Fleet - General Equipment Intern

Duties and Responsibilities:

- Assist with the daily distribution of TTX’s general merchandise railcar fleet to owner railroads.
- Support the allocation of railcars to repair facilities to meet maintenance, modification, and disposition schedules.
- Help ensure TTX maximizes recovery value for surplus or retiring assets and scrap materials generated from railcar parts.
- Produce weekly and monthly internal and external reports related to fleet activity and performance.
- Communicate with railroads and shippers to support effective customer service.
- Review and audit TTX-paid storage locations to ensure accuracy and cost control.
- Collaborate with cross‑functional TTX teams to build a comprehensive understanding of company operations.
- Help manage the General Equipment Fleet railcar pools, and perform other duties as assigned.
- Compilation of reports, meeting materials, and presentation documents for industry meetings.

Internship Goals:

- Successful completion of all assigned tasks and projects.
- Exposure to Class 1 and other railroads to better understand business operations.
- Build a working knowledge of internal processes and how they affect various business areas.
- Strengthen professional communication skills and develop effective business relationships.
- Completion and presentation of Capstone project

Qualifications:

- Effective attention to detail and analytical skills.
- Effective multi-tasking and communication skills.
- Eagerness to learn new things and take initiative.

Preferred Qualifications:

- Proficiency in MS Office tools (Access, Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Familiarity with Adobe Acrobat and MS Visio a plus but not required.

Physical Job Requirements

(The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

General office environment; may be required to travel. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee frequently is required to sit (remain stationary within work area) and use hands to finger, handle, feel and reach. The employee is occasionally required to move about (stand, walk). The employee must occasionally lift and/or transport up to 10 pounds. Correctable vision required for close, distance, and color vision capabilities.

The above job description is intended to describe the general content of and requirements for the performance of this job. It is not to be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements.