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Norfolk Southern is a Fortune 300 transportation company specializing in freight railroading. Norfolk Southern Corporation, a Virginia -based holding company, has been in business for over 100 years and is the nation's safest and most efficient railroad. NS has co-op opportunities for individuals with a desire for excellence.
Vision: Be the safest, most customer-focused and successful transportation company in the world
Prefer: Students seeking degrees in engineering, sciences, computing or business disciplines with at least a 3.0 GPA overall and a 3.0 GPA in major. No travel, relocation, or living allowance is provided. Salary for this full-time position depends on class level at the time of employment. Students should be eligible to work a rotation of three work semesters.
All co-ops who are active employees on or after January 1, 2005, will be paid according to the following:
| Class Standing | Monthly Salary |
| Freshman | $1920 |
| Sophomore | $2125 |
| Junior | $2335 |
| Senior | $2545 |
| Graduate | $2835 |
| Location: | 185 Spring Street, Atlanta , GA |
| Work Period: | Fall , Spring, Summer |
| Hours: | Monday - Friday : 7 a.m. – 4 p.m. (may vary) |
| Reports To: | General Manager |
Duties: Student will work with the General Managers office to improve railroad operations by conducting research and reviews of vital operations areas that include: daily train performance, customer service failure, train delays and train run times. Additionally, the student will assist with information gathering and the monitoring of expenses and employees. As co-op student progresses, the co-op will be required to handle projects from start to finish.
Skills: Student must be highly PC-literate and have extensive experience in MS Excel. Knowledge of MS Visual Basic, SQL, MS Frontpage, statistical analysis and design of experiments is desirable, as well as a programming background with experience in MS Access.
How to apply: Interested students must be registered with their school's Co-Operative Education Program. Students should email their resumes and cover letters to: careers@nscorp.com Be sure to indicate “General Manager Transportation Co-op” in the subject line.
Norfolk Southern is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.