Rail Site Coordinator

Trinity Structural Towers; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Trinity Industries, Inc. in the United States is seeking a Rail Site Coordinator to manage the movement of railcars across manufacturing locations, storage yards, and customer sites.

You will schedule railcars, ensure proper loading locations, and coordinate shipments including hazardous materials while maintaining safe operations and regulatory compliance. The role requires 2+ years in rail operations or logistics coordination, proficiency with SAP and Microsoft Office, and strong

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 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 teams to meet inbound railcar needs.
• Ensure local yards have capacity and proper railcar types for loading and storage.
• Schedule railcars from serving yards and assign to loading racks and locations.
• Execute shipments of loaded and empty railcars, including hazardous materials, as required.
• Verify cross-border shipments clear customs and are free of holds.
• Maintain proactive relationships with railroad contacts and plant operators.
• Coordinate with Class I, regional, and short line railroads to mitigate service issues.
• Identify and mitigate local service issues affecting rail operations.
• Elevate service or master data issues through proper channels.
• This position follows a rotational work schedule and after-hours support may be required.
• Weekend and holiday coverage is part of regular duties.
• Process movement authority documentation to the FRA as needed.
• Participate in quarterly stewardship meetings with stakeholders.
• Work with customers and 3rd party vendors within the supply chain.
• Conduct local inventory management of railcars to meet loading requirements.
• Review and fulfill open orders movements inbound/outbound.
• Generate and verify billing to railroads via SAP or RR website; expedite high-priority shipments.

Skills

Communication skills

Teamwork

Attention to detail

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's degree in logistics/transportation or related field

Tools

SAP

Microsoft Office

Job description

Delivering Goods For The Good Of All - TrinityRail

While _TrinityRail_ has built one of the broadest and deepest railcar platforms in the world, it’s what’s inside our cars that counts. We are proud to manufacture, maintain, and manage the railcars that deliver the indispensable goods that keep our lives, and our economy, rolling. “Delivering Goods For The Good Of All” is why we proudly come to work each day, and this is why our company exists. This is our purpose._TrinityRail_ provides- Railcar Manufacturing: https://www.trinityrail.com/products/- Railcar Leasing Solutions: https://www.trinityrail.com/leasing/- Railcar Maintenance & Parts: https://www.trinityrail.com/maintenance/- Fleet Management Services: https://www.trinityrail.com/fleet-management/For more information, visit us at trinityrail.com.Learn more about Trinsight®: https://www.trinityrail.com/trinsight/Trinsight is _TrinityRail_ 's cloud-based platform purpose-built to bring your fleet into focus, allowing you to transform and streamline your supply chain with real-time tracking, analysis and management features that modern logistics demandsVideo tranFor decades, _TrinityRail_ has been delivering the goods that keep North America moving. A humble promise to transport the everyday things that make everybody's lives better. It's our commitment to being stewards of the supply chain connecting companies with customers. People with products and Delivering Goods for the Good of All. While we've built one of the broadest and deepest railcar platforms in the world, to us it's what's on the inside that counts. And the purpose these products serve for you like grain the secret ingredient for making memories, or gravel that paves the way for a getaway, fuel to power the road trip of a lifetime, cars that transport us to exciting new places, and essential chemicals that purify our water food and promote a healthy way of life. Indispensable goods that truly move us and keep our lives, and our economy rolling. TrinityRail is proud to

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 elevate 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
• 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

EOE

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