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JOB INFORMATION

• Job Title:   Manager of Operations - BRC
• Department(s): 8600 - Blue Ridge Connector
• Location(s):   Blue Ridge Connector
• FLSA Status:  Exempt

JOB OVERVIEW

• Under the supervision of the General Manager of Inland Operations, the Manager
• of Operations - BRC oversees all aspects of Blue Ridge Connector Operations.

• Upholds the values of the GPA to promote Safety, Integrity, Respect, Community,
• Creativity and Opportunity. Promotes a safe work environment by participating in
• safety initiatives and reporting unsafe conditions and behaviors.

JOB DUTIES

• Responsible for the planning and execution of daily operations and the direct
• management of the BRC terminal and employees.Ensures that all GPA Intermodal
• Operations and GPA Corporate Safety standards are followed, to include
• maintaining appropriate SOP's and ensuring adherence to all terminal compliance
• guidelines for employees and vendors.Collaborates and engages with Class I
• Railroad personnel as needed to ensure intermodal services provided are
• consistently meeting GPA's expectations.Responsible for overseeing and adjusting
• staffing levels, stack, truck, and train management, as needed based on volume
• demand and GPA service expectations.Coordinates all aspects of external
• stakeholders' involvement with BRC to ensure organized and efficient operations,
• to include, but not limited to, customer service issues, billing concerns, and
• vendor service requirements.Actively monitors inventory and billing management
• on terminal, ensuring the placarding requirements, storage, billing, and overall
• handling procedures for hazardous or other commodities are handled
• appropriately.Maintains and/or develops all appropriate training for
• employees.Responsible for preparing and presenting all aspects of BRC
• performance reports on an as needed basis.

JOB REQUIREMENTS

• Knowledge, Skills, & Abilities
• Ability to effectively and professionally communicate with employees at all
• levels of GPA's organization, as well as customers and other external
• stakeholders.Skills in scheduling, organizing, and supervising the safe and
• efficient work of all subordinates.Ability to exercise prompt independent
• judgment.Ability to learn and utilize GPA's terminal operating system(s) and
• data analysis tools.

• Experience
• 1-3 years Intermodal terminal operations management Required1-3 years Class I
• railroad operations management or network design and planning Preferred

• Education
• Preferred Bachelor's Degree Four-year college degree in business,
• transportation, or related field

• Licenses & Certifications
• TWIC - Transportation Worker Identification Credential Required Upon
• HireDriver's License - Valid state driver's license Required Upon Hire

• Note: This job description is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties,
• responsibilities, job requirements, or working conditions associated with the
• job. Management reserves the right to revise the job or to require the
• performance of different or additional tasks. The employee must be able to
• perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable
• accommodation, an without direct threat to the health or safety of others.

• Revised: 8/25/2025

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