Project Superintendent – Rail Grinding & Milling
Job Description:
- Oversee and manage numerous rail grinding and rail milling teams
- Approving expenses
- Approving payroll
- Scheduling rotations
- Participating in hiring of new team members
- Basic understanding of rail treatment
- Identify rail surface defects (spalling, corrugation, engine burns)
- Understanding of how track geometry and track substructure plays a role in the development of rail surface conditions
- Assess and/or survey rail condition and develop long term rail treatment plan
- Provide input to the development of the annual budget and oversees cost control for the rail grinding and milling programs
- Knowledge and can explain difference between rail grinding and rail milling
- Knowledge and can explain when to perform rail grinding and when to perform rail milling
- Basic knowledge of rail grinding and rail milling operations
- Operational set-up (grinders, watch trucks, final patrol)
- Complete on-site inspections and audits of equipment
- Must know already or will learn how to operate, maintain, and troubleshoot rail grinding and milling equipment
Requirements:
- Individual with at least 5-7 years railways experience in the railway Engineering Department
- Familiarity with grinding and milling practices and procedures common to the industry
- Coordinating/influencing skills
- Strong communicator across multiple functions
- Required to be on call on a regular basis outside of normal business hours and workdays
- Proficient with a computer, (Microsoft Office)
- Already has or is able to obtain a Passport
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