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The successful candidate will provide on the ground leadership for washing, loading and rail crews at Savage's operation in Beaumont, TX. This crew lead will ensure the critical process area where washing, switching and loading of hopper railcars takes place runs efficiently and safely. This position will provide safety leadership, overall troubleshooting, and on-the-ground support to ensure the plant Savage is supporting experiences worry-free service. This position is ideal for someone with previous rail experience looking for growth and a new challenge. These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage: Opportunities for Growth Annual bonus Paid Holidays Profit Sharing Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match. We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included) Click here or visit our website at www.savageservices.com to learn how current Team Members like working with Savage. 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 rail cars 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 for a successful Operational Assistant Manager: 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. Ability to supervise and instruct Team Members who may be performing separate tasks at once. Ability to communicate detailed instructions and patiently repeat instructions in order for them to be performed correctly. Able to work a nights only schedule. Possible holiday schedule. 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 managers to develop a resolution. What we need from you: Experience with in-plant or bulk plastics rail activities is 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. The ability to work, walk, and stand on uneven ballast surfaces for long periods of time. Office environment located in an industrial plant. Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of times. May be asked to travel long distances, on occasion, for additional training or support. #IND1
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