Rail Supervisor

Martin Marietta•Houston, TX

11d

About The Position

The Rail Supervisor coordinates and oversees operations at assigned rail yards. The role oversees maintenance, inspections, safety practices, housekeeping, rail transfers, deliveries, inventory, freight costs and billing, and transportation management information. The supervisor works with logistics, sales, accounting, rail carriers, employees, vendors, and customers to support efficient operations, customer service, and on-time delivery. The position also supports process and training implementations, reporting, employee training, and compliance with regulatory and company requirements. This is a salaried, full-time regular position. It may require long hours and occasional weekend work. Regular travel between plants and the District office is required, with occasional out-of-area and overnight travel for training and development. Most work is outdoors and may take place in heat, cold, wet, humid, dry, or dusty conditions and in areas with noise levels up to 85 dB.

Requirements

2–3+ years of leadership experience; experience in a similar field such as aggregates or rail is preferred.
Background in rail and truck operations.
Proficiency in Microsoft products.
Ability to travel during the day and overnight if needed.
Ability to physically perform the essential functions of the job and perform duties safely.
Ability to work flexible hours, including weekends and holidays.
Proven customer-service skills and a logistics focus, with demonstrated ability to develop relationships, resolve issues, and negotiate as required.
Ability to wear a hard hat, safety gloves, safety glasses, steel-toed boots, and hearing protection.
Ability to climb stairs to a height of 100 feet and work at that height.
Ability to operate a radio, CB radio, computer, and other required equipment.
Ability to bend, stoop, climb, and reach around all areas of equipment.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds to waist level and carry it 20 yards.
Ability to use hand tools such as grease guns, shovels, wrenches, and screwdrivers.
Ability to work in areas with noise levels up to 90 dB.
Ability to work in varied weather conditions and be exposed to cement, clay, limestone, shale, other raw materials, and various chemicals, solvents, and lubricants.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Leadership experience in aggregates or rail preferred.
JDE experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Oversee and ensure completion of preventative and routine maintenance on mobile and plant equipment.
Ensure staff perform daily pre- and post-shift equipment inspections and maintain maintenance logs.
Promote safety activities and develop plans to implement valuable suggestions.
Maintain a positive, upbeat attitude and energy level with teammates, peers, and customers.
Ensure staff maintain good housekeeping in areas of responsibility.
Model the company’s safety values and advance its safety culture through communication and training.
Oversee and coordinate aggregates rail transfers and internal and external customer deliveries to maximize customer service and minimize costs.
Act as a liaison between logistics and sales personnel.
Build relationships with company employees, vendors, and internal and external customers to support an efficiently functioning department.
Identify opportunities to improve rail-loading and unloading productivity.
Support optimization of the private or dedicated rail fleet to reduce or contain freight costs, coordinating with counterparts in other districts to best use the fleet.
Execute strategies to improve regional logistics customer service and on-time delivery performance.
Work with Accounting as needed to verify freight billing accuracy and reconciliation.
Manage and audit freight rates and mileages.
Manage product inventory and monthly drone survey reconciliation.
Support the direct supervisor with rail-carrier contract negotiations.
Manage information in the transportation management system.
Assist with implementation of processes, tools, and training.
Contribute to reporting needs as directed by management.
Train employees as needed.
Ensure compliance with regulatory requirements and company work rules and procedures.
Perform other duties as assigned.