical and mechanical principles as applied to LRV equipment and interprets technical publications, blueprints, source code manuals, wiring and circuit diagrams, etc. so as to be able to determine the cause of LRV problems and to make corrective repairs.
• Responsible for completing thorough equipment reports and records.
• Solves unusual and complex equipment malfunctions; performs necessary repairs.
• Operates special equipment not limited to re-railing equipment and portable jacks and other related duties as required.
• Upon successful completion of a limited operations examination, Electromechanic will move LRVs in the yard(s) and shop(s) necessary for maintenance and train make-up, etc. Such…