Warehouse Rail Supervisor - Pooler, GA

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.

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. Responsibilities include rail operations, load‑out/wash‑out operations, 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.

• Maintain consumable inventory control for all hopper car loading operations (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
  • Inspection of empty hopper car before washing
  • Safe operation of vacuum system if heel is present
  • Safe operation of hopper car wash system
  • Operation of drying system
  • Documentation of proper washing procedural process
  • Update washed car information into plant DCS software program
• Load all PP production into hopper cars per plant and ISO operational procedures
  • Operate loadout PLC computer
  • Confirm “Clean Car” railcar  applicable seal numbers in DCS software program
  • Safe operation of the Fuller – Full load system
  • Apply hatch bonnets, filters and security seals
  • Record tare “empty” and heavy “loaded” weight of hopper car in the DCS software program
  • Documentation of proper loading procedural process
• Management of all railcar washing and loading activities
  • Coordinate, supervise and control all work function and staff relating to the operations of the loadout & washout facilities

• 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

• 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, operating control panels and working with hand tools
• Mu…