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These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage
- Opportunities for Growth
- Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off
- Profit Sharing & Bonus Potential
- Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match
- $150 annual Steel-toe boot allowance
- We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
Position Overview :
The successful candidate will bemanaging all mechanical operations on a day-to-day basis, including inspection, maintenance, and repair of freight and tank cars.
The goal of the position is to ensure the on-time performance of trains and delivery of rolling stock to meet Customer requirements at the Savage Gulf Rail Facility in Gregory, TX.
Here is what you will be doing
- Oversight and leadership of all railcar repair / maintenance activities for the site
- Active involvement in railcar repair activities
- Control of inventory and accurate billing of Customers based on use of parts and consumables
- Oversight of potential contractors used for difficult to perform or environmentally sensitive railcar repair work
- Upkeep of AAR and FRA compliance and Quality Assurance program for railcar repair
- Occasional facility oversight during non-regular business hours
- Safety and Training leadership ensuring all training for repair and inspection Team Members are up to date; managing a safe workplace where Team Members do not perform work for which they are not qualified
- Maintaining OSHA compliance
- Safety and Health Leadership to ensure hazardous or compromising shipments in railcars are appropriately handled
Safety Orientation
- Build safety and improve safety results using SHAPS (Savage Hazard Analysis Process) and QAP (Quality Assurance Process) programs
- Ensure processes and Team Members are in place to audit and ensure compliance requirements meeting (Association of American Railroads (AAR) inspections, qualifications, re-certification's and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) policies and procedures)
Problem Solving
- Responsible for managing billable activities and Team Members productivity
- Review production and operations KPI's and resolve operations and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and operational delays
- Maintain teamwork among Team Members, contractors, and internal clients by acting with a sense of urgency to respond to issues as they may arise
- Actively communicate scheduling and priority of railcar repairs to Customers
Planning and Organizing
- Ensure the execution of mechanical activities in area of responsibility
- Establish effective strategies and metrics to measure, control and improve rolling stock reliability and availability for internal and external customers safely
- Ensure the timely processing of inbound and outbound car inspections
General Leadership
- Build and lead an effective, high performing team
- Lead, plan, and manage the overall repair and maintenance of rolling stock equipment
- Manage Team Members to ensure mechanical work performed is within Federal, AAR and Savage standards
- Communicate company goals and policies to create clear understanding of direction and expectations
Requirements of a Successful Maintenance Manager
- Ability to work on varying shifts for the operations that run 24 hours a day, 7 days a week including holidays
- Ability to work in potentially harsh weather conditions
- Experience in Mechanical Repair and inspection environments
- Minimum 10 years' experience in a railroad mechanical shop. Comprehensive knowledge of car types, components and operation, inspection and repair, yard rules and regulatory requirements
- Minimum 3 years' supervisory railroad experience or comparable
- Must have a valid driver's license
- High school diploma or GED
- Strong ability to perform well under pressure and in situations and circumstances and adapt to changing situations
- Must display logistical and critical thinking, multi-tasking, problem solving, and decision making skills
- Experience in AAR billing and job write-ups
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Additional Information :
- A complete job description is available upon request
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