Job Description

Rail Operations Manager

With reporting responsibilities to the Operations Manager, this position is directly responsible for performing and managing essential rail functions in a safety sensitive and production environment. To include; Rail Operations, load out/wash out operations, and performing light maintenance, training new staff when requested, record keeping, and communication of issues with management. Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or deleted at any time.

Essential Functions/Duties:

• Maintain consumable inventory control for all hopper car loading operations (i.e., seals, hatch cover filters, outlet seals, etc. supplied by INEOS)
• Coordinate, schedule, and supervise all maintenance of loadout, wash, and rail department equipment.
• Daily documented pellet control survey, clean up, and inspection.
• Weekly rail scale inspection.
• Weight car verification.
• Washout of hopper cars prior to loading per plant and ISO operational procedures.
• Load all PP production into hopper cars per plant and ISO operational procedures.
• Management of all railcar washing and loading activities.
• Accurately verify and update track walk report.
• Verify and complete inbound and outbound daily inspection reports.
• Update railcar log report.
• Safely plan, coordinate, and execute rail movements with the rail crew.
• Communicate with local rail road, refinery rail crew, and operations on daily service updates as needed.
• Coordinate with transload team assigned railcars to bulk trucking.

Qualifications:

• Minimum education required is a high school diploma or equivalent.
• Previous rail and/or refinery experience is preferred.
• Must be able to safely operate and pass the site Rail King and Rail Systems Training courses.
• Must have the ability to think independently and make decisions that are in the company's best interest.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, communications, and organizational skills.
• Must be multi-task oriented with the ability to handle many activities simultaneously.
• Must be able to work overtime, long hours, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be able to perform physical labor such as; lifting up to 55 lbs., moving up to 250 pounds, climbing ladders, operate control panels, and working with hand tools.
• Must be able to use fingers, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk and/or hear.
• Employee must possess vision abilities required by this job function to include close visual confirmation of finely printed documents, have distance vision to safely and correctly identify objects and/or markings.
• Must have peripheral vision.

Licenses/Certificates:

• Transportation Worker Identification Credential (TWIC): required by the Maritime Transportation Security Act for workers who need access to secure areas of the nation's maritime facilities and vessels.
• Refinery Safety Overview (RSO) Training Certification
• Safety as it Pertains to Crafts Training Certification
• Principles of Petroleum Refining Training Certification
• Rail King certification
• Rail Systems Training Manual Certification

Skills:

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to recognize onsite risk factors and take appropriate action with firmness and tact.
• Must have excellent interpersonal, communications, and organizational skills.
• Must be multi-task oriented with the ability to handle many activities simultaneously.
• Must have the ability to think independently and make decisions that are in the company's best interest.

Additional Job Details:

• Supervisory Responsibility: Responsible for overseeing rail crew as assigned, participate in site safety programs, participate and/or assist in external/internal site or company audits.
• Work Environment: Expected to perform essential rail functions in a safety sensitive and production environment in and around the process plant, transload yard, and railyard.
• Position Type/Expected Hours of Work: This is a full-time position. Four-day block rotation schedule. Day shift scheduled times are 5:00 am to 3:30 pm and night shift scheduled times are 5:00 pm to 3:30 am. Shifts are subject to the modification/adjustment based on the site workload and production scheduled rates.
• Travel: Little to no travel is expected for this position.
• Benefits and Perks: Family health benefit packages - after 90 days, vacation pay - after 90 days, holiday pay - after 90 days, company matching 401k retirement program - after 90 days.

Duties and responsibilities may be added, deleted, and/or changed at any time at the discretion of management. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. In line with Plastic Express' Environmental Promise, the hired individual is expected to enthusiastically support all facets of Operation Clean Sweep; specifically, making a conscious effort to prevent pellet, flake, and powder loss into the environment and ensure any spills are swiftly and effectively cleaned up.

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