Materials Specialist - Locomotive Maintenance; Amtrak Account

Materials Specialist - Locomotive Maintenance (Amtrak Account)

• Full-time
• Job Family:
  Material Management

Don’t have experience with locomotives? That’s ok! We provide in‑depth training to give our materials specialist the knowledge and expertise needed to be successful.

As a member of the Field Services Americas team, you will be responsible for helping our customers maintain their fleet of GE/Wabtec locomotives by providing exceptional materials management and logistics support.

Location:

1600 S. Lumber St., Chicago, IL, 60614
. Physical presence is required each day as this is not a remote work position.

• Sunday:
  Off
• Monday:
  Off
• Tuesday:
  Off
• Wednesday (every other week only): 6:00 pm – 6:00 am Thursday morning
• Thursday: 6:00 pm to 6:00 am Friday morning
• Friday: 6:00 pm to 6:00 am Saturday morning
• Saturday: 6:00 pm to 6:00 am Sunday morning

Once fully trained, employees may provide vacation/vacancy coverage for other shifts, increasing the opportunity for overtime earnings.

• Pull material from the warehouse for shop use.
• Conduct weekly stockouts and perform daily cycle counts to address inventory inconsistencies.
• Assist with forecasting material needs for inbound and in‑shop locomotives.
• Ensure quality control processes for inbound and outbound shipments.
• Arrange LTL and expedite shipments as needed.
• Use software programs to facilitate material ordering, receiving, shipping, and tracking.
• Interpret mechanical drawings to identify necessary materials.
• Operate forklift and conduct daily shift inspections.
  
  Run reports on inventory metrics.
• Process sales of material and retrieve repair cycle assets from the shop floor.
• Perform general housekeeping, maintenance, and organization of the warehouse.
• Process warranty claims and conduct daily counts of large commodity assets.
• Address requests from Circle of Service shops for locomotive material and assemble customer orders from stock.
• Coordinate physical inventory counting and fulfill all other assigned duties with precision.

• High school diploma / GED.
• Ability to perform basic mathematical calculations.
• Prior experience working in a logistics or shipping/receiving work environment.
• Experience safely operating forklifts and other shop equipment.
• Experience with inventory software and Microsoft applications.
• Ability to complete Wabtec Materials Certification Training within prescribed time (normally 12 months from hire date).
• Experience, willingness, and ability to work in a shop environment and to work various shifts on various days as required, including having a flexible work schedule to perform auditing and training on various shifts.

• Standing and walking throughout the day.
• Walking on hard and sometimes uneven surfaces throughout the day.
• Walking up and down stairs.
• Climbing on/off of locomotives.
• Wearing all required personal protective gear (hardhat, steel toe boots, ear plugs, eye protection) throughout the day.
• Abiding by all safety rules and requirements.
• Speaking and hearing.
• Typing and operating a computer.
• Working overnight shifts and multiple days in a row, as required.
• May also be asked to perform other duties outside of your function or trade, for which adequate training will be provided if necessary.

The salary range for this role is $20.00 - $30.00/hr the actual salary offered may be influenced by training, transferable skills, work experience, education, business needs, market demands, and work location. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. More information on offered benefits, which include health, welfare and retirement, is available at

We’re proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We welcome talent of all backgrounds, experiences, and identities, including race, gender, age, disability, veteran status and more.

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