Operations Supervisor - Industrial Rail

Overview

Posted on Friday, January 30, 2026 at 8:00 AM. Savage is a global provider of supply chain infrastructure and logistics solutions with more than 200 locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico and Saudi Arabia. Since we were founded in 1946, we’ve grown from a small family business to an international company with more than 4,000 team members. Savage is recognized as a Military Friendly Employer and a Top Company for Women to Work in Transportation.

Savage is a place where your growth is supported and your impact matters. Join us and do things you never dreamed possible. To Apply for this position, click on the Apply button above and complete the application.

Benefits

• Opportunities for Growth
• Annual Bonus
• Paid Holidays & Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Profit Sharing
• Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k) with match
• We provide Uniforms & PPE (laundering included)

• Actively supervise and instruct in all activities in railcar washing, switching, and loading areas including:
  • Detailed inspection of railcars before loading to ensure cars are in good order
  • Safe switching and indexing of railcars within structures
  • Accurate loading of correct products as documented in Customer systems and in communication with Customer operators in plant
  • Accurate sampling of products in correlation with loads
  • Reconciliation and tracking of all activities
• Use loading management software to ensure that all railcars that enter, exit, or load within the process area are accurately documented
• Oversee safe execution of rail movements and switch lists based on day-to-day needs and changes
• Proactively predict logistics difficulties, use problem solving skills to actively prevent logistics difficulties before they happen
• Frequently communicate with Customer plant operators to ensure pairing of loading activities with plant production
• Drive over all quality control and product control between two Customer partners
• Actively foresee and manage needs for the correct volume, type, and owner of railcars to meet production needs which will change from day to day
• Drive front-line walk downs of work areas and loading substructure to complete tier-1 maintenance checks
• Respond to active reporting needs from the Customer and Savage Logistics or Operations Managers
• Will need to accurately and professionally hand off logistics tasks surrounding shift changes
• To lead the Operation Clean Sweep and 5S efforts at facility

• 3-5 Years’ experience in a rail switching operations minimum
• Experience with in-plant or bulk plastics rail activities strongly preferred
• A background taking on additional or progressive responsibilities
• High school graduate or GED equivalent required
• Understand and apply SHAP’s safety process
• Active role in S7 implementation
• Pre-hire requirements include but not limited to: criminal background check, drug & alcohol testing, MVR, etc.

• Work will be primarily outdoors and exposed to the elements
• Office environment located in an industrial plant
• Must be able to sit for prolonged periods of times
• Travel long distances, on occasion, for additional training or support

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• A complete job description is available upon request
• Savage is an Equal Opportunity Employer and maintains a drug-free workplace
• You may view available jobs at  and apply using the online job posting
• Eligible full-time team members may participate in the company benefit package, which currently includes medical, dental, and vision plans; company-paid life, AD&D and disability insurance; supplemental life and disability options; health savings and flex spending accounts; profit sharing; and a 401(k) plan with match
• Part-time team members are eligible to participate in the 401(k) plan with match, profit sharing, and may be eligible to participate in the medical plan depending on hours worked
• Our benefit packages may change from time to time