About this role
R. J. Corman Railroad Company is currently seeking a General Manager of Transloading to join our team in Nicholasville, KY.
Responsibilities:
• Develop, launch, and scale transload operations across R. J. Corman divisions, including site assessments, startup planning, staffing, equipment needs, customer coordination, and operating procedures.
• Identify, evaluate, and pursue standalone transload opportunities that create profitable growth and expand the company's rail-served logistics capabilities.
• Partner with commercial, operations, engineering, mechanical, safety, and finance teams to determine the feasibility, cost structure, pricing assumptions, and operational requirements for new transload sites and customer opportunities.
• Apply a strong understanding of supply chain strategy and transportation modes, including rail, truck, warehouse, and customer delivery requirements, to design practical and competitive transload solutions.
• Oversee the safe, efficient, and compliant transfer of bulk, packaged, or other customer commodities between railcars, trucks, storage areas, and other approved modes or equipment.
• Establish operating standards, site workflows, inventory controls, service metrics, and communication practices that support reliable customer service and operational consistency.
• Build and sustain a strong safety culture with a foundation focused on rules compliance, risk identification, employee training, and safe work practices around railcars, trucks, equipment, and customer facilities.
• Develop and maintain relationships with customers, prospects, trucking partners, vendors, property owners, and internal stakeholders to support new business development and long-term service success.
• Support customer meetings, site visits, and proposal discussions by providing operational expertise, startup timelines, resource requirements, and performance expectations.
• Manage budgets, cost controls, revenue projections, productivity measures, and financial reporting for transload operations and new-site startup activity.
• Monitor operational performance, including dwell, throughput, cycle time, inventory accuracy, equipment utilization, labor efficiency, service reliability, and customer satisfaction.
• Recruit, develop, and retain qualified transload personnel and site leaders capable of supporting safe, efficient, and customer-focused operations.
• Ensure contracts, service requirements, access agreements, safety expectations, and customer commitments are understood, communicated, and executed at the site level.
• Guide continuous improvement efforts to improve safety, efficiency, customer experience, asset utilization, and profitability across transload operations.
Specialized or Technical Knowledge, or Education and Experience:
• Bachelor's degree in business administration, supply chain management, logistics, transportation, operations management, or a related field preferred; equivalent experience may be considered.
• 8-10 years of progressive experience in railroad operations, transloading, logistics, transportation, supply chain, terminal operations, or a related industrial operating environment.
• Demonstrated experience starting up new operational sites, services, or customer locations, including planning, staffing, equipment coordination, safety preparation, and process implementation.
• Strong understanding of multimodal transportation and supply chain requirements, including rail, truck, customer delivery schedules, inventory movement, and service reliability.
• Experience identifying, evaluating, and developing new business opportunities, customer solutions, or operational growth initiatives preferred.
• Knowledge of transload commodities, material handling equipment, railcar loading/unloading practices, truck coordination, inventory controls, and site safety requirements preferred.
• Minimum of five years' experience leading teams, managing supervisors, or overseeing multi-site operations preferred.
• Strong financial, analytical, communication, customer relationship, and problem-solving skills required.
Physical Requirements:
• Ability to walk, stand, climb, bend, and move safely around railcars, trucks, loading areas, customer facilities, and uneven outdoor surfaces during site visits and operational reviews.
• Limited lifting, generally no greater than 20 pounds, in the movement of office materials, tools, or equipment.
• Hand and finger dexterity for use of computers, mobile devices, and other business equipment.
Environmental Conditions:
• Performs duties in office, field, customer, and outdoor environments, including active transload sites, rail yards, industrial facilities, and areas around moving locomotives, railcars, trucks, vehicles, and material-handling equipment.
• Position requires travel to evaluate, start up, and support transload operations across assigned locations and may involve exposure to weather elements.
• Must wear appropriate PPE required for site visits.
Benefits: R. J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC is committed to providing its full-time employees and their families with quality benefits. R. J. Corman offers the following:
Full-Time Team Members:
• Immediate Eligibility Starting Day One of Employment:
• Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
• PTO (Paid Time Off) Accrual
• 8 Paid Holidays Per Year
• Veteran's Day is a Paid Holiday for US Veterans
• Voluntary Supplemental Life Insurance
• Voluntary Short and Long-Term Disability
• Voluntary Accident Insurance
• FSA and HSA Options
• 401K Employer Match
• Paid Maternity Leave
• Group Life Insurance
All Team Members:
• 401K Retirement Savings Plan
• Referral Bonuses
• Employee Discounts from Various Suppliers
• Employee Assistance Program
• Annual Boot Voucher
• Company Provided PPE
• Prescription Safety Glasses Allowance
R. J. Corman Railroad is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) employer that is committed to a safe and drug-free workplace. R. J. Corman performs pre-employment criminal background checks and substance abuse testing, which includes a urine drug test to detect the presence of illegal drugs. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping R. J. Corman a safe and drug-free company.