As a participative management company, Rio Grande does not need a corporate hierarchy. Our organizational structure is very flat. There are three types of associates at Rio Grande:
Directors
Six directors—the Board of Directors for the corporation—run Rio Grande as a team. As active participants in the business, they are each accountable for specific functional areas and are responsible for setting corporate strategy and the pace for company growth. Directors serve as a resource to all associates and ensure the company is meeting the needs of all stakeholders.
Coaches
Fourteen coaches provide mentoring, guidance and inspiration to help associates become effective participative managers. Coaches work in a variety of areas including business-team coaching and special resource areas such as safety, quality and training.
Each business-team coach is responsible for 2-10 teams, each consisting of 3-10 associates. Training coaches design curricula, analyze best-practices with teams for continuous improvement, and work with mentors to provide specialized training in various functional areas. Special resource coaches provide the specific information we need to conduct high-quality work in the safest, most effective manner possible.
Associates
Everyone at Rio Grande is an associate. There are about 320 of us. As partners and teammates, we all share the responsibilities, the challenges, the joys and the rewards of leading our company-and serving our customers-well into the future.
