Assistant Superintendent- Columbia, SC

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Date: Dec 13, 2024

Location: Columbia, SC, US, 29201

Company: Norfolk Southern Corp.

Requisition 38101: B6 Assistant Superintendent- Columbia, SC 

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you’ll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

Job Description

Job Description

Primary Purpose:

Oversees the safe, efficient, on-time, and economical operation of the terminal while ensuring that all employees, equipment, and freight are protected from injury or damage.

Principal Duties:

  • Establishes good relationships with customers and foreign line railroads, providing timely switching service and interchange, and proactively monitoring operations.
  • Ensures compliance with safety and operating rules and implements operating practices that protect safety of operations.
  • Requires familiarity with labor agreements and is responsible for managing effective working relationships with subordinates and employees from all operating departments.
  • Ensures effective cost control by planning and assigning work to achieve optimum productivity.
  • Requires extensive knowledge of safety and operating rules, train operations, terminal operations, FRA regulations, HazMat. corporate policies and labor agreements, as well as Thoroughbred Yard Enterprise System (TYES), crew call, and other computer applications.
  • Investigates accidents and injuries to determine cause and minimize future occurrences.
  • Develops subordinates.

Job Related Experience:

Minimum Level: 1-2 years Preferred Level: 3-5 years

Education:

Preferred Level: Bachelor's Degree (BS)

Preferred Majors:

  • Business
  • Business - Transportation Operations / Logistics
Licenses / Certifications: Required: None listed Preferred: None listed

Technical Skills:

  • Crewcall System
  • TYES

Skills and Abilities:

  • Communication Skills
  • Empowering Others
  • Business Knowledge
  • Customer Service
  • Decision Making

Career Path:

Predecessor Jobs:

  • Trainmaster
  • Operations Manager

Future Jobs:

  • Assistant Division Superintendent
  • Division Superintendent

Work Conditions

Environment: Outdoor/Field

Shift Work: No

On-Call: Yes

Weekend Work: Yes

Travel Required: 0 - 2 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.

 


Nearest Major Market: Columbia
Nearest Secondary Market: South Carolina