We are seeking a proactive and hands-on Rail Vehicle Tear-Down Team Lead to oversee and coordinate day-to-day disassembly operations on passenger rail cars. In this role, you will direct technician teams across multiple vehicle work zones, manage process flow, resolve technical challenges, and ensure all work aligns strictly with project requirements and component preservation goals.

Key Responsibilities

• Team Leadership & Supervision: Lead, coordinate, and assign daily tasks for the tear-down team across upper and lower car sections, providing active, hands-on guidance and direction.

• Workplace Communication: Act as the primary on-site communication bridge between the disassembly team, project managers, and representatives to communicate goals, work instructions, scope changes, and project updates.

• Component Disposition Guidance: Ensure technicians clearly understand which interior fixtures, electronics, wiring, and structural components are designated for removal, preservation, inspection, or scrap.

• Productivity & Process Optimization: Monitor daily output, maintain workflow cadence across simultaneous work zones, and identify process improvements to streamline the dismantling operation.

• Technical Problem-Solving: Identify unexpected vehicle conditions (e.g., hidden fasteners, adhesives, structural damage), develop practical real-time solutions, and seek technical clarification before work proceeds.

• Issue Escalation & Reporting: Promptly escalate major technical roadblocks, scope discrepancies, safety hazards, or potential schedule delays to senior project management.

• Quality & Compliance Oversight: Ensure all team members follow established safety protocols, use appropriate hand and power tools, and adhere strictly to technical work instructions.

• Leadership Experience: 2+ years of experience leading, supervising, or coordinating teams in a fast-paced industrial, mechanical, assembly, or disassembly environment.

• Technical Background: Strong background in mechanical assembly/disassembly, industrial manufacturing, automotive, aerospace, or rail vehicle maintenance.

• Tool & Process Proficiency: Deep familiarity with industrial mechanics, hand/power tools, fastener identification, and technical work instructions.

• Communication & Coordination: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills with a proven track record of resolving cross-functional ambiguity on the shop floor.

• Problem-Solving Skills: Strong spatial awareness, attention to detail, and practical trouble-shooting skills when encountering non-standard or unexpected physical conditions.

• Physical Capability: Ability to work hands-on inside passenger train cars (bending, climbing, reaching across multi-level floor areas) alongside the team.

Preferred Qualifications

• Previous experience supervising passenger rail vehicle overhaul, refurbishment, or teardown projects.

• Familiarity with quality assurance procedures, component disposition logging, or client-facing project coordination.