City and County of San Francisco

Under direction, is responsible for the maintenance, repair and operation of all cable car power machinery and equipment; supervises the activities of various craft and labor personnel engaged in such work; and performs related duties as required.
Requires responsibility for: carrying out, interpreting, coordinating and enforcing regulations, procedures and methods relating to the proper operation and maintenance of cable machinery and equipment; making occasional contacts with other departmental personnel and outside organizations relative to operation, maintenance and repair activities; checking and preparing routine records of time and work accomplished.

1. Supervises, coordinates and reviews the work of various operating craft and labor personnel engaged in maintaining, repairing and operating cable machinery and equipment, including the repair and replacement of wire rope cables, pulleys, winding machinery, grips and turntables, and the operation of all motive power machinery and equipment.

2. Inspects the condition of operating equipment in the cable machinery shop and on the road by reviewing daily reports of operating conditions and visual inspection.

3. Prepares requests for labor, materials and supplies necessary to maintenance and operations activities.

4. Approves and logs daily time of subordinates.

5. Responds to emergency breakdown situations and supervises emergency repairs to machinery and equipment.

Knowledge, Abilities and Skills: Requires considerable knowledge of: cable machinery and equipment, its operation, maintenance and repair requirements; tools, materials and techniques used in wire cable splicing and rigging; the cable system.
Requires ability to: assign, supervise and review the work of subordinate personnel; analyze emergency breakdown situations and take effective remedial action; maintain records and prepare reports,

Requires completion of high school, supplemented by at least five years of responsible mechanical plant, operation, maintenance and repair experience, preferably including experience in cable splicing and rigging and including two years of supervisory experience; or an equivalent combination of training and experience.

All City and County of San Francisco employees are designated Disaster Service Workers through state and local law (California Government Code Section 3100-3109). Employment with the City requires the affirmation of a loyalty oath to this effect. Employees are required to complete all Disaster Service Worker-related training as assigned, and to return to work as ordered in the event of an emergency.