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Railcar Loader
Savage Companies - Portland, TX
posted 4 days ago
About the position
Savage has been designated by USA Today as a Top Workplace and also received recognition as a Military Friendly Employer and a Top Company for Women to Work For in Transportation. Military Veterans and Reservists are encouraged to apply. The successful Rail Car Loader candidate can be either a current rail facility operator or someone with a willingness to learn new skills and abide by the extensive training and direction Savage will provide. The Rail Car Loaders will switch and load rail cars safely and timely within our customer's new, state of the art, industrial facility in Gregory, Texas while delivering "worry-free consistency" to our customer by safely and efficiently loading railcars with different grades of Polyethylene plastics.
Responsibilities
- Responsible for the daily required volume of railcar loading, with safe associated railcar movement in the loading area at the Savage Gregory, TX operation
- Understand and follow Savage rail operating procedures and policies based on extensive classroom and field training
- Operate a locomotive trackmobile - Savage will provide training and certification
- Work in all areas of the loading building performing several tasks
- Operating loading equipment
- Recording loading activities in a Customer computer system
- Thoroughly inspecting railcars before they are loaded for quality control purposes
- Taking accurate samples of product from each car, labeling and organizing with provided materials
- Performing pre-shift maintenance walk downs of the entire loading system
Requirements
- Attend and pass all training associated with job related coursework. This includes but is not limited to: OSHA, HazMat and FRA related courses
- Understanding and willingness to act on communication and direction
- Experience in the rail industry is preferred but not required if willing to adhere to Savage rail training and best practices
- Heavy equipment experience a plus
- Read, write, and understand English
- High School Graduate or GED equivalent
Nice-to-haves
- Experience in the rail industry
- Heavy equipment experience
Benefits
- Opportunities for Growth
- $150 annual Steel-toe boot allowance
- We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
- Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
- Profit Sharing
- Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match
