Rail Coordinator

Rail Coordinator

Location: Houston, TX

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 6 months (with potential for extension)
• Pay Rate: $29.00 $33.00 / Hour (USD)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This role requires working on a collaborative team with strong communication skills, attention to detail, and the ability to interface with external rail vendors as well as internal stakeholders to identify and respond to rail trends, fleet metrics, and future operational requirements. The scope of accountability for the Rail team includes all bulk liquids (Crude Oil and other renewable/non-hydrocarbon feedstocks, Refined Products, Specialty Products, NGLs/LPGs, etc.).

Key Responsibilities

• Perform daily tracking and tracing of rail fleet equipment, maintaining and documenting data in rail tracking system (Transmetrics TMS) and railroad systems.
• Ensure shipment information is populated within Transmetrics TMS and cars are allocated appropriately.
• Conduct daily proactive communication with railroads to resolve all types of service issues including First Mile and Last Mile local service.
• Generate bills of lading, diversions, and/or reships as needed.
• Assist with managing EDI billing issues as they arise.
• Assist Rail Operations to manage, investigate, and resolve data discrepancies within Transmetrics TMS and adding comments to jeopardized in-transit shipments.
• Coordinate with Rail Coordinators in managing rail fleet at storage facilities.
• Develop and manage rail reports for managing rail pipeline and regulatory testing and working with railroads on systemic resolution.
• Assist Rail Coordinator with supply management of empty and loaded railcars to/from all locations.
• Perform analysis and query of rail movement data to build metrics, identify operational cost drivers, trends, and drive optimization improvements.

Required Skills

• Strong knowledge of rail systems and how the process works of getting freight from point A to point B and C.
• Ability to troubleshoot delayed rail cars by researching past status updates, calling the railroad, and researching the billing.
• Experience with rail car billing responsibilities.
• Ability to maintain a status log on rail cars to track issues, delays, and actions taken to rectify the situation.
• Ability to download and import data into Excel, and use and create pivot tables.
• Knowledge of Rail Station or Rail Code identifiers (e.g., understanding that two refineries in the same location can have distinct rail station identifiers).
• Strong communication skills and attention to detail.
• Customer service mentality and problem-solving initiative.

Preferred Skills

• SAP experience.

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, and Dental Insurance Plans
• 401k Retirement Fund

Important Notes

• Two-round interview process: virtual, then in-person.

About the Client

This client is one of the largest integrated downstream energy companies in the world, headquartered in Houston with operations and employees across the United States and internationally. The organization manufactures, transports, and markets energy products and chemical inputs that power the global economy, with a diversified business spanning refining operations, midstream transportation and logistics, chemicals manufacturing, marketing and specialty products, and a growing renewable fuels platform employing approximately 14,000 people. Teams here include refinery engineers, logistics and midstream specialists, chemical scientists, renewable fuels analysts, rail and supply chain coordinators, and corporate finance and strategy professionals who collaborate across multiple segments of the energy value chain.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-13255

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