Railcar Repair Team Lead

Cypress Rail Solutions LLC; North Dakota; In loco; USD 41.000 - 55.000; Tempo pieno

Descrizione del lavoro

Cypress Rail Solutions LLC is seeking a Foreman in Grand Forks, ND to lead railcar repair operations and a team of skilled technicians. You will plan daily work, coordinate repairs, verify workmanship, and coach the team to meet AAR, FRA, and customer standards.

The role emphasizes safety, productivity, and shop-floor leadership with opportunities to develop railcar technicians and improve performance in a hands-on environment.

Competenze

• Five or more years of railcar repair or heavy industrial maintenance.
• At least two years in a lead, foreman, or supervisory role.
• Strong knowledge of AAR railcar repair practices and FRA requirements applicable to freight and tank cars.
• Proficiency with welding processes such as FCAW, SMAW, and GMAW, along with torch and plasma cutting.
• Demonstrated commitment to workplace safety, including experience with JHAs, PPE requirements, and stop-work authority.
• Ability to lead employees, assign work, provide coaching, and hold team members accountable for safety, quality, and productivity.
• Comfortable using electronic work orders, production-tracking systems, Microsoft Office, and other shop systems.
• Strong organizational, communication, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
• Ability to read and understand work instructions, technical documentation, safety requirements, and applicable repair standards.
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs and perform work in an industrial railcar repair environment.

Mansioni

• Plan and prioritize daily workloads across multiple repair bays to meet schedule, quality, productivity, and cost expectations.
• Assign work orders to technicians and balance employee skills, workload, and shift resources to maximize efficiency and throughput.
• Oversee and perform railcar repairs, including structural and weld repairs, valve and fitting replacement, running gear work, liners, coatings, and tank car leak and pressure testing.
• Verify completed repairs and workmanship for compliance with AAR Field and Shop Manuals, FRA regulations, customer specifications, and company requirements.
• Model and enforce company safety policies and procedures, including PPE, confined-space requirements, fall protection, hot work, and stop-work authority.
• Lead, coach, train, and develop railcar repair technicians while providing regular feedback regarding performance, safety, quality, and productivity.
• Coordinate with Inventory and Purchasing to ensure required parts, consumables, equipment, and tools are available and staged to minimize downtime.
• Maintain accurate electronic work orders, production records, quality documentation, work status boards, and related shop records.
• Facilitate clear shift handoffs and communicate work status, priorities, and outstanding issues.
• Identify and elevated potential safety, schedule, quality, staffing, or production concerns before they affect operations.
• Monitor labor utilization, repair time, rework, overtime, and other performance measures to support shop productivity.
• Maintain an organized work environment and perform other duties as assigned.

Conoscenze

Leadership

Railcar repair knowledge

Safety compliance

Supervisory experience

Welding knowledge

MS Office

Electronic work orders

Formazione

High school diploma or equivalent

Railcar maintenance experience (5+ yrs)

Strumenti

Shop systems

Production-tracking

Descrizione del lavoro

Cypress Rail Solutions LLC is seeking a Foreman in Grand Forks, ND to lead railcar repair operations and a team of skilled technicians. You will plan daily work, coordinate repairs, verify workmanship, and coach the team to meet AAR, FRA, and customer standards.

The role emphasizes safety, productivity, and shop-floor leadership with opportunities to develop railcar technicians and improve performance in a hands-on environment.