General Supervisor (Car)- Conway, PA

Primary Purpose

Oversees all inspection, repair, modification, and maintenance activities for locomotives and/or cars.

Principal Duties

• Monitors quality of repair to locomotives and/or cars to assure high reliability of locomotive and/or car fleet.
• Works with control center on scheduling of locomotives in & out of shop & all train movements to minimize delays to trains & shop production.
• Provides training to subordinates.
• Ensures all procedures & instructions relating to environmental matters are adhered to by employees.
• Ensures quality issues are addressed and that work performed at all locations is in accordance with requirements.
• Ensures employees carry out this work within the parameters of Federal, State, & Corporate Safety Regulations, thus requiring complete familiarization with these statutes & rules.
• Keeps records of locomotive and/or car work performed on their shift and makes recommendations for improvements in procedure, shop equipment, or facilities to assure maximum safety, production, and locomotive and/or car performance.

Job-Related Experience

• Minimum Level: 1-2 years
• Preferred Level: 3-5 years

Education

• Preferred Level: High School Diploma/GED (BS)
• Preferred Majors: Engineering - Engineering Science

Technical Skills

• MS Excel/Spreadsheets
• MS Outlook
• MS Powerpoint/Presentations
• MS Word/Word Processing

Skills and Abilities

• Communication Skills

Career Path

• Predecessor Jobs: Mechanical Supervisor
• Future Jobs: Senior General Supervisor

Work Conditions

• Environment: Outdoor/Field
• Shift Work: Yes
• On-Call: Yes
• Weekend Work: Yes
• Travel Required: 3 - 5 Days per Month