Site Leader

Railserve, Canada

Come join a team where People make the difference!As a part of Marmon Holdings, Inc., a highly decentralized organization, we rely heavily on people with the aptitude, attitude, and entrepreneurial spirit to drive our success, and we're committed to attracting and retaining top talent.

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Job description

Railserve is looking for passionate, safety conscious individuals to join our diverse team!

SUMMARY

Performs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in on site rail car loading, unloading, and moving services, which may also include track maintenance, rail car repair, rail car washing, and in-plant trucking.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Maintains a safe working environment by making sure all employees understand and follow all safety rules.
• Assumes responsibility of the site safety leader duties at locations as required or deemed necessary.
• Trains employees on procedures and operations.
• Identifies and develops employees to move into leadership roles as Site Leaders, Assistant Site Leaders, and Crew Leaders.
• Motivates and maintains a high level of morale among employees.
• Maintains a positive relationship with the customer by providing a high level of service and by meeting goals set by the customer and Railserve.
• Manages the operation ensuring that all aspects of the contract are met.
• Maintains a thorough knowledge of operating procedures, safety rules, locomotive operations, loading, and switching operations.
• Ensures that payroll, fuel costs, locomotive costs, and other costs are managed effectively. Properly maintains the Purchase Order system. Develops and follows preventive maintenance program for all equipment with the assistance of the mechanical department.
• Sets up work schedules so that each crew has the right mix of experience with the right people working in the right positions.
• Performs administrative duties including timekeeping, hourly evaluation forms, filing reports required by the customer and the company (e.g. car counts, on time spots, month end reports, supervisory investigation reports, accident derailment reports).
• Other duties as assigned.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

Carries out supervisory responsibilities in accordance with the organization's policies and applicable laws. Responsibilities include interviewing, hiring, and training employees; planning, assigning, and directing work; appraising performance; rewarding and disciplining employees; addressing complaints and resolving problems.

QUALIFICATIONS

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

A. Education and Experience

B. Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

C. Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

D. Mathematical Skills

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs. Ability to use a calculator.

E. Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with standard problems that occur in rail car moving .

F. Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to walk; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and / or move up heavy weights. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

G. Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to outside weather conditions and may be required to work nights, holidays, and weekends. The employee is frequently exposed to moving mechanical parts. The employee is occasionally works around fumes or airborne particles. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

H. Other Requirements

Must be able to travel minimally as required; up to 10%.

Job Type : Full-time

Benefits :

Following receipt of a conditional offer of employment, candidates will be required to complete additional job-related screening processes as permitted or required by applicable law.