Rail Maintenance Planner
Quick Summary
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: Plans, schedules, coordinates, and monitors, overhaul,
Pay Range:
$58,832.00 - $97,073.00Country:
United States of AmericaAddress:
3021 OAK LANECity:
DALLAS, TX 75226FLSA:
ExemptProfessionals:
02 - Professional (EEO-4-United States of America), 2D - Professionals - Business (EEO-SubCategory)General Summary:
Provides maintenance planning, scheduling, coordination, and work control support for Light Rail Vehicle (LRV) and fleet operations. Responsible for developing and maintaining preventive and corrective maintenance schedules, overhaul schedule, prioritizing work orders, coordinating labor, materials, and technical resources, and monitoring fleet availability and maintenance performance. Ensures maintenance activities support safe, reliable, efficient, and compliant rail operations. Works closely with Maintenance, Engineering, Materials Management, and Operations within a 24/7 public transit environment.Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
Responsibilities
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Plans, schedules, coordinates, and monitors, overhaul, preventive maintenance inspections (PMIs) and corrective maintenance activities for Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs), Streetcar and related fleet systems.
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Reviews, prioritize, and schedules maintenance work orders in the Computerized Maintenance Management System (CMMS), primarily IBM Maximo based on defects, inspections, reliability trends, and operational requirements.
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Develops daily, weekly, and long-range maintenance schedules to support service requirements and fleet availability.
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Monitors fleet availability, vehicle downtime, maintenance backlog, and work order status; adjust schedules to meet service, reliability, and safety goals.
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Coordinates maintenance activities with Maintenance Management, Supervisors, Engineering, Operations, and other internal stakeholders.
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Coordinates with Materials Management and Warehouse personnel to ensure availability of parts, tools, components, and materials required for scheduled and unscheduled maintenance.
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Reviews vehicle maintenance history, inspection results, and failure trends to improve maintenance planning and fleet reliability.
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Communicates maintenance plans, schedule changes, and fleet status to Maintenance, Engineering, and Operations personnel.
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Maintains accurate maintenance records, asset data, and work order status within the CMMS/EAM system.
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Supports failure analysis and reliability improvement initiatives by providing maintenance documentation and work order data.
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Prepares maintenance performance reports, including KPIs, PMI compliance, fleet availability, downtime, and backlog metrics.
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Supports safety inspections, audits, regulatory compliance activities, and internal reporting requirements.
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Promotes safe work practices and ensures compliance with DART safety policies and procedures.
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Performs other duties as assigned.
Responsibilities
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Location & Eligibility
Listing Details
- Posted
- May 5, 2026
- First seen
- May 6, 2026
- Last seen
- May 6, 2026
Posting Health
- Days active
- 0
- Repost count
- 0
- Trust Level
- 51%
- Scored at
- May 6, 2026
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