Transload Operator

Responsibilities

• Daily unloading of materials from trailers and rail cars
• Operate or learn to operate rail car loading systems and equipment
• Ability to perform work safely and productively
• Enforce safety policies and procedures with other Team Members and visitors
• Assist with other duties within the facility (general maintenance, landscape upkeep, and painting)
• Manage customer orders and inventory systems
• Answer phones and assist with customer needs
• Accountable for all office functions by maintaining control of ability to meet customer expectations
• Monitor emails throughout the day for order status changes/additions, other customer needs
• Enter customer orders and railcar shipments in Savage systems inventory and verify prior to railcar/truck arrivals by another employee
• Fax/email Bill of Ladings to customers and designated parties (as required)
• Prepare documentation for truck arrivals and departures (Bill of Lading, Truck Arrival Checklist)
• Contact carriers to schedule pick up times
• Inform customers of impacts to deliveries

• High School Diploma or GED equivalent
• Read, write, and understand English
• Capable of learning to operate and maintain railcar/trans-loading equipment (e.g., hoses, portable conveyors, transfer pumps, portable stair systems, small to medium‑sized equipment, track mobile, etc.)
• Ability and willingness to travel to other transload terminals to assist when necessary; possibly for up to a week at a time
• Prepare load schedule for next day's loads
• Ensure all railcars’ inbound and outbound inspections are completed before filing

• Ability to work outside in all weather conditions (snow, rain, sub‑freezing temperatures)
• Physically able to climb up and down railcars/ladders safely
• Willing to receive general safety training
• Willing to work with liquid hazardous and dry bulk materials
• Can carry at least 50 pounds
• In good physical condition (able to walk one or two miles per shift)

Eligible full‑time team members may participate in the company benefit package, which currently includes medical, dental, and vision plans; company‑paid life, AD&D and disability insurance; supplemental life and disability options; health savings and flex spending accounts; profit sharing; and a 401(k) plan with match. Part‑time team members are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan with match, profit sharing, and may be eligible to participate in the medical plan depending on hours worked.

Our benefit packages may change from time to time.

Savage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug‑free workplace.