Sr. Manager Car Maintenance

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Date: Jun 2, 2025

Location: Atlanta, GA, US, 30308

Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.

Requisition 38744: B5 Sr. Manager Car Maintenance 

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Job Description

Job Description

Primary Purpose: 

The individual is responsible for maintenance of NS car fleet to a high level of reliability and availability to our customers in transportation. This includes overseeing all program and heavy repairs to system revenue and non-revenue rail freight cars worked at any shop on the Norfolk Southern system and at any contract shop. 

 

Principal Duties: 

  • Handles AAR billing, forecasts, and reports for all cars (system, foreign and privately owned rail freight cars), which are repaired at any Norfolk Southern system repair location. 
  • Directs Oversight of car disposition, car values and scrapping of retired cars. 
  • Maintains NS car maintenance history. 
  • Develop strategy and vision for railcar technology to keep NS at the forefront of industry changes to maintain competitiveness and cost control  
  • Manages multi-million-dollar budget for the maintenance of more than 56,000 rails cars owned or leased, in addition to capital and expense projects ensures efficient and reliable railcars. 
  • Works with sustainability groups to continue advancement of railcar technology  
  • Promote the use of Agile methodology to drive continuous improvement.  
  • Represents NS on AAR ARB Committee and other associated Technical Advisory Groups (TAGS) 
  • Oversight of New Car Acquisitions including Specifications, Requisitions, Receipts and Sample Car Inspections  
  • Oversight of Multi-Level Pool Sites and Pre-Trip Contractors including TTCI/AAR Auto Ramp Audits, Certifications and Review and Approval of all Invoices 
  • Oversight of all outside NS Contract Shop locations 
  • Oversight of AAR Car Repair Billing, payable and receivable invoices ~$200M annually 
  • NS Mechanical liaison for NS Wrecking Contractors 
  • Oversight of the distribution of over 2,600 NS EOTS and rental settlements to foreign carriers 

 

Job Related Experience: 

  • Minimum Level: 6 - 10 years
  • Preferred Level: 11+ 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 

 

Skills and Abilities: 

  • Analytical Thinking 
  • Analyzing Problems 
  • Carefulness with Details 
  • Communication Skills 

 

 

Career Path: 

Predecessor Jobs: 

  • Systems Engineer  

Future Jobs: 

  • Director Mechanical operations 
  • Assistant Director Mechanical Operations 

Work Conditions

  • Environment: Office/Hybrid 
  • Shift Work: No 
  • On-Call: Yes 
  • Weekend Work: No 
  • Travel Required: 0 – 10 Days per Month

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

 

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

 

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.


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