Assistant Site Leader- Decatur

Assistant Site Leader

Railserve is hiring a dependable and safety-focused Assistant Site Leader in Decatur to support daily rail switching and industrial site operations within an active rail environment. This is a full-time operational leadership role responsible for assisting the Site Leader with employee supervision, safety compliance, workforce coordination, customer service, and day-to-day operational execution.

Railserve is a leading provider of industrial railyard services across the United States and Canada. Our teams deliver on-site rail switching, material handling and transloading, track construction and maintenance, and locomotive service and repair for customers who depend on safe, reliable rail operations every day. With decades of industry experience, Railserve is built on a foundation of safety, teamwork, and operational excellence. We invest in our people, promote from within, and use innovative, safety-focused technology to keep railyards running efficiently.

The Assistant Site Leader is responsible for working alongside the Site Leader to coordinate and support employees engaged in rail switching, railcar movement, transloading, track maintenance, railcar repair, in-plant trucking, and other industrial rail services. This role plays a key part in maintaining safe operations, supporting workforce development, and ensuring customer expectations are consistently met.

This position provides hands-on operational leadership in a fast-paced industrial environment and supports scheduling, employee training, reporting, operational coordination, and safety compliance activities. The Assistant Site Leader also helps oversee day-to-day operations while serving as a leadership resource for crews working throughout the site.

The ideal candidate is dependable, safety-focused, organized, and comfortable leading teams in active industrial environments. Previous rail operations and leadership experience are preferred.

Railserve promotes from within and provides opportunities for advancement into higher operational leadership positions.

Schedule based on operational and customer needs. Nights, weekends, holidays, overtime, and on-call responsibilities may be required.

$75,000.00 – $80,000.00 annually based on experience.

Duties include assisting the Site Leader with daily rail switching and site operations, maintaining and promoting a safe working environment, ensuring compliance with company EH&S policies and safety procedures, training employees on operational procedures and safety practices, helping supervise crews engaged in rail switching and industrial operations, maintaining positive customer relationships and service standards, supporting operational scheduling and workforce planning, assisting with payroll, fuel cost management, locomotive cost tracking, and operational expenses, helping maintain purchase order systems and operational documentation, coordinating preventative maintenance activities with mechanical teams, assisting with timekeeping, evaluations, operational reports, and investigations, supporting hiring, onboarding, coaching, and employee development efforts, assisting with addressing operational issues and employee concerns, and supporting additional operational and leadership duties as assigned.

Job requirements include a high school diploma or GED required, 1+ years of rail operations experience preferred, 1+ years of supervisory or leadership experience preferred, strong leadership and communication skills, strong teamwork and organizational abilities, basic proficiency with Microsoft Office products including Word and Excel, ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment, must be willing and available to be on call to cover shifts as needed, reliable transportation required, ability to work outdoors in varying weather conditions, ability to walk on uneven terrain and within active industrial environments, ability to lift, carry, and handle heavy equipment and materials, must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check, and military experience is a plus.

What we offer (benefits) includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, company-paid employee and dependent life insurance, company-paid sickness and accident income, 401(k) with company match, annual safety shoe reimbursement, prescription safety wear, holiday pay, vacation, and Marmon employee discount program.

Additional information includes an outdoor industrial rail yard environment, exposure to locomotives, railcars, moving mechanical equipment, fumes, airborne particles, and varying weather conditions, moderate physical activity required including walking, climbing, bending, kneeling, and lifting, safety-sensitive leadership position requiring strict compliance with company and customer safety standards, position includes both operational field oversight and administrative responsibilities, and frequent interaction with employees, customers, contractors, and operational leadership.

Grow with us. Don't worry if you don't meet every qualification. Railserve values reliability, work ethic, and a willingness to learn. Our tools, technology, and processes continue to evolve, and we invest in training and developing our people for long-term success.

Railserve provides equal employment opportunities to all qualified individuals. We recruit, hire, train, promote, and compensate employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.