Warehouse Rail Manager

Company Overview

Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 22 full-service facilities, more than 40 bulk terminals, and 52 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country.

We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports /exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include; paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business.

Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can do-attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.

Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.

With reporting responsibilities to the AVP of Rail Operations, this position is directly responsible for the management of the company’s rail operations at one of our warehouse locations. Individual must provide positive leadership for company employees and temporary staffing in a safety sensitive and production environment. Responsible to direct daily management to include: railcar movements and inspections; communicating with railroads; switching operations;

maintaining inventories; production scheduling; scheduling and performing light maintenance; employee development, counseling, discipline, and training; and record keeping and communication of issues with management. The Warehouse Rail Manager will be supported by a Warehouse Rail Supervisor for the site.

This individual works closely with the Production Manager, Safety Director, Quality Manager, Rail Operations, Customer Success representatives (CSRs), Trucking department and Sales department. Must oversee the facility and rail yard operations to meet KPI targets and goals. Additional duties and responsibilities may be added or deleted at any time.

• Must provide positive leadership for all Rail staff.
• Ensure all personnel are qualified and trained through our Rail Training Manual.
• Maintain the appropriate amount of staffing to accomplish the required production goals for all Warehouse Rail activities.
• Maintain a safe work environment and drive the company’s safety culture into all aspects of the job functions.
• Ensure Warehouse Rail employees are following work instructions.
• Maintain meticulous records of employee training, employee counseling, and performance reviews.
• Promote continuous training and development of employees and temporary staff.
• Ensure all employees have been trained in each function they perform.
• Set an example of professionalism and create an environment where people are committed to professionalism and cleanliness.
• Hands on leadership with operational and technical skills to ensure that "best practices" are being utilized.
• Create an environment for team building with emphasis on individual development and growth.

• Review daily coordination and inspection of all railcar activities.
• Clearly communicate with the Rail Road and Local Operating authorities.
• Maintain meticulous physical and computer inventories of customer railcar inventory. Inventory accuracy should be maintained at 100%.
• Supervise and manage appointments for approved vendors, customers, & third-party contractors entering the Warehouse Rail Terminal.
• Ensure all visitors and guests sign in at the office, and are given a safety brief for yard safety.
• Ensure Operation Clean Sweep initiatives are being…