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At Savage, we pride ourselves on providing our Team Members with a focus on safety not typically seen in other companies. You will enjoy working in a 5S environment that is safe to work in and free of clutter while receiving top-notch safety training and procedures to ensure that everyone makes it home every night to their loved ones. Hire Right, Train Right, Treat Right…it’s the Savage way.
The supervisor or crew lead will provide on-the-ground leadership for loading crews and switching rail cars at Savage’s rail facility in Lima, OH. The supervisor will ensure the critical process area where the switching and loading of railcars take 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 with 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

• Excellent Benefits including medical, dental, vision, profit sharing, and 401 (k) with match
• We provide Uniforms and PPE (laundering included)
• $150/year Steel Toe Boot Allowance
• Paid Holidays

What you will be doing

• Drive front-line walk downs of work areas and loading superstructure to complete tier-1 maintenance checks
• Oversee safe execution of rail movements and switch lists based on day-to-day needs and changes
• Reconciliation and tracking of all activities
• Respond to active reporting needs from the Customer and Savage Logistics or Operations Managers
• Accurate loading of correct products as documented in Customer systems and in communication with Customer operators in the plant
• Use loading management software to ensure that all railcars that enter, exit, or load within the process area are accurately documented
• Detailed inspection of railcars before loading to ensure cars are in good order
• 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
• Actively supervise and instruct all activities in railcar loading areas including:
• Proactively predict logistics difficulties, and use problem-solving skills to actively prevent logistics difficulties before they happen
• Safe switching and indexing of railcars within structures
• Accurate sampling of products in correlation with loads

Requirements of a successful Supervisor

• Supervise and instruct Team Members who may be performing separate tasks at once
• High school graduate or GED equivalent required
• Communicate detailed instructions and patiently repeat instructions in order for them to be performed correctly
• Understands the importance and demonstrates professionalism and customer service quickly and professionally responds to day-to-day Customer needs
• Safety leader in areas with heavy equipment, moving railcars, and 8-10 Team Members working per shift
• Self-starter, hard-working, and unafraid to step in for front-line tasks when needed
• Good written and oral skills with an ability to communicate with Customers and other Savage Team Members in person or via radio
• Can proactively identify problem areas with customers and work with the manager to develop a resolution
• Demonstrates a sense of ownership for responsibilities, understands the correct execution of their tasks has implications for the entire team
• Experience with in-plant rail activities is strongly preferred
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and expectations
• Work a rotating 4-on-4 off rotating 24-hour daytime schedule. This will result in holidays and weekends being on rotation as well as rotations on the night shift
• A background taking on additional or progressive responsibilities
• 3-5 Years’ experience in a rail switching operations minimum
• Detailed understanding of the needs of rail movements and mechanical reliability in order to provide a continual stream of cars to the loading area

Here are some of the physical requirements of this role

• Walk 5+ miles per day on uneven terrain, etc.
• Comfortable with heights
• May be asked to travel long distances, on occasion, for additional training or support
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of time
• Work will be primarily outdoors and exposed to the elements
• Must be able to lift 50 lbs.

Additional Information:
The complete job description is available upon request
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