Rail Site Coordinator

Trinity Industries; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

RSI Logistics, recently acquired by Trinity Industries Inc., is seeking a Rail Site Coordinator who will plan and coordinate railcar movements to and from manufacturing locations, storage yards, and customers. The role includes scheduling railcars, maintaining target loads, and ensuring proper handling of loaded and empty cars on a rotating schedule.

You will work with manufacturing, supply chain, and railroad partners to ensure capacity, classic railcar types, and on-time shipments, including

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, transportation, or a related field preferred.
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in rail operations or logistics coordination.
• Proficient in logistics software, SAP, and Microsoft Office Suite.
• Strong knowledge of rail industry regulations and safety standards.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines despite delays or disruptions.
• Strong attention to detail in high-stakes operations environment.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with manufacturing and supply chain to meet inbound railcar needs.
• Ensure local yards have capacity and correct railcar types.
• Coordinate and schedule railcars to loading racks at relevant locations.
• Execute shipments of loaded and empty railcars, including hazardous materials.
• Ensure railcars crossing borders clear customs and are not held.
• Maintain relationships with railroad contacts and plant operators.
• Communicate with rail operations to mitigate service issues.
• Identify and mitigate local service issues promptly.
• Escalate service/disruptions through proper channels.
• Rotational work schedule and after-hours support as needed.
• Weekend and holiday coverage is required.
• Process OTMA documentation to the FRA.
• Provide information for quarterly stewardship meetings.
• Work with customers and 3rd party vendors in the supply chain.
• Local inventory management of railcars to meet loading requirements.
• Review and fulfill movements for open orders (inbound/outbound).
• Generate and verify billing to railroads via SAP or RR site.

Skills

Rail operations

Logistics coordination

SAP

Microsoft Office

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics, transportation, or related field

Tools

SAP

Job description

Job Description - Rail Site Coordinator (2600869)

Job Description

Description

RSI Logistics, recently acquired by Trinity Industries Inc., is looking for aRail Site Coordinator. This position will be responsible for executing the movement of railcars to include planning and coordination of specific railcars to/from manufacturing locations, storage and storage in transit yards, customers and other third-party sites. The Rail Site Coordinator will maintain target levels for loaded and empty railcars in accordance with manufacturing, supply and demand. This includes railcar scheduling & distribution/coordination of information/reports.

What You’ll Do:

• Collaborate with relevant personnel from manufacturing and supply chain organizations to meet inbound railcar needs, raw materials and safety stocks
• Ensure local yards have ample capacity, adequate supply of the correct railcar types, and maintain fluidity
• Coordinate and schedule railcars by ordering them for relevant locations from serving yards, lease tracks, etc., and assigning them to specific loading racks, including exact spots
• Execute shipments of loaded and empty railcars, including hazardous materials, between plants, to storage facilities, or other necessary destinations as required
• Ensure all railcars shipping across international borders have cleared customs process and are not subject to any holds
• Maintain proactive relationships with local railroad contacts, plant switching operators, and relevant personnel from manufacturing and supply chain organizations
• Communicate with class I, regional, and short line railroads operations departments proactively to mitigate any planned or unplanned service issues
• Identify and work to quickly mitigate local service issues by serving railroad or other rail related issues
• Promptly escalation service issues/disruptions, Master data issues through the proper channels within the organization
• This position follows a rotational work schedule
• Participate in after-hours support as needed to ensure continuous and reliable operations, and for other rail-related emergencies
• Weekend and Holiday coverage is required as part of the regular duties
• Process One Time Movement Authority (OTMA) documentation to the FRA
• Provide information necessary and participate in quarterly stewardship meeting
• Work directly with multiple customer contacts and 3rd party vendors within the overall supply chain
• Local inventory management of railcars within the facility to meet loading requirements and car count thresholds
• Review and fulfill open orders movements both outbound and inbound
• Generate and verify both loaded/empty billing to railroads via SAP or RR website direct
• Expedite high priority shipments

Please note:

• This position follows a rotational work schedule
• After hours support required as needed to ensure continuous and reliable operations, and for other rail-related emergencies
• Weekend and holiday coverage is required as part of the regular duties

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in logistics, transportation, or a related field preferred
• Minimum of 2+ years of experience in rail operations or logistics coordination
• Proficient in the use of logistics software, SAP, and Microsoft Office Suite
• Strong knowledge of rail industry regulations and safety standards
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team
• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines despite delays or disruptions
• Strong attention to detail in high stakes operations environment