Supervisor, Operations - Industrial Rail

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Savage is a global provider of supply chain infrastructure and logistics solutions with more than 200 locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Since we were founded in 1946, we've grown from a small family business to an international company with more than 4,000 team members. We're proud to be recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and a Top Company for Women to Work in Transportation. Savage is a place where your growth is supported and your impact matters. Join us and do things you never dreamed possible.

These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage:

• Opportunities for Growth
• Annual Bonus
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Profit Sharing
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match
• We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)

Here is what you will be doing:

• 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.

Requirements of a successful Operations Supervisor:

• 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.

What we need from you:

• 3-5 Years' experience in a rail switching operations minimum.
• Experience with in-plant or bulk plastics rail activities strongly preferred.
• A background taking on additional or progressive responsibilities.
• High school graduate or GED equivalent required.
• Understand and apply SHAP's safety process.
• Active role in S7 implementation.

Here are some of the physical requirements for this role:

• Work will be primarily outdoors and exposed to the elements.
• Office environment located in an industrial plant.
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of times.
• Travel long distances, on occasion, for additional training or support.