Material Specialist

About the Role

Properly selects, packages, loads, and ships material to facilities performing repairs on the Company's fleet. Ensures all material is correctly identified, held in safe keeping, and accurate quantities reflected in the system.

Responsibilities

• Properly pack and ship customer orders.
• Safely and efficiently organize, handle, and store material.
• Maintain inventory and system accuracy by reviewing all material documents, identifying discrepancies, and communicating them.
• Operate forklift and complete certification for its use, as well as provide equipment maintenance.
• Maintain safety requirements for individuals and the facility.

Requirements

• Forklift operation certification required.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to customers, clients, and other employees.
• Basic arithmetic skills: 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 apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Physical Requirements

• General warehouse environment; may be required to travel.
• Regularly required to talk or hear.
• Frequently required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, feel, and reach.
• Occasionally required to stand, walk, and move about the work area.
• Must occasionally lift and/or transport up to 40 pounds.
• Correctable vision required for close, distance, and color vision capabilities.

About Us

TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX’s pool of railcars supports shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy, and other markets where flatcars, boxcars, and gondolas are required.

Benefits

• Paid Time Off.
• Health, Dental, and Vision benefits.
• 401(k) with company match.
• Participation in Railroad Retirement.

About The Team

• Provide a wide range of services for North American railroads and the transportation industry.
• Create a Business Plan that drives the Company’s plan for new car builds and modifications, reflecting the economy, freight markets, and changes in freight strategies.
• Day-to-day management of TTX Company’s Intermodal, General Equipment, and Automotive fleets.
• Manage procurement of new railcars, components, and other materials used to support TTX fleet maintenance.
• Manage the North American Boxcar Pool and the Automotive Reload pool, including railcars supplied by owners other than TTX.
• Provide in-depth analysis of the economy, the rail industry, and its competitors.