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Job Description:
If interested in attending the Diversity Career Fair please submit your electronic application by clicking on the submit button above.
THIS POSTING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT, JANUARY 23, 2007.
Qualified candidates will be invited to the career fair via email. Invitations will be sent to those candidates who submit an application and meet the basic qualifications for one or more of the following open positions, which will include details of the location, date & time of the Diversity Career Fair.
CONDUCTOR
Operates track switches and derails. Observes/ monitors track conditions. Applies and releases hand brakes. Observes condition of passing train and reports results to appropriate personnel. Gets on and off equipment while train is switching. Rides moving cars by hanging on grab irons or ladder. Prepares required reports. Observes, interprets and relays hand, lantern, and other signals. Must be able to travel within and/or outside the state lines and be available on call 24 hours a day, 7 days per week.
MECHANICAL LABORER
The mechanical laborer keeps work areas clean and orderly and is required to operate various industrial maintenance equipment. Empties and discards garbage. Sweeps floor, walkway, or switches using large tools. Candidates may be required to work evenings and/or nights including weekends/holidays.
DIESEL MECHANIC (MACHINIST)
The Machinist inspects locomotive components periodically in accordance with regulations, diagnoses malfunctions in diesel engines, air equipment, trucks, etc., and installs, disassembles, assembles, repairs, or replaces locomotive and diesel engine components (e.g., wheels or trucks, traction motors, springs, couplings, draft gear assembly, gear cases, cylinder assemblies), as required. Candidates may be required to work evening and/or night including weekends/holidays.
ELECTRICIAN
Electricians are responsible for testing, inspecting and properly repairing various systems on locomotives. Electricians troubleshoot, repair, install, inspect, calibrate and replace electrical high-voltage, mechanical and electro-magnetic equipment using a variety of tools and test equipment. Must have experience and/or Journeymen's card to qualify as an Electrician. Candidates may be required to work evenings and/or nights including weekends/holidays.
TRACK LABORER
The track laborer removes and replaces track components (e.g. rails, ties, bars, etc.) using various power and non-power hand tools. The maintenance of way track laborer will lift and carry track material, cut brush, trees, and vegetation, and clear the right-of-way of litter and other cargo spillage. Must be able to travel within and/or outside the state lines for multiple days at a time.
TRUCK DRIVER
Truck Drivers will also remove and replace ballast, operate large non-powered hand tools such as shovels, picks, axes, cutters, and sledgehammers, and operate proper electric, pneumatic, or hydraulic hand tools such as drills, impact wrenches, jacks, power saws, and grinders. Drivers will drive various types of trucks in excess 26000 pounds, and will sort material for use with on-track machinery. CDL License is required. Must be able to travel within and/or outside the state lines for multiple days at a time.
TRACK WELDER
Welding, grinding, and cutting of rail. Order materials, such as welding supplies, grinding stones, reports, safety equipment, etc., to ensure an adequate supply on hand. Maintain fuel supply in truck. Schedule regular service for welding truck; submit the necessary paperwork in connection with repairs to the truck or the welding equipment. Act as watchman when crew or equipment are fouling track. Must be able to travel within and/or outside the state lines for multiple days at a time.
Must be at least 18 years of age to apply.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing.
