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Understand Methanex supply chain and proactively anticipate impact of shifting supply and demand * Understand customer requirements to anticipate and mitigate potential supply impacts * Manage fleet ...

Procurement Lead

Nederland, TX · On-site

$110 - $150/hr

Position Summary This role Leads the Purchasing and Warehouse teams for the Methanex Beaumont site. Focused on directing and managing the team and resources to ensure reliable and quality supply of ...

The Health and Safety Lead is also responsible for assessing Methanex Geismar site's compliance with Methanex Corporation Occupational Health and Safety standards, along with local regulatory ...

The Health and Safety Lead is also responsible for assessing Methanex Geismar site's compliance with Methanex Corporation Occupational Health and Safety standards, along with local regulatory ...

Description Position Summary The Control Systems Lead provides leadership, direction, and accountability for the Control Systems team, supporting all three Methanex Geismar plants. The role is ...

Senior Rail Operations Coordinator

Houston, TX

$18.25 - $24.25/hr

Understand Methanex supply chain and proactively anticipate impact of shifting supply and demand * Understand customer requirements to anticipate and mitigate potential supply impacts * Manage fleet ...

Position Summary This role Leads the Purchasing and Warehouse teams for the Methanex Beaumont site. Focused on directing and managing the team and resources to ensure reliable and quality supply of ...

Health and Safety Lead

Geismar, LA · On-site

$120 - $190/hr

The Health and Safety Lead is also responsible for assessing Methanex Geismar site's compliance with Methanex Corporation Occupational Health and Safety standards, along with local regulatory ...

Description Position Summary This role Leads the Purchasing and Warehouse teams for the Methanex Beaumont site. Focused on directing and managing the team and resources to ensure reliable and quality ...

Senior Rail Operations Coordinator

Houston, TX

$18.25 - $24.25/hr

Understand Methanex supply chain and proactively anticipate impact of shifting supply and demand * Understand customer requirements to anticipate and mitigate potential supply impacts * Manage fleet ...

This role assists with process monitoring and optimization and to certify the quality of product and effluent produced at the Methanex Geismar site. Position Responsibilities * Provides an accurate ...

$120 - $180/hr

The Health and Safety Lead is also responsible for assessing Methanex Geismar site's compliance with Methanex Corporation Occupational Health and Safety standards, along with local regulatory ...

Position Summary The Control Systems Lead provides leadership, direction, and accountability for the Control Systems team, supporting all three Methanex Geismar plants. The role is responsible for ...

This role assists with process monitoring and optimization and to certify the quality of product and effluent produced at the Methanex Geismar site. Position Responsibilities * Provides an accurate ...

$90 - $120/hr

This includes a primary focus on immigration support, as well as supporting business travel and the cross-regional deployment of Methanex resources, relocation, taxation, and associated reporting and ...

Millwright

Geismar, LA · On-site

$26.75 - $35/hr

Networks and promotes an environment of information sharing with other Methanex sites * Responsible for ensuring awareness of all controlled documents relating to this position as per the Document ...

Millwright

Geismar, LA

$26.75 - $35/hr

Networks and promotes an environment of information sharing with other Methanex sites * Responsible for ensuring awareness of all controlled documents relating to this position as per the Document ...

Millwright

Geismar, LA · On-site

$26.75 - $35/hr

Networks and promotes an environment of information sharing with other Methanex sites * Responsible for ensuring awareness of all controlled documents relating to this position as per the Document ...

Position Summary The Senior Mechanical Planner is responsible for the execution of all mechanical and rotating turnaround and capital work order processes. This role ensures efficient and ...

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Senior Rail Operations Coordinator

Methanex

Houston, TX • On-site

Full-time

Re-posted 2 days ago


Job description

Description
Position Summary
The Senior Rail Operations Coordinator will be primarily responsible for executing the railcar fleet and positioning strategy for Methanex North America Marketing & Logistics. Proactive management of our railcar fleet by the incumbent is essential to delivering security of supply to our customers during standard operations as well as contingency events, including but not limited to natural disasters, weather related issues, demand shifts and planned and unplanned plant outages. This role is also responsible for freight repositioning and ancillary cost management associated with the Methanex railcar fleet, ensuring adherence to Methanex Preventative Maintenance program, and supporting Responsible Care related initiatives.
Additionally, the rail coordinator oversees our rail management software (QTS). The coordinator will work with QTS daily to adjust rail routing and to expedite rail cars where necessary. This position will also be responsible for creating/maintaining internal and external KPIs related to the movement of the rail fleet utilizing the QTS software. In addition, the rail coordinator will be responsible for validating and troubleshooting billing related to the maintenance and upkeep of the railcar fleet. The incumbent will provide periodic back-up support for the Senior Rail Analyst for day-to-day requirements as needed
Position Responsibilities
Fleet Strategy
  • Develop short and medium-term fleet plans to meet demand requirements at all ship points
  • Understand Methanex supply chain and proactively anticipate impact of shifting supply and demand
  • Understand customer requirements to anticipate and mitigate potential supply impacts
  • Manage fleet positioning during contingency events to ensure 100% customer supply
  • Control costs through fleet repositioning and understanding of contractual rights and obligations
  • Proactively manage empty railcar pipelines to ensure plant loading requirements are met to avoid production impact.
  • Monitor railcar location and schedule, communicating to Customer Service as necessary.
  • Manage railcar movements in and out of storage according to demand patterns
  • Optimize fleet to minimize demurrage and lease track expenses
  • Monitor and actively communicate to stakeholders, any impacts to orders arising from rail disruptions (weather related, railroad strikes, contingency events, railroad schedule outages, derailments, route blockades, etc)
  • Prepare and distribute report on cars at terminals vs open order to ensure that customers can be covered
  • Follow ISO (Corporate and Regional) and Responsible Care procedures.

Rail Operations
  • Manage relationship with Rail System provider, ensuring adequate fleet and railroad performance.
  • Identify opportunities to enhance processes with our Rail System provider
  • Manage railcar onboarding and offboarding or at start and end lease terms, respectively
  • Review specifications on proposed cars to ensure they meet Methanex requirements
  • Manage rail fleet related communications to Sales and Customer Service teams
  • Support development of customer messaging regarding transit times, delays, or rail requirements
  • Coordinate inspections of new cars with receiving locations, address discrepancies as required
  • Work with lessors to ensure all rail cars adhere to Methanex's technical specifications (gaskets, O-rings, etc.)
  • Ensure that lease contract data is maintained (rider details, car ID, rate, expiration, etc.)
  • Ensure robust understanding of contractual rights and obligations in lease agreements, for effective cost control.
  • Manage billing patterns
  • Procure placards, seals and other materials required by terminal locations
  • Manage and track off-lease periods, ensuring all credits due are captured
  • Coordinate with outsourcing rail party to troubleshoot any rail delays
  • Collaborate with railroads and Rail System provider to expedite shipments as required
  • Communicate with Customer Service &Logistics team if transit time needs to be updated due to weather related delays, new routes or deviations
  • Coordinate with the outsourcing rail partner the actual billing of the cars to different locations
  • Coordinate with Customer Supply Specialists when customer needs to return empty cars

Maintenance and Responsible Care
  • Support the implementation and execution of the Responsible Care plan
  • Contribute to the development Responsible Care procedures
  • Share best practices in industry with customers and suppliers and initiate implementation at Methanex
  • Obtain and maintain hazmat certification as required
  • Lead the fleet preventive maintenance plan and report monthly performance metrics
  • Lead Non-Accidental Releases (NAR) investigations and evaluate trends to avoid NARs
  • Perform root cause analysis for railcar related incidents (derailments, customer issues, plant issues, etc)
  • Ensure railcars meet Methanex and regulatory standards, lead correction of any deficiencies.
  • Manage relationships with railcar material suppliers
  • Ensure only approved suppliers perform work on Methanex railcars.
  • Coordinate new supplier review as needed.
  • Approve actions taken by 3rd party rail software and transactional support companies regarding:
    a. Railcar Preventative Maintenance program per Methanex Standards
    b. Repair work (Shop and mobile repair units)
    c. Maintenance of cars including related Railtrac data maintenance
    d. Regulatory data - umler, railink, OT57, OTMA
    e. Re-qualifications
    h. Invoice auditing & Approval of work / quotes
    i. Reporting and analysis on shop spending - budgeting improvement
Position Qualifications
  • Minimum 7 years of experience in a rail related supply chain or logistics role
  • Thorough knowledge of rail operations or processes is preferred
  • Working knowledge of 3rd party freight (rail) beneficial
  • Rail related hazmat training beneficial
  • Excellent communication, written and verbal, and relationship building skills
  • Multi-tasking and problem solving in a timely manner is essential
  • Capacity to learn and adapt to new systems quickly and efficiently
  • MS Office Suite medium proficiency required, specifically Outlook and Excel
  • QTS or any other rail tracking system is beneficial