Senior General Supervisor
Posted on: 26 Feb 2025
Birmingham, AL
Job Description
Primary Purpose:
Oversees all inspection, repair, modification, and maintenance activities under the area of their responsibility.
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 and out of shop as well as all train movements to minimize delays to trains and 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: 3-5 years
Preferred Level: 6-10 years
Education:
Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (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
- TYES
Skills and Abilities:
- Accountability
- Analytical Thinking
- Analyzing Problems
- Communication Skills
- Customer Service
- Decision Making
Career Path:
Predecessor Jobs:
- Shop craft positions
- Mechanical Supervisor
- General Foreman
Future Jobs:
- Operations Manager
- Division Manager Mechanical Operations
- Shop Manager
Work Conditions:
Environment: Outdoor/Field
Shift Work: Yes
On-Call: Yes
Weekend Work: Yes
Travel Required: 6 - 10 Days per Month
Norfolk Southern
Norfolk, VA
Norfolk Southern Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the rail transportation of raw materials, intermediate products, and finished goods. The company transports industrial products, including chemicals, agriculture, and metals and construction materials; and coal, automobiles, and automotive parts. It also transports overseas freight through various Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports; and provides commuter passenger services. As of December 31, 2018, the company operated approximately 19,500 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia in the United States. Norfolk Southern Corporation was founded in 1883 and is based in Norfolk, Virginia.
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IndustryTransport/Delivery Services
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No. of Employees26,662
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