Repair Center Supervisor

Founded in 1898 and headquartered in Chicago, IL, GATX Corporation (NYSE: GATX) is an industry leader with 125+ years of success-success that is powered by our people. We are proud of our high-performance culture, hard-working and enthusiastic management team, and beautiful office space in the Willis Tower.

At GATX, we hire the best and offer our employees a dynamic, energetic, collaborative environment to enable them to make an impact from day one. Enjoy the perks and benefits of a global company with the close-knit culture and community of a much smaller one. In the same way we strive to empower our customers to propel the world forward, we are dedicated to providing our people with the tools and resources they need to move forward in their careers.

Responsible for leading/directing railcar production for Repair Center Mechanical Repair Department. Accountable for leadership of skilled labor employees including all aspects of safety, quality, production and cost. Ensures the highest quality work in the most efficient and cost-effective manner possible. Provides direction and motivation to the workforce to ensure performance metrics are achieved. Ensure consistent and fair administration of employee policies and procedures.

Key Activities:

Plans, organizes and supervises shift production in accordance with

priority goals and availability of resources to ensure adequate and timely downstream flow.

• Mentors other to ensure safe work environment.
• Perform audits to ensure high quality repairs.
• Accountable for production.
• Communicates work area status/activities to the Repair Center Manager. Communicate with downstream departments to facilitate car flow.
• Uses technical experience, expertise and problem-solving ability to achieve and maintain quality repair.
• Maintains an effective workforce by recruiting, hiring, mentoring, managing and training employees. Administers human resource policies and procedures, e.g. staffing, attendance, payroll, performance issues, and training.
• Ensure that all necessary administrative work is complete and accurate.

This position will interact with all employees including management, safety, human resources, quality, maintenance and corporate representatives, customers and vendors. The impact of this position on the business is very important as it ensures that daily safety, quality, production, environmental and cost goals are achieved. The person in this position will have a high level of interaction with production employees throughout the daily schedule. The decisions made by the person filling this position are of a highly technical nature in the mid-range of complexity and independent judgment as related to railcar repair. This position's primary functions are conducted in accordance with established policies and principles. This position will have a range of approximately 10-30 production employees reporting to it.

Education and/or Experience Required:

• Minimum High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Minimum of 3 years' experience (5 years preferred) in fast paced production

environment, preferably with a minimum of 2 years' mechanical railcar repair experience.

• Previous supervisory experience preferred.
• For internal candidates only: previous experience as a facilitator in a workplace,

inspector, or experience in a work center (1-year repair; 6 months all other) preferred

• Knowledge of Association of American Railroads (AAR) and Federal Railroad

Administration (FRA) rules and regulations.

• Ability to lead a versatile team.
• Ability to communicate effectively, both in writing and verbally, in English.
• Systems
• MS Office Suite (Outlook, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)
• MMS
• Shop Portal
• ECM
• MIS
• SEM
• SharePoint
• SAP
• Hippo
• Citrix
• GagePack
• Power BI
• Lotus Notes
• Technical Railcar Repair Knowledge
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work well with others in a positive manner
• Ability to read and interpret work orders and GATX specification sheets
• Strong Planning, Prioritization and Organization Skills
• Results Driven and Self-starter
• Team Player
• Demonstrate decision-making ability
• Develop and Mentor Others
• Customer Service
• Effective Leadership

Physical Requirements

• Must be able to stoop for extended periods and routinely move from kneeling to standing

positions

• Must be able to perform overhead work for extended periods
• Must be able to lift (vertically) up to 85 pounds from the ground surface
• Must be able to push / pull (horizontally) up to 140 pounds
• Must be able to climb ladders and perform work at elevated heights
• Must be able to work in extreme temperature environments
• The noise level in the work environment is usually loud to moderate, hearing protection

must be worn.

• Must be able to physically enter confined space (rail car manways as small as 18" in

diameter) and work in enclosed environments

• Must be able to sit/work in front of a computer for extended periods of time

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work

being performed by people assigned to this job. They are not intended to be an exhaustive list

of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of personnel so classified.