Operations Supervisor Job Listing at Savage in La Place, LA (Job ID 31213)

Description

Come work with us! Savage has been designated by USA Today as a Top Workplace and also received recognition as a Military Friendly Employer and a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation. 

Military Veterans and Reservists are encouraged to apply. 

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 

• A complete job description is available upon request
• Savage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace
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