General Supervisor (Car) - Chattanooga, TN Job Listing at Norfolk Southern in Chattanooga, TN (Job ID 1197509200)

Description

Requisition 37716: B3 General Supervisor (Car) - Chattanooga, TN 

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you'll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Primary Purpose: 

Oversees all inspection, repair, modification, and maintenance activities for locomotives and/or cars. 

Principal Duties: 

 - Monitors quality of repair to locomotives and/or cars to assure high reliability of locomotive and/or car fleet. 

 - Works with control center on scheduling of locomotives in & out of shop & all train movements to minimize delays to trains & shop production. 

 - Provides training to subordinates. 

 - Ensures all procedures & instructions relating to environmental matters are adhered to by employees. 

 - Ensures quality issues are addressed and that work performed at all locations is in accordance with requirements. 

 - Ensures employees carry out this work within the parameters of Federal, State, & Corporate Safety Regulations, thus requiring complete familiarization with these statutes & rules. 

 - Keeps records of locomotive and/or car work performed on their shift and makes recommendations for improvements in procedure, shop equipment, or facilities to assure maximum safety, production, and locomotive and/or car performance. 

Job Related Experience: 

   Minimum Level:  1-2 years 

   Preferred Level:  3-5 years 

Education: 

   Preferred Level:  High School Diploma/GED (BS) 

   Preferred Majors:  Engineering - Engineering Science 

Licenses / Certifications: 

   Required:  None listed 

   Preferred:  None listed 

Technical Skills: 

 - MS Excel/Spreadsheets 

 - MS Outlook 

 - MS Powerpoint/Presentations 

 - MS Word/Word Processing 

Skills and Abilities: 

 - Communication Skills 

Career Path: 

   Predecessor Jobs: 

      - Mechanical Supervisor 

   Future Jobs: 

      - Senior General Supervisor 

Environment: Outdoor/Field

Shift Work: Yes

On-Call: Yes

Weekend Work: Yes

Travel Required: 3 - 5 Days per Month,

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.