Railroad General Manager job description

This post includes 3 parts: duties list, job qualification and job description writing tips for Railroad General Manager  in details. A complete job description concludes Railroad General Manager  key duties/responsibilities, Railroad General Manager  job qualifications (knowledge, education, skills, abilities, experience…KSA model) and other ones such as daily tasks, key activities, key/core competencies, job functions/purpose…

I. List of Railroad General Manager  duties:

1. Full responsibility and oversight of the 24/7 crude oil terminal operations with SAFETY and ENVIRONMENT being the highest priorities next to financial stewardship.
2. Manage, direct, and provide insight and follow up to staff of supervisors and team members.
3. Manage supervisors to set expectations, lead, train and develop all team members through the Management Process.
4. Manage and ensure customer satisfaction and operational excellence.
5. Participate in customer meetings to build positive relationships.
6. Responsible for railroad and terminal financials, budgeting and forecasting.
7. Accountable for asset utilization. This will entail routine evaluation of requirements, capital improvement projects to maximize efficiency. Excess assets and facilities will be offered as a revenue source.
8. Accountable for the development, approval, and periodic review of operating procedures for all railroad and terminal activities. This area will include all technical, operational, and support functions.
9. Maintain and develop safety culture among all Team Members.
10. Participate in and promote regional and/or corporate initiatives.
11. Ensure that Team Members receive the proper training to perform their jobs.
12. Routine interface with accounting, maintenance, engineering and other support teams.
13. Routine communication and coordination with other corporate departments.
14. Other duties as assigned.

II. List of Railroad General Manager  qualifications

1. Bachelor s Degree or equivalent industry experience.
2. Knowledge of word processing software; spreadsheet software; inventory software; internet software and order processing systems.
3. Extensive background in crude oil, terminals, and railroad.
4. Strong Organizational and leadership skills for a multifaceted work environment.
5. Excellent interpersonal skills, strong oral and written communication.
6. Detail oriented and customer focused.
7. Ability to troubleshoot operational problems.
8. Familiar with applicable Federal, State and Local regulatory agency requirements for handling, storage and transportation of crude oil products.
9. Must possess a valid driver s license and a driving record satisfactory to the Company and its insurers.

III. Tips to write job description

1. Too-long job description:

Looking at a too-long job description can frighten the candidates off and drive the away. A job description, no matter how important the job is, should not be included in more than 3 pages. If one focuses on too many things at a time, he shall definitely lose focus on the main items and get overwhelmed by the remaining; So, keep it concisely.

2. Too-short job description:

While too-long can be a problem, too-short is more a problem. It will ruin the meaning of the job description. A too-short one means it lacks necessary details and therefore, the candidate will not be able to understand while reading it.

3. Listing unnecessary functions or job duties:

Just classifying these into the “others” category will save you a lot of effort and space. On the other hand, the job description will become more dilute and easy to be neglected.

4. Key functions

Not listing key functions as required for the job can be a fatal mistake to a job description.

5. Grammar and spelling

Poor grammar and having spelling errors can ruin the job description, too. Never think that as you are the employer, you may have the right to make grammar or spelling errors while requires other not to. A job description with such errors is easily to be mistaken as a fake or ghost ads; as a result, the candidate will turn away from it.

6. Not specific enough:

Be specific and concise; if you don’t address the specific, then what the job description is for. It is for the candidate to understand just exactly what he needs to do or needs to have. Lacking details can confuse the candidates very well.

7. Not having the job description reviewed by others:

This is also a common mistake. One may be subject to bias, but more than one, especially with the help of those external advisor, the job description can be more perfect.

8. Using buzzwords or abbreviations:

In fact, it is not necessary at all to use such in a job description.

9. Using slang or legal words:

Just use common wording to communicate with others and don’t do anything extraordinarily.

10. Not updating the job description:

The same job may require different duties and responsibilities in different times, so, you cannot use the same job description for 2 different times.