Reliability Analyst Jobs

Requisition ID: 8034 

Department: Transit Services Department

Service: Transit Bus Operations & Maintenance Service 

Branch: Transit Materials Management Branch

Employment Type: 1 Full-time Temporary - Up to 1 year 

Work Hours: 35.00 /hours per week

Affiliation: ATU 1760 

Salary Information: $62,167.56 - $88,182.64  annually (2023 rates of pay)

Location: 1500 St.Laurent  

City: Ottawa, ON

Job Category: Transportation 

Application Close: 08/05/2023

Job Summary

Transit Operations provides safe, reliable and courteous transit services and excellence in customer service delivery to 100 million transit customers per year, by means of conventional bus, para transit and rail operations. The Transit Fleet and Facilities Maintenance team provides safe, reliable, efficient, timely and cost-effective transit vehicle maintenance services to support federally regulated transit services within the City. The work involves planning, developing, managing, implementing, coordinating and monitoring transit vehicle maintenance activities; materials management and warranty activities; and engineering and technical support activities for vehicle maintenance, including reliability and quality process analysis.

You are responsible for providing analytical support and advice to the Materials Management Team on best practices, quality processes and continuous improvement matters. You: serve as a technical expert for reliability and quality process analysis; develop and conduct audits for compliance, consistency in product and service standards, and operations systems; guide staff on matters of reliability and quality processes and continuous improvement; and develop service quality solutions.

Education And Experience

Completion of 3 year college diploma in Engineering Technology or related field.

Minimum of 4 years of relevant industrial, manufacturing, maintenance or project management experience conducting reliability studies and data analysis.

Experience should include vehicle systems, automotive industry and fleet monitoring with exposure to transit operations.

Preferred experience in an organization with a unionized environment, multiple and diverse work groups, multiple work sites and 24 hour operations.

CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENCES

Valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s licence (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

KNOWLEDGE

• Knowledge of project management and organization
• General knowledge of the Transportation/ transit industry
• General knowledge of City’s corporate/departmental/branch policies and procedures
• Understanding of organizational development principles and practices in a unionized environment
• Knowledge of structural, hydraulic, pneumatic systems and materials
• Understanding of related software and information systems (i.e. database management tools, SAP, M5, maintenance management information systems, project management, etc.)
• Understanding of statistical methods related to quality tracking and reporting
• Knowledge of reliability and failure analysis methods
• Knowledge of applicable health and safety legislation
• MTO (Ministry of Transportation Ontario) regulations or rules as they relate to heavy duty vehicle operations
• Knowledge of Performance Improvement Plans
• Knowledge of modern mechanical and electronic vehicle systems

Competencies, Skills And Abilities

• Possess project management skills to lead, motivate, initiate, analyze, plan, organize and facilitate change
• Possess computer literacy in MS Office Suite and Internet Explorer in a Windows environment
• Possess the ability to have mental and visual concentration, remain attentive to detail and able to interpret/analyze/evaluate large volumes or quality of data, to make decisions and formulate recommendations
• Able to effectively communicate and deliver presentations to various stake holders
• Possess a work record of good attendance and job performance
• Possess analytical and problem-solving skills, to analyze issues and problems within a team to develop realistic and innovative solutions to problems
• Flexible and adaptable
• Energetic, dedicated, cooperative
• Able to work independently, with minimum supervision, and collaboratively with all staff in a multidisciplinary team environment
• Possess effective written, verbal and interpersonal communication skills
• Able to think analytically, and concentrate/focus on accuracy and detail
• Possess proficiency in researching and obtaining information from different sources
• Possess strong leadership skills and good judgement
• Possess consultative, collaboration and facilitation skills to build strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders
• Customer service oriented, able to demonstrate tact and diplomacy
• Able to make judgements on the analysis/interpretation of data, make decisions, solve problems and formulate recommendations
• Possess initiative and creativity
• Able to negotiate, mediate and manage conflict
• Possess organizational skills and flexibility to plan, initiate, organize and prioritize own work and to deal effectively with multiple demands, conflicting priorities, pressures and tight deadlines

What You Need To Know

• Please save a copy of the job poster. Once the closing date has passed, it will no longer be available.
• Language Requirement: English oral, reading, writing
• Experience and formal training combined with demonstrated performance and ability may substitute for stipulated academic requirements.
• Driver’s License Requirement: A valid Ontario unrestricted G class driver’s license (or provincial equivalent) with no more than 6 demerit points accumulated

We wish to thank all applicants for their interest and effort in applying for this position. Only candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.

The City of Ottawa promotes the principles of diversity and inclusion and adheres to the tenets of the Canadian Human Rights Act and the Ontario Human Rights Code. We encourage applications from members of Indigenous, Black and other racialized communities, persons with disabilities, women and non-binary persons, persons of all ethnic origins, religions, sexual orientations, classes, gender identities and expressions.

Candidates are encouraged to self-identify as a member of one or more designated employment equity groups in the self-identification questionnaire.

The City of Ottawa provides accommodation during all parts of the hiring process, upon request, to applicants with disabilities. If contacted to proceed to the selection process, please advise us if you require any accommodation.

Accessible formats and communication supports are available upon request. Please contact the HR Service Centre (email: [email protected]) at 613-580-2424, extension 47411 HR Service Centre at 613-580-2424, extension 47411.