Load Planner - Croxton, NJ Job Listing at Norfolk Southern in Jersey City, NJ (Job ID 1258852300)

Description

Requisition 38247: Load Planner - Croxton, NJ 

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Norfolk Southern offers a unique opportunity to be part of our proud legacy that spans nearly 200 years. We are a customer-centric, operations-driven team dedicated to advancing safety, serving communities, and driving innovation for tomorrow's rail.  As part of Norfolk Southern, you'll join a collaborative team where there are opportunities for growth across the organization. We are building a culture where everyone can thrive by owning and driving exceptional results, being humble and leading with trust, serving our customers with excellence, and collaborating and coaching to win.

What You'll Do

The Load Planner is responsible for organizing an outbound train plan that meets client deadlines while maximizing the amount of shipped containers for each train in a fast-paced outdoor environment.

Responsibilities
 

• Manage outbound trains, ensuring that yard personnel load and release trains on schedule
• Modify existing train plans, adding rail cars as needed to meet shipping requirements
• Assign available units to departing trains
• Manage holds and exceptions on individual units
• Confirm Hub Manager receives correct train information
• Use the Terminal Operating System and other support systems to locate train information
• Log train release information in client reports
• Complete client reports for train releases
• Compile and store Train Close-Out packets that contain all train information for each released train
• Transfer scheduled outbound plan and train status information to the incoming Load Coordinator at the end of your shift
• Mentor new personnel in load planning procedures
• Work with the Analyst to maintain a current inventory of units inside the facility
   

Required Qualifications
 

• 4+ years of relevant work experience
• Strong ability to analyze and solve problems on an immediate basis, and to develop and implement procedural changes without supervision.
• Strong interpersonal skills to support work as a team.
• Excellent time management skills
• Strong written and oral communication skills to train subordinates, peers, and senior level managers effectively
• Skills to adapt to rapidly changing customer requests and requirements, seasonal variances in workload, and industry needs and requirements.
• Proficient in Microsoft® Word® and Excel®

Work Environment

• 24/7 Operation
• Environment: Outdoors
• On-Call: Yes
• Weekend Work: Yes
• Shift Work: Yes

Company Overview

Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.

At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.

Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.