Track Supervisor - Gonzales, Louisiana

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Gonzales, LA
Senior level
Transportation
The Role
As a Track Supervisor, you will oversee the track construction operations, manage crews, ensure safety compliance, and maintain project budgets and schedules. Responsibilities include coordinating onsite functions, providing technical assistance, and enforcing safety protocols while leading and supervising craft employees and subcontractors.
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S tart your new career today! Join Rescar's rapidly-growing rail maintenance organization, with over 50 years in the industry!


RESCAR is rapidly growing and searching for a Track Supervisor to lead our crew out of our Gonzalez Service Center.

What You'll Do:

  • Supervise the track construction effort and multiple track crews (both our own craft & subcontractors) to ensure the project is constructed in accordance with design, budget, and schedule. Includes interfacing with other track crews, owner representatives and subcontractors.
  • In addition to track construction, scope may include: grading, railroad grade crossings, drainage, material receiving/inspection, crane pick evaluations etc.
  • Plan, coordinate and supervise onsite functions (scheduling, engineering, material control)
  • Supervise craft employees and/or other subcontractors as required by the contract.
  • Ensure craft employees and subcontractors are working safely; promote our Safety Culture. Safety is our #1 Priority.
  • Review purchase requisitions, which may include small tools, consumables, permanent materials, etc.
  • Provide technical assistance, i.e., interpretation of drawings, recommending construction methods and equipment, etc., as required.
  • Assist project management in developing and implementing project procedures, working documents, standards, etc.
  • Ensure all onsite personnel comply with project procedures, safety program requirements, work rules, environmental compliance, etc. Document all violations, notify project management, recommend/implement corrective actions as required.
  • Responsible for knowing the budget and production rates and striving to meet/exceed them.
  • Assume responsibility for productivity of crafts, efficient use of materials & equipment, and contractual performance of the project.
  • Schedule necessary inspections per contract documents.
  • Represent RESCAR in the most positive and professional manner with respect to clients, consultants, subcontractors, vendors, and the community we serve.
  • Perform additional assignments per Upper Leadership/Management direction.
  • Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Need:

  • Minimum 5 years in Railroad track construction management and/or craft supervision experience in similar facility construction.
  • Thorough knowledge of all aspects of railroad track construction (technology, equipment, methods); craft agreements, jurisdiction, negotiations; engineering, cost control schedules and safety required.
  • Excellent communication, organizational and supervisory skills essential.
  • Team building skills.
  • Ability to utilize Microsoft Office.
  • Meets or exceeds quality standards on all work that is performed.
  • Follows and enforces safety rules, wears appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) and leads by example to ensure that all employees meet or exceed our safety standards.
  • Successfully complete and maintain any required safety certification and testing on an annual basis.
  • Ensure all equipment is being properly maintained and in safe working order.

What You'll Enjoy:

  • Competitive base wages, starting at $29-34 per hour 
  • Weekly pay
  • 8 to 10 hour shifts, Monday-Friday (with weekend work as scheduled)
  • Vacation days + eight paid holidays 
  • Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability and Life Insurance coverage; 401K plan; Supplemental Life, Long Term Disability, Critical Care, Hospitalization, and Accident coverage


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The Company
Downers Grove, Illinois
308 Employees
Remote Workplace
Year Founded: 1969

What We Do

Rescar Companies is a privately held company that offers maintenance services to companies that own and/or lease rail rolling stock. Services include mechanical repair, exterior painting, interior coating and cleaning. These services are provided from Rescar's nationwide network of 50+ filed service locations in the US.
Rescar has been providing these services to private shippers, leasing companies and railroads for over 50 years and is the largest rolling stock maintenance provider in North America. In the past, Rescar has pioneered many new and efficient ways of providing these services that have saved our customers countless dollars in maintenance related cost. As such, Rescar is considered to be the premier company in this industry by its customers and competitors alike.

Rescar's mission is simple:
"We will perform all services with defect-free workmanship for all Rescar's customers, both internal and external. We will understand the requirements of our jobs and conform to those requirements at all times. We will do it right the first time."

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