Locomotive Maintenance Programs Specialist

Job Requirements

At Quest Global, it’s not just what we do but how and why we do it that makes us different. With over 25 years as an engineering services provider, we believe in the power of doing things differently to make the impossible possible. Our people are driven by the desire to make the world a better place—to make a positive difference that contributes to a brighter future. We bring together technologies and industries, alongside the contributions of diverse individuals who are empowered by an intentional workplace culture, to solve problems better and faster.

Position Summary

The Locomotive Maintenance Programs Specialist is responsible for developing, maintaining, and continuously improving locomotive maintenance workscopes, quality plans, and associated maintenance requirements supporting locomotive shop operations.

This position serves as a technical subject matter resource for locomotive maintenance programs and works closely with Field Services, shop leadership, engineering, quality, fleet management, and other stakeholders to ensure maintenance activities are clearly defined, consistently executed, and aligned with equipment condition, operating history, regulatory requirements, and established maintenance strategies.

A key responsibility of the position is managing component change-out requirements and developing the associated work scopes based on applicable maintenance intervals.

The successful candidate will possess strong practical knowledge of locomotive systems and maintenance practices and will be able to translate technical requirements into clear, executable shop-level work instructions and quality requirements

Key Responsibilities

Maintenance Work scopes & Scheduling

- Develop, maintain, and revise standardized locomotive maintenance workscopes for scheduled and condition-based maintenance events.
- Translate technical maintenance requirements into clear, executable shop workscopes.
- Review existing workscopes and identify opportunities to improve safety, quality, reliability, efficiency, and consistency.
- Maintain locomotive component change-out schedules based on direction and feedback from Engineering and Senior Customer Service Manager.
- Establish standardized work requirements across applicable locomotive fleets and maintenance locations.
- Maintain appropriate revision control and documentation for released workscopes.
- Incorporate lessons learned, field feedback, reliability findings, and engineering changes into maintenance workscopes.
- Partner with Quality, Engineering, and shop personnel to ensure quality of output and finalization of workscopes

We are known for our extraordinary people who make the impossible possible every day. Questians are driven by hunger, humility, and aspiration. We believe that our company culture is the key to our ability to make a true difference in every industry we reach. Our teams regularly invest time and dedicated effort into internal culture work, ensuring that all voices are heard.

We wholeheartedly believe in the diversity of thought that comes with fostering a culture rooted in respect, where everyone belongs, is valued, and feels inspired to share their ideas. We know embracing our unique differences makes us better, and that solving the worlds hardest engineering problems requires diverse ideas, perspectives, and backgrounds. We shine the brightest when we tap into the many dimensions that thrive across over 21,000 difference-makers in our workplace.

Work Experience

Minimum Qualifications

-Demonstrated understanding of locomotive mechanical and electrical systems, component replacement practices, troubleshooting, and scheduled maintenance.

-Strong technical writing and documentation skills.

-Strong organizational skills.

Demonstrated ability to work effectively with a diverse field of competencies.

-Proficiency with Microsoft Office applications, particularly Excel, Word, PowerPoint and MS Access.

-2+ years of locomotive maintenance, technical support, fleet maintenance, reliability, or related experience.

-A self-starter and ability to work independently on a fast-paced environment

-Experience with maintenance management systems, or maintenance planning tools.