Career Opportunity

Electrical Transit Mechanic Supervisor I – SF Municipal Transportation Agency – (7253) – T00034

Recruitment: REF11222Z

Published: June 13, 2022

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About:

This is a San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency Class-based test.

Amended June 13, 2022 to extend the filing deadline to 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 14, 2022. Candidates who have previously applied do not need to re-apply.

Due to the transition to a new applicant tracking system, recruitment CBT-7253-M00231 has been cancelled.  Candidates who received notice of being qualified for CBT-7253-M00231 are highly encouraged to apply to this new opening in order to submit a new, updated application in the new system.  However, any such candidate who does not submit an application by the deadline will be manually added to this recruitment with application data from the previous system in order to minimize the impacts of this transition.

Application Opening: May 27, 2022
Compensation Range: $111,696 to $135,746.00 yearly (for more information, click here)
Recruitment ID: T00034

The SFMTA, a department of the City and County of San Francisco, oversees Muni (the historic Municipal Railway), parking and traffic, bicycling, walking and taxis. Over one million people get around San Francisco and rely on us to ensure safe and reliable travel.

Our Vision: Excellent transportation choices for San Francisco.

Our Mission: We connect San Francisco through a safe, equitable, and sustainable transportation system.

Role description

Under direction, the Electrical Transit Mechanic Supervisor I, supervises on an assigned shift, through subordinate supervisors, a crew of service and craft personnel, responsible for the maintenance, repair and service of trolley coaches, street cars, light rail vehicles (LRVs) or cable cars.

Essential duties include:
According to Civil Service Commission Rule 409, the duties specified below are representative of the range of duties assigned to this job code and are not intended to be an inclusive list.

1. Supervises a shift of supervisory, maintenance and service personnel, responsible for electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, and electronic services and repair of trolley coaches, street cars, light rail vehicles (LRV) or cable cars; directly supervises class 7380 Electrical Transit Mechanic Assistant Supervisor and others, as necessary
2. Evaluates the maintenance needs of transit vehicles, electrical, mechanical, hydraulic, pneumatic and electronic equipment; and develops and reviews preventive maintenance plans and procedures
3. Establishes goals and objectives for the shop/shift; plans and implements budgets.
4. Monitors the development and advancement of subordinates
5. Oversees the maintenance of records and documents related to employees, and other documents related to the service, repair, and maintenance of transit vehicles
6. Uses a computer and programs such as, Microsoft Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, EAMS, SHOPS, PeopleSoft, and other related programs
7. Oversees and conducts safety meetings and training to ensure compliance with state and federal safety regulations (includes hazardous materials), MUNI wide objectives, etc.
8. Coordinates responses to derailments and accidents by visiting and inspecting sites.
9. Communicates effectively in writing and orally with other personnel representatives of other departments or division managers, subordinates, local unions, and the public
10. Coordinates with outside vendors and interdepartmental support shops to ensure the availability of equipment and supplies
11. Inspects shop equipment, machinery, and tools; provides direction to subordinate supervisors in the cleaning and day-to-day maintenance of all non-revenue vehicles, shops, and yards
12. Represents the division on committees and interview panels
13. May be required to move, maneuver and park transit vehicles as needed
14. May fill in for class 7216 Electrical Transit Mechanic Shop Supervisor I
15. Performs other related duties as required

Nature of Work: May be required to work any shift including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Promotive Lines:
To: 7316 Electrical Transit Shop Supervisor

How to qualify

1. Three (3) years of verifiable full-time experience supervising the electrical and mechanical maintenance and repair of mass transit equipment and vehicles; AND
2. Possession of a valid Class C driver license (must possess a California Class C Driver license at the time of appointment)

Note: Some positions may require possession of a valid DMV Medical Examiner’s Certificate as a condition of assignment to such position(s).

Some positions may require obtaining and maintaining a Commercial Class B driver license with appropriate endorsements as required by the DMV within six (6) months of notification.

VERIFICATION
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at https://sfdhr.org/how-verify-educationrequirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification for this and future job opportunities with the City and County of San Francisco.

All Work experience, education, training and other information substantiating how you meet the minimum qualifications must be included on your application by the filing deadline. Information submitted after the filing deadline will not be considered in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications.

Resumes will not be accepted in lieu of a completed City and County of San Francisco application. Applications completed improperly may be cause for ineligibility, disqualification or may lead to lower scores

SELECTION PROCEDURE:
After application submission, candidates deemed qualified must complete all subsequent steps to advance in this selection process, which includes the following:

Minimum Qualification Supplemental Questionnaire (MQSQ):
Candidates will be required to complete a MQSQ as part of the employment application. This MQSQ is designed to obtain specific information regarding an applicant's experience in relation to the Minimum Qualifications (MQ) for this position. The MQSQ will be used to evaluate if the applicant possesses the required minimum qualifications.

Basic Supervisory Written Examination (Weight: 60%):
Candidates deemed eligible and admitted to the examination process will be administered a written multiple-choice examination that is designed to measure basic knowledge of various supervisory practices and procedures (e.g. directing, counseling, guiding, evaluating, motivating, disciplining, developing and training subordinates, delegation, etc.) as well as customer service and reading comprehension.

This is a standardized examination and, therefore, test questions and test answers are not available for public inspection or review.

The examination is administered via computer or in paper format.  Qualified candidates will be notified of the particular format to be used in their test appointment notification.

The score you achieve on this examination shall be valid and "banked" for three years, starting from the date of the examination. This means that, during this three-year time period, you will not be required to take this test again should you apply and be found eligible for a future announcement for which this particular test is used. Please note this test is used for other supervisory classes therefore your test score may be applied to one or more of these classes if you choose to apply to future recruitments. If the test for this future announcement is held within one year of the date of this examination, your score will be automatically applied to that announcement. However, after one year, you have the option to either (a) apply your test score to the other announcement or (b) re-take the test. Re-testing is permitted no sooner than one year from the date of the examination and only in association with your eligibility for another announcement for which this test is used. Please note that, should you re-test, your re-test score would become your official score since it is the most recent.

Only those applicants who pass the Basic Supervisory Written Examination will receive a score on the Supplemental Questionnaire Training and Experience Evaluation.

Training and Experience Evaluation (Weight: 40%):
Candidates who pass the Basic Supervisory Written examination will be sent a Supplemental Questionnaire via email. The Supplemental Questionnaire is designed to measure knowledge, skills and/or abilities in job-related areas. It is important that the information provided on the supplemental application be accurate and complete. All statements made on the application materials are subject to verification.

Candidates must achieve a passing score on all exam components listed above in order to be placed on the eligible list/score report.

What else should I know?

ELIGIBLE LIST
A confidential eligible list of applicant names that have passed the civil service examination process will be created and used for certification purposes only. An examination score report will be established, so applicants can view the ranks, final scores and number of eligible candidates. Applicant information, including names of applicants on the eligible list, shall not be made public unless required by law. However, an eligible list shall be made available for public inspection, upon request, once the eligible list is exhausted or expired and referrals resolved. The eligible list/score report resulting from this civil service examination process is subject to change after adoption (e.g., as a result of appeals), as directed by the Director of Transportation or the Civil Service Commission.

The duration of the eligible list resulting from this examination will be twelve (12) months and may be extended with the approval of the Director of Transportation.

Medical Examination/Drug Testing
Candidates who are being considered for appointment may be required to pass a medical examination. Candidates who cannot meet the medical requirement will be placed under waiver until this requirement is met. The medical examination will be administered only to those applicants who are being considered for appointment.

The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA) has determined that Class 7253 Electrical Transit Mechanic Supervisor I is a “safety-sensitive” position, under regulations issued by the Federal Transit Administration (49 CFR Part 655). Federal law requires that all transit employees who perform safety-sensitive functions be subject to random, post-accident, reasonable suspicion, return-to-duty and follow-up drug and alcohol testing. All applicants for Safety-Sensitive positions shall undergo urine drug testing prior to employment and within 90 days prior to performing Safety-Sensitive functions for the first time. Receipt by the SFMTA of a negative test result is required prior to the employee being placed on the payroll. A positive, adulterated, negative dilute or substituted test will result in a decision not to hire, and the applicant’s name will be removed from the list of eligibles for Safety-Sensitive positions. The SFMTA will not consider hiring any person who tested positive, adulterated, substituted or refused to submit to testing for a minimum of two years following the positive test.

In addition, each applicant who has worked for a Department of Transportation (DOT) – regulated employer(s) within the last two years will be required to sign a consent form, prior to appointment, authorizing SFMTA to obtain information from their prior employers concerning his/her drug and alcohol test history. Each applicant will also be required to provide SFMTA with information regarding whether, during the last two years, the applicant tested positive or refused to test on any pre-employment drug or alcohol test administered by an employer to which the applicant applied for, but did not obtain, safety-sensitive transportation work covered by DOT drug and alcohol testing rules. SFMTA will not hire any applicant for a safety-sensitive position who fails to provide this information or fails to provide written consent for the release of information from prior employers.

Terms of Announcement and Appeal Rights: Applicants must be guided solely by the provisions of this announcement, including requirements, time periods and other particulars, except when superseded by federal, state or local laws, rules or regulations. [Note: The correction of clerical errors in an announcement may be posted on the Department of Human Resources website at https://careers.sf.gov/] The terms of this announcement may be appealed under Civil Service Rule 410.4. Such appeals must be submitted in writing to the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency ATTN: Human Resources Merit Section, 1 S Van Ness Avenue, 6th Floor, San Francisco, CA 94103-5413 by close of business on the 5th business day following the issuance date of this examination announcement.  Information concerning other Civil Service Commission Rules involving announcements, applications and examination policies, including applicant appeal rights, can be found on the Civil Service Commission website at http://sfgov.org/civilservice/rules

Additional Information Regarding Employment with the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency:

• Information About The Hiring Process
• Conviction History
• Employee Benefits Overview  
• Equal Employment Opportunity 
• Disaster Service Worker
• ADA Accommodation
• Veterans Preference
• Seniority Credit in Promotional Exams
• Right to Work
• Copies of Application Documents
• Diversity Statement
• SFMTA Employee Wellness Program

HOW TO APPLY

Applications for City and County of San Francisco jobs are only accepted through an online process. Visit https://careers.sf.gov/ and begin the application process.

• Select the "Apply Now" button and follow instructions on the screen

Applicants may be contacted by email about this announcement and, therefore, it is their responsibility to ensure that their registered email address is accurate and kept up to date. Also, applicants must ensure that email from CCSF is not blocked on their computer by a spam filter. To prevent blocking, applicants should set up their email to accept CCSF mail from the following addresses (@sfgov.org, @sfdpw.org, @sfport.com, @flysfo.com, @sfwater.org, @sfdph.org, @asianart.org, @sfmta.com, @sfpl.org, @dcyf.org, @first5sf.org, @famsf.org, @ccsf.edu, @smartalerts.info, and @smartrecruiters.com, @careers.sf.gov).

Applicants will receive a confirmation email that their online application ahs been received in response to every announcement for which they file. Applicants should retain this confirmation email for their records. Failure to receive this email means that the online application was not submitted or received.

CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT:  All City and County of San Francisco employees are required to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment. Someone is fully vaccinated when 14 days have passed since they received the final dose of a two-shot vaccine or a dose of a one-shot vaccine. Any new hire must present proof of full vaccination status to be appointed. Any new hire who will be routinely assigned or occasionally enter High-Risk Settings, must provide proof of having received a COVID-19 booster vaccine by March 1, 2022, or once eligible.

The City and County of San Francisco encourages women, minorities and persons with disabilities to apply. Applicants will be considered regardless of their sex, race, age, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition (associated with cancer, a history of cancer, or genetic characteristics), HIV/AIDS status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, military and veteran status, or other protected category under the law.