Operations Assistant - Carson, CA

Company Overview

Come join a winning Team! Since 1970 Plastic Express has met the bulk trucking, bulk terminal, packaging, and warehousing needs of the plastics industry. Our strategic locations, modern systems, and dedicated employees allow us to provide custom tailored logistical solutions to fulfill the most challenging needs of our customers. Plastic Express operates from 22 full-service facilities, more than 40 bulk terminals, and 52 railcar terminals offering more than 8,500 railcar spots across the country.

We are located near 9 major ports in the U.S. and rely heavily on our rail infrastructure to handle imports/exports as well as regional distribution. At many of the Plastic Express sites, we also handle some non-plastic commodities, which include paper rolls, steel, building materials and other dry bulk materials. Plastic Express owns and operates roughly 250 trucks, with approximately 250 trailers performing full bulk truck distribution business.

Plastic Express is headquartered in Houston, TX and has over 600 employees nationwide. Our goal has always been to exceed our customer's expectations, and our can-do attitude is what differentiates us from the competition.

Plastic Express employees have always been our key to success and total customer satisfaction. We are always looking for dependable & talented business professionals that will help us to grow and to continue our “Can Do” tradition.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

With reporting responsibilities to the Operations Manager, this position is directly responsible for performing and managing essential rail functions in a safety sensitive and production environment. Duties and responsibilities include:
Rail Operations, load out/wash out operations, performing light maintenance, training new staff, record keeping and communication of issues with management.

• Maintain and conduct daily shift inspection of rail moving equipment; including Rail Kings, rail track, switches and crossings.
• Participate and represent Plastic Express in all site safety activities, working with the plant Safety Department
• Maintain and conduct daily safety meetings, safety stand‑downs and site/company safety communications
• Maintain training records and coordinate, and conduct, refresher and new hire training
• Coordinate plant diesel fuel deliveries for Rail Kings and yard truck.
• Schedule, coordinate and supervise all maintenance contractors that perform work on or in the Carson rail yard including rail tracks and switches or on equipment associated with the Rail Operations.
• Perform light maintenance on rail equipment according to Rail King Maintenance schedule.
• Daily fluid level checks and recordings on rail equipment.
• Daily documented pellet control survey and inspection.
• Daily track walk to identify car placement, status and counts of total loaded, partial and empty hopper cars available in the rail yard.
• Escort the Union Pacific while operating inside the INEOS rail yard for safety, security and environmental compliance during daily switch.
• Inspection of all empty hopper cars that return to plant for proper operation, damage and security issues.
• Management of all rail movements, operations and staff.
• Management of Bulk Trucking Terminal Inventory – SAP plant (7280).
• Update equipment car count spreadsheet.
• Training and certification of all site rail personnel (PLXP developed program).
• Perform all Carson site OCS (Operation Clean Sweep) training and awareness.

• Maintain consumable inventory control for all hopper car loading operations (i.e. seals, hatch cover filters, outlet seals, etc. supplied by INEOS)
• Maintain daily filter differential logs on all filter receivers and dust collecting vessels as required by SCAQMD for plant operations permitting.
• Involved in planning and execution of outside contractor to perform Annual Source Testing.
• Maintain and order all spare parts for rail equipment.
• Coordinate, schedule and supervise all maintenance of loadout, wash and rail department equipment.
• Daily…