Supervisor, Operations - Industrial Rail

Savage•Beaumont, TX

13h•Onsite

About The Position

The Operations Supervisor for Industrial Rail is responsible for actively supervising and instructing all activities related to railcar washing, switching, and loading within an industrial plant. This role involves detailed inspection of railcars, safe execution of rail movements, accurate product loading and sampling, and comprehensive tracking and reconciliation of all operations. The supervisor will utilize loading management software, proactively manage logistics, ensure quality control, and communicate frequently with customer plant operators. Additionally, the position requires leading maintenance checks and sustainability efforts like Operation Clean Sweep and 5S, while managing team members and handling shift change logistics.

Requirements

Detailed understanding of the needs of rail movements and mechanical reliability in order to provide a continual stream of cars to the loading area.
Safety leader in areas with heavy equipment, moving railcars, and 8-10 Team Members working per shift.
Supervise and instruct Team Members who may be performing separate tasks at once.
Communicate detailed instructions and patiently repeat instructions in order for them to be performed correctly.
Work a rotating shift, 24-hour day-time schedule. This will result in holidays and weekends being on rotation as well as rotations on night shift.
Able to work with limited supervision – can accurately and efficiently keep railcar washing and loading activities progressing with limited input from Operations Manager.
Demonstrates a sense of ownership for responsibilities, understands the correct execution of their tasks have implications for the entire team.
Can proactively identify problem areas with customers and work with manager to develop a resolution.
3-5 Years’ experience in a rail switching operations minimum.
High school graduate or GED equivalent required.
Understand and apply SHAP’s safety process.
Active role in S7 implementation.

Nice To Haves

Experience with in-plant or bulk plastics rail activities strongly preferred.
A background taking on additional or progressive responsibilities.

Responsibilities

Actively supervise and instruct in all activities in railcar washing, switching, and loading areas including: Detailed inspection of railcars before loading to ensure cars are in good order.
Safe switching and indexing of railcars within structures.
Accurate loading of correct products as documented in Customer systems and in communication with Customer operators in plant.
Accurate sampling of products in correlation with loads.
Reconciliation and tracking of all activities.
Use loading management software to ensure that all railcars that enter, exit, or load within the process area are accurately documented.
Oversee safe execution of rail movements and switch lists based on day-to-day needs and changes.
Proactively predict logistics difficulties, use problem solving skills to actively prevent logistics difficulties before they happen.
Frequently communicate with Customer plant operators to ensure paring of loading activities with plant production.
Drive over all quality control and product control between two Customer partners.
Actively foresee and manage needs for the correct volume, type, and owner of railcars to meet production needs which will change from day to day.
Drive front-line walk downs of work areas and loading superstructure to complete tier-1 maintenance checks.
Respond to active reporting needs from the Customer and Savage Logistics or Operations Managers.
Will need to accurately and professionally hand off logistics tasks surrounding shift changes.
To lead the Operation Clean Sweep and 5S efforts at facility.