The Conductor/Engineer position will control and coordinate train movements, switching railcars, and facilitate unloading and loading of railcars in a safe and efficient manner. The position requires manual labor, predictable attendance, and ability to follow written and verbal directions.
Requirements
- Demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance
- Follow written and verbal directions to complete assigned tasks on schedule
- Read, write, and communicate in English & understand basic math
- Learn from directions, observations, and mistakes and apply procedures using good judgment
- Supervise and coordinate the activities of train crews
- Observe radio and hand signals in yard or in cab and operate locomotive in accordance with railroad rules and regulations
- Receives oral or written instructions from Manager or Customer indicating which cars are to be switched
- Notifies engineer of switching orders and, whereby, which cars are to be moved to specified locations of yard, using radio, telephone, verbal or hand signals
- Talks to crew or other yard workers via radio to give or receive switching information
- Confers with train dispatcher via radio to issue or receive information or instructions concerning stops, delays, or oncoming trains
- Gives instructions to throw track switches and to couple and uncouple cars
- May assist workers to throw switches or perform other activities involved when performing switching operations
- Turns hand brake wheel or ratchet type brake as well as apply and release handbrakes
- Observes track to detect obstructions
- Inspects locomotive after run to detect damaged or defective equipment
- Maintains records, number, origin, destination, and cargo of cars switched
- May coordinate activities of switching crew from locomotive cab, caboose, or control tower
- Raises coupling lever to couple or uncouple cars
- Throws track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signals Engineer to move cars, using lantern, arm signals or radio
- Connects air hose to cars when making up trains by bending and applying force
- May set warning signals, such as flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes at front of and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains
- Sits or rides in cab of locomotive to observe signals from other crew members
- May make minor repairs to couplings, and air hoses and report any equipment requiring major repairs
- May talk to Engineer via radio to give or receive switching information
Benefits
- Competitive compensation and benefits
