Operations Manager-Senior Site Leader

Railserve

Come join a team where People make the difference!  As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we're committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

The Senior position is responsible for supervising and coordinating a team within a rail switching environment.

SUMMARY

Performs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in on site rail car moving, which may also include track maintenance, rail car repair, rail car washing and loading service, in-plant trucking and workers engaged in pipeline and trans-loading activities.

Pay Rate: $85,000.00-$87,50.00 + bonuses

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Maintains a safe working environment by making sure all employees understand and follow all safety rules. Trains employees on procedures and operations. Identifies and develops employees to move into leadership roles as Site Leaders, Assistant Site Leaders, and Crew Leaders. Motivates and maintains a high level of morale among employees. Maintains a positive relationship with the customer by providing a high level of service and by meeting goals set by the customer and company. Manages the operation ensuring that all aspects of the contract are met. Maintains a thorough knowledge of operating procedures, safety rules, locomotive operations, and switching operations. Ensures that payroll, fuel costs, locomotive costs, and other costs are managed effectively. Properly maintains the Purchase Order system. Develops and follows preventive maintenance program for all equipment with the assistance of the mechanical department. Sets up work schedules so that each crew has the right mix of experience with the right people working in the right positions. Performs administrative duties including time keeping, hourly evaluation forms, filing reports required by the customer and the company (e.g. car counts, on time spots, month end reports, supervisory investigation reports, accident derailment reports). Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS The qualifications listed below represent the credentials necessary to perform the essential duties of this position. To be successful in this position, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education and/or Experience: High School Diploma (or equivalent) preferred. Rail operations experience preferred. 1+ year supervisory experience required. Military experience helpful.

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities: Must be extremely dependable and punctual in attendance; must have reliable transportation to work every day. Good communication skills; Must be comfortable engaging in a variety of different communicative modes (verbal, non-verbal, and written) and being attuned to others through strong active listening skills. Ability to assess multiple tasks and develop a plan to complete them in a timely manner. Must have the ability to work well with others as part of a team.

Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization. Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business information, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, proportions, percentages.

Reasoning Ability: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situation