Division Manager

General Summary:

Provides leadership in all division activities within assigned area, including production, distribution, and marketing operations to meet customer service requirements. Works with other divisions as well as other Hulcher Business Units to resolve all internal and external Customer and Community relations issues that impact assigned customers and communities.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and implements plan to clean up derailed railroad cars & engines, track construction, rail cargo transfer services and environmental emergency response services or other projects using materials, machines, and employees efficiently, providing direction to the crew.
• Evaluates and provides recommendations to problem-solve customer concerns, analyzes customer needs and/or sales opportunities.
• Maintains a safe, positive, and productive work environment, and directs the division’s achievement of its safety, financial, and customer satisfaction goals.
• Schedules and coordinates, in conjunction with foreman/assistant division personnel, assignments to meet customers’ demands on emergency and non-emergency bases.
• Confers with customers and representatives of associated industries to evaluate and promote improved and expanded services in area.
• Utilizes local market knowledge and competition to collaborates with the Sales team in the development initiatives in new markets.
• Assists with the analysis, computation, and presentation of bids.
• Schedules and implements maintenance and repair of field equipment and division facility.
• Reviews production costs and product quality and modifies production and inventory control programs to maintain and enhance profitable division operations.
• Hires, trains, and supervises, regularly evaluates performance, and counsels division staff. Ensures proper orientation of staff into the organization.
• Trains job foreman on equipment aspects and site supervision
• Ensures completion and processing of all required administrative requirements expected from the division.
• Performs other incidental and related duties as required.

Educational Requirements:

• High School or equivalent
• Preferred Education: bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience

Required:

• A valid driver's license.
• Extensive knowledge of the State permits requirements and procedures.
• Three or more years related experience in the supervision of heavy mechanical equipment and field operations, including administrative, wrecking/derailment or environmental remediation, mechanical, safety and leadership experience in the railroad or environmental industry. Three or more years experience operating heavy mechanical equipment preferred.
• Ability to effectively communicate technical information to all types of people, both verbally and in writing; strong communication, decision-making, analytical, problem solving and interpersonal skills.
• Knowledge of railcar derailment operations, railcar loading and tie down operations, heavy equipment operation and maintenance and DOT drivers logs, and compliance.

Travel:

• Subject to long, irregular hours and 24-hour on-call availability.
• Must be able to travel 75% of the time.
• Driving for extended periods.
• On call 24/7 unless on scheduled for time off.