Transportation Manager - Operations Management Training Program
Description
Are you a great communicator with proven leadership experience? If you are interested in developing your current management skills and taking your career to the next level at a Fortune 200 company, consider the Union Pacific Operations Management Training (OMT) program. We are seeking ambitious and dedicated individuals to lead our organization into the future.
As a Transportation Manager, you will supervise unionized work crews and manage the safe on-time transportation operations at a major terminal in our system. Upon completion of the comprehensive training program, you will be assigned to a work location where you will lead employees in the execution of transportation plans. We need critical thinkers with strong analytical and communication skills who have the confidence to lead a diverse crew of people. This is an exceptional first-line field management opportunity with significant growth potential.
Union Pacific operates a dynamic 24/7/365 operation focused on safety and customer service. This position will require you to work long hours in all weather conditions, including weekends, holidays and on-call. Successful candidates will embrace the fast-paced, deadline-oriented work environment and experience a fulfilling, lifelong career with Union Pacific. Relocation will be required several times throughout your career.
Union Pacific's Operations Management Training program offers 4 classes each year - January, April, July and September.
Please visit us at the career fair to learn more about interviewing opportunities.
Accountabilities
- Manage employees and transportation operations
- Work with transportation crews in the field to ensure safety and operational compliance
- Analyze data to improve yard and road operations, with a focus on providing excellent service to customers
- Interact with executives and other leadership on a regular basis to address critical business needs
- Monitor resources to ensure efficient operations in a safe environment
- Coordinate railroad operations with other UP departments (engineering, mechanical, etc.)
- Investigate and reduce safety incidents
- Conduct regular employee performance evaluations
Qualifications
Required
- A Bachelor Degree or will you have one by June 2018
- Drivers license required for this position.
Preferred
- A Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business, Management, Logistics, or Supply Chain Management or related
- 1 year(s) experience managing people or leadership experience
- 1 year(s) experience in transportation field operations
- Prior work experience in an operations or safety sensitive position such as industrial operations, heavy machinery, transportation or manufacturing
- Must qualify on the Operations Management Test Battery. Click here for the sample questions here.
Department
Transportation employees are responsible for serving our customers by providing the safe, on-time and on-plan movement of freight trains. From the switchman organizing freight cars in the train yard to the train crew’s delivery of goods, Transportation makes up the largest portion of Union Pacific’s workforce. Employees are assigned to specific hubs throughout Union Pacific’s 23-state network that dictates the geographic region of work.
Company
Union Pacific is one of America’s premier transportation and logistics companies, linking 23 states in the western two-thirds of the country and serving many of the fastest-growing U.S. cities. Generations of Americans have built successful careers at Union Pacific and in the process, they’ve helped build a nation – delivering lumber for our homes, food for our tables, energy for our power plants and the countless raw materials and finished goods that supply the American way of life.