Job Description
**Start a Watco Career and Discover the Difference**
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Keep the world's supply chain moving. That's what the Watco team does every day at our short line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you're at one of these locations or in a support\-services role, there's one thread that ties everyone together. We're all or the same team. One Watco.
Here's what you can expect from Watco:
* Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek
* Competitive compensation and benefits
* Paid on\-the\-job training with peer trainers
* Training for conductors, engineers, mechanics, and MOW Team Members at Watco's Safe Performance Center
* Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University
* Career advancement opportunities
**Job Summary**
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The Locomotive Supervisor is responsible for maintenance, repairs, and availability of the locomotive fleet. They will support supervision of the locomotive mechanic and electrician team to achieve maintenance goals with optimum safety, economy, efficiency, and effectiveness ensuring the availability of locomotive fleet and compliance with company and federal regulatory standards and guidelines. This Locomotive Supervisor description is general and illustrative of the type of duties required for this position. This description is not all inclusive and is not meant to be a detailed description of each and every duty performed by the incumbent.
**Essential Duties and Responsibilities**
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* Supervise and coordinate the activities of the locomotive team
* The Locomotive Supervisor must teach, apply and monitor Federal Railroad Administration, State, Federal and company standards, rules and regulations
* Communicate and monitor performance goals, quality standards, KMIs and financial performance to ensure safety and efficiency
* Support training and developing team members with locomotive electrical and mechanical systems
* Guide and direct team members to technically troubleshoot locomotive failures, repairs, and service processes in person and over the phone
* Assist with the repair of locomotive component rebuilds, traction motor repair and/or replacement and air system troubleshooting and repair
* Read, analyze, and interpret locomotive downloads, blueprints, general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations
* Draft reports, repair estimates, business correspondence, and procedural instructions and effectively present information to managers, team members, and customers
* The Locomotive Supervisor will inspect, test, and maintain locomotives and locomotive components according to Federal regulations and compile records to comply with Federal and company standards, rules, and regulations
* Maintain a reliable inventory of parts and materials for the proper maintenance of locomotives
* Coordinate da...