Lead the Nightly Rhythm of Precision Machining

Picture your evening: it’s 7:00 p.m. and the team gathers around you. You kick off a focused safety talk, align the crew on priorities, check that tooling and raw materials are in place, and coordinate with maintenance and engineering so machines are ready to run. Throughout the night, you coach operators, verify part quality, keep production moving, and make sure every job is done safely, efficiently, and to spec. By 5:00 a.m., you’ve helped deliver a clean handoff into the next day—safely, on schedule, and with pride.

What You’ll Own

• Champion plant-wide safety, ergonomics, and environmental practices outlined in the Amsted Rail Health & Safety program; provide real-time, on-floor safety leadership for your shift.
• Open each night with a clear, relevant safety talk for your department.
• Stay fluent in the core tasks across your area so you can guide, assist, and audit work effectively.
• Coordinate materials, tooling, and consumables; partner with maintenance, engineering, and leadership to keep the schedule on track.
• Coach and correct constructively—recognize great work and address gaps to align the team to shared goals.
• Support training, mentoring, and work audits to uphold rigorous safety and quality standards.
• Inspect output for defects and drive timely containment and correction of quality concerns.
• Assist with changeovers, attachments, and fine adjustments across lines or cells to reduce downtime.
• Use hand and power tools safely and appropriately.
• Record production run details accurately in the company’s computer systems.
• Read and apply operational sequences, specifications, and final part dimensions.

Machining Focus

• Load/select programs on machine control units and start operations confidently.
• Perform routine preventive maintenance to keep equipment reliable.
• Troubleshoot part conformance issues and machine faults to restore capability quickly.

What You Bring

• Mechanical aptitude and hands-on problem solving in an industrial environment.
• Experience leading from the front on a production floor is preferred.
• Comfort lifting, pushing, and pulling 10–50 lbs.
• Ability to wear employer-provided PPE.
• Stamina to stand and move throughout the department for the full shift.

Rewards & Schedule

• Employee Ownership: Annual stock awards (10% of compensation)
• 401(k) Match: Up to 4% dollar-for-dollar
• Comprehensive Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, HSA with company contributions, life insurance, disability coverage, and pet insurance available after 30 days
• Competitive Pay: Competitive hourly rate based on experience, plus potential annual bonus eligibility
• Career Growth: On-the-job training, pay-for-skill opportunities, and advancement potential
• Work-Life Balance: Paid Time Off (PTO) starting at 3 weeks, 11 paid holidays, and a Monday – Thursday Nights | 7:00 p.m.–5:00 a.m.
• Additional Offerings: Tuition reimbursement, referral bonuses, and employee discount programs, including gym reimbursement

Conditions of Employment

Successfully pass a pre-employment drug screen and background check