Night Trainmaster - SKOL Cherryvale, KS
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Watco Companies L.L.C. is hiring a Night Trainmaster - SKOL Cherryvale, KS. Watco seeks a Night Trainmaster to supervise and coordinate train crews in switching railroad cars, ensuring safety, efficiency, and compliance with FRA regulations while training personnel and managing profitability factors.
Key focus areas include Supervises and coordinates train crews, Communicates switching orders to train crews focusing on safety and efficiency, and Utilize systems and reports to organize and communicate customer changes to cars.
Important skills include Supervising Train Crews, Communicating Switching Orders, Utilizing Systems And Reports, Investigating Incident Reports, Understanding Contributing Costs And Profitability, and Understanding Locomotive Requirements.
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Start a Watco Career and Discover the Difference
Keep the world's supply chain moving. That's what the Watco team does every day at our short line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you're at one of these locations or in a support-services role, there's one thread that ties everyone together. We're all on the same team. One Watco.Here's what you can expect from Watco:
- Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek• Competitive compensation and benefits• Paid on-the-job training with peer trainers• Training for conductors, engineers, mechanics, and MOW Team Members at Watco's Safe Performance Center• Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University• Career advancement opportunities
Job Summary
Supervises and coordinates activities of train crew engaged in switching railroad cars within rail yard, industrial plant, or similar locations. Facilitate loading and unloading of cars, making, and breaking trains, and switching cars for customers in a safe and efficient manner.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Supervises and coordinates train crews.• Communicates switching orders to train crews focusing on safety and efficiency. • Utilize various systems and reports to organize and communicate customer changes to cars. • Ensure daily train lists are executed accurately and timely by train crews. • Investigate and provide accurate reports for any incidents or accidents. • Understand factors to contributing costs and overall profitability of location. • Understand locomotive requirements based on horsepower and trailing tons and control efficiency of fuel costs. • Knowledgeable of FRA regulations for railroad industry. • Ability to comprehend written safety rules, procedures and safety manuals, government regulations, operating and maintenance instructions and other work-related information. • Ability to comprehend and communicate instructions in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form. • Able to adapt to constant changing environment and utilize common sense and problem-solving skills. • Ability to train switch crews and other personnel on job-related duties; and provide training related to federal and company regulations, rules, and safety guidelines. • Ability to pass training and required testing • Performs other duties as requested or required.
Qualifications
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to pass and or obtain all reporting, testing, and certifications as required for this position. Must hold and continue to hold, a current locomotive engineers and conductor’s certification.
Education
Must be 18 years of age or older with High School or GED equivalent
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