Field Operations Supervisor
Transco - A Marmon Rail Company · Baton Rouge, LA · 2 wk ago
Management$80k–$85k/yrFull-time
About the role
At Transco Rail Services, you'll be part of Marmon Holdings, backed by Berkshire Hathaway, where you'll make a difference. We're dedicated to positive impacts, diverse learning, and empowering our workforce.
Responsibilities
- Oversee daily railcar repair operations
- Lead a skilled workforce and ensure alignment with customer expectations
- Drive performance against key metrics including turnaround time, cost efficiency, and customer satisfaction
- Manage staffing through recruitment, scheduling, training, and workforce planning
- Facilitate daily team huddles (toolbox talks) to align on safety and production goals
- Ensure accurate and timely repair tracking, reporting, and customer updates
- Maintain and report KPIs including productivity, turnaround, and cost metrics
- Participate in and support safety and quality audits
- Support billing accuracy and timely completion
- Lead and reinforce continuous improvement and visual management practices
Qualifications
- High school diploma or equivalent
- Previous supervisory or leadership experience
- Strong knowledge of safety practices and quality standards
- Ability to manage teams, schedules, and production priorities
- Strong communication and problem-solving skills
- Experience working with KPIs, reporting, and operational metrics
- Bachelor’s degree or some college education preferred
- Experience in railcar repair, manufacturing, or industrial environments
- Background in multi-site or customer-facing operations
- Experience with continuous improvement methodologies
- Supervisory responsibility for site employees and daily operations
- Directly manages site employees and daily operations
- Responsible for hiring, training, performance management, and employee development
- Leads disciplinary actions and conflict resolution in accordance with company policies
Benefits
We offer competitive compensation, full benefits, and a stable, long-term career within a growing organization. Benefits include medical, dental, vision coverage, a 401(k) with company match, life and disability insurance, paid time off, and holidays. We also provide career growth opportunities across Transco, Marmon Rail, and 100+ Marmon companies.
Pay
Base Salary: $80,000 - $85,000
Schedule
Shift: 6:30 AM – 3 PM M-F