Title: Project Superintendent - Rail Grinding & Milling
Travel Schedule: 3 weeks in field / 1 week home (Subject to change)
Territory Covered: North America
Job Duties: Oversee and manage numerous rail grinding and rail milling teams, which includes
- Approving expenses
- Approving payroll
- Scheduling rotations
- Participating in hiring of new team members
Basic understanding of rail treatment
- Identify rail surface defects (spalling, corrugation, engine burns)
- Understanding of how track geometry and track substructure plays a role in development of rail surface conditions
- Assess and/or survey rail condition and develop long term rail treatment plan
- Provide input to the development of the annual budget and oversees cost control for the rail grinding and milling programs
- Knowledge and can explain difference between rail grinding and rail milling
- Knowledge and can explain when to perform rail grinding and when to perform rail milling
- Basic knowledge of rail grinding and rail milling operations
- Operational set-up (grinders, watch trucks, final patrol)
- Complete on-site inspections and audits of equipment
- Must know already or will learn how to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot rail grinding and milling equipment
General Qualities: Individual with at least 5-7 years railways experience in the railway Engineering Department
Familiarity with grinding and milling practices and procedures common to the industry
Coordinating/influencing skills
Strong communicator across multiple functions
Required to be on call on a regular basis outside of normal business hours and workdays
Proficient with a computer, (Microsoft Office)
Already has or is able to obtain a Passport
Ability to obtain an e-RailSafe card
Benefits:- Accrue 80 Hours of Paid Time Off during your first year of employment
- 10 Paid Holidays per year
- 401(k) match of $0.50 for every $1.00 you contribute up to 6% of your salary
- You may receive a merit bonus after completion of the audit at the end of the fiscal year
- Free Short and Long Term Disability after 90 days of employment
- Free Life Insurance - 2 times your annual salary
- Company Events
- Free employee medical and dental coverage on Day 1
