Rail Operations Supervisor: Train Crew Leadership & Safety

Watco; Kalamazoo (MI); On-site; USD 52,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

Watco seeks a Supervisory professional to coordinate train crews at rail yard facilities, enabling safe loading, unloading, and switching of cars, and ensuring accurate daily train lists.

You will oversee crew performance, communicate switching orders, monitor safety rules, and train staff on federal and company regulations. Ideal candidates hold locomotive engineers and conductor certifications and can operate in a dynamic, safety-focused environment.

Qualifications

• Must pass and/or obtain all reporting, testing, and certifications as required.
• Must hold and continue to hold a current locomotive engineers and conductor’s certification.

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.

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Job description

Watco seeks a Supervisory professional to coordinate train crews at rail yard facilities, enabling safe loading, unloading, and switching of cars, and ensuring accurate daily train lists.

You will oversee crew performance, communicate switching orders, monitor safety rules, and train staff on federal and company regulations. Ideal candidates hold locomotive engineers and conductor certifications and can operate in a dynamic, safety-focused environment.