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Material Specialist

Chicago, IL, us💼 Full-time💰 $41,600–$41,600🗓 2026-07-30 → 2026-09-25

Core

Manage maintenance materials and logistics for GE/Wabtec locomotive fleets to ensure optimal fleet performance.

Role type

Materials Specialist (Locomotive Maintenance)

Builds

Locomotive repair and maintenance operations for Amtrak

Domain

Rail transportation / Heavy equipment maintenance

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

Forklift operation, inventory software proficiency, basic mathematical calculations, shop environment experience, LTL/Expedite shipping coordination, mechanical drawing interpretation

Preferred skills

None stated

Technologies

Inventory software, Microsoft applications

Responsibilities

Pulling materials from warehouse for shop use, conducting weekly stockouts and daily cycle counts, forecasting material needs, ensuring quality control for shipments, arranging LTL and Expedite shipments, interpreting mechanical drawings, running inventory metrics reports, processing warranty claims, assembling customer orders

Seniority

Entry-level to Mid-level, hands-on IC

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