Foreman

If you are unable to complete this application due to a disability, contact this employer to ask for an accommodation or an alternative application process. Foreman Full Time Grand Forks, ND, US 2 days ago Requisition ID: 1110 Salary Range: $30.00 To $40.00 Hourly Build Your Career With a Team That Keeps America Moving Cypress Rail Solutions is hiring a Foreman to lead railcar repair operations and a team of skilled repair technicians. This hands-on leadership role is responsible for ensuring freight railcars, including tank cars, are repaired, maintained, and inspected safely, efficiently, and in accordance with applicable standards. As the Foreman, Car Repair, you’ll plan daily work, assign and coordinate repairs, verify workmanship, and coach your team while ensuring work meets AAR, FRA, customer, and company requirements. You’ll play a key role in keeping the shop productive, maintaining high-quality standards, and ensuring every employee goes home safely. This is an opportunity for an experienced railcar repair professional who is ready to take ownership of shop-floor performance and help develop the next generation of railcar technicians. What You’ll Do Plan and prioritize daily workloads across multiple repair bays to meet schedule, quality, productivity, and cost expectations. Assign work orders to technicians and balance employee skills, workload, and shift resources to maximize efficiency and throughput. Oversee and perform railcar repairs, including structural and weld repairs, valve and fitting replacement, running gear work, liners, coatings, and tank car leak and pressure testing. Verify completed repairs and workmanship for compliance with AAR Field and Shop Manuals, FRA regulations, customer specifications, and company requirements. Model and enforce company safety policies and procedures, including PPE, confined-space requirements, fall protection, hot work, and stop-work authority. Lead, coach, train, and develop railcar repair technicians while providing regular feedback regarding performance, safety, quality, and productivity. Coordinate with Inventory and Purchasing to ensure required parts, consumables, equipment, and tools are available and staged to minimize downtime. Maintain accurate electronic work orders, production records, quality documentation, work status boards, and related shop records. Facilitate clear shift handoffs and communicate work status, priorities, and outstanding issues. Identify and elevated potential safety, schedule, quality, staffing, or production concerns before they affect operations. Monitor labor utilization, repair time, rework, overtime, and other performance measures to support shop productivity. Maintain an organized work environment and perform other duties as assigned. What We’re Looking For Five or more years of experience in railcar repair or heavy industrial maintenance. At least two years of experience in a lead, foreman, or supervisory role. Strong knowledge of AAR railcar repair practices and familiarity with FRA requirements applicable to freight and tank cars. Proficiency with welding processes such as FCAW, SMAW, and GMAW, along with torch and plasma cutting. Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety, including experience with JHAs, PPE requirements, and stop-work authority. Ability to lead employees, assign work, provide coaching, and hold team members accountable for safety, quality, and productivity. Comfortable using electronic work orders, production-tracking systems, Microsoft Office, and other shop systems. Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills. Ability to read and understand work instructions, technical documentation, safety requirements, and applicable repair standards. Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform work in an industrial railcar repair environment. Why You’ll Love Working Here Full-time, stable employment in the rail industry. Hands-on leadership role with direct impact on shop safety, quality, and performance. Opportunity to coach and develop skilled railcar repair technicians. Team-driven environment focused on safety and quality workmanship. Opportunity for continued professional and leadership development. Competitive pay based on experience and comprehensive benefits. Join a company where your leadership matters, your experience is valued, and your team’s work helps keep rail freight moving safely across the country. Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) Successful performance in this position includes maintaining focus on the following: Safety: Support a goal of zero recordable and lost-time incidents while actively monitoring leading safety indicators. Quality: Maintain a first-pass yield of at least 98% and a rework rate of 2% or less. Schedule: Maintain on-time completion of at least 95% and cycle times within established targets. Cost/Productivity: Manage labor hours against repair estimates and maintain appropriate control of overtime. People: Maintain required training completion and support established engagement and attendance expectations. To perform this job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies: Strong working knowledge of railcar repair practices, AAR requirements, FRA regulations, company safety rules, and applicable customer specifications. Demonstrated leadership skills with the ability to direct, coach, train, and develop employees. Strong mechanical and welding background with the ability to troubleshoot practical repair and production issues. Ability to plan and prioritize multiple repair activities while balancing manpower, equipment, material availability, quality, and deadlines. Ability to read and understand safety rules, repair procedures, work orders, technical documents, and mechanical drawings. Strong attention to detail and commitment to accurate repair and quality documentation. Physical Demands Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the physical demands listed below: Regularly stand, walk, climb, bend, and perform work in and around railcars and shop equipment. Work on platforms, ladders, uneven surfaces, and at heights as required. Requires hand/eye coordination, dexterity, and the ability to lift up to 50 lbs. Work may involve confined spaces, hot work, welding operations, and proximity to moving equipment. PPE and respiratory protection may be required for identified tasks. Regular exposure to an industrial railcar repair environment. Work may involve vibration, noise, temperature extremes, heights, uneven surfaces, smoke, dust, paint, confined spaces, and moving machinery. Work may be performed indoors or outdoors in varying weather conditions. Employees must wear required PPE and respiratory protection for designated work. Education and Training High school diploma, GED, or higher. Five or more years of railcar repair or heavy industrial maintenance experience preferred/required based on company qualifications. At least two years of lead or supervisory experience. #J-18808-Ljbffr Cypress Rail Solutions LLC