Switchman - Pennington, AL

Summary

responsible for assembling trains and switching railroad cars in a yard. Throws switches and couples, or attaches to cable, to railcars being hauled by locomotive in industrial plants or ship ports by performing the following duties

Company Benefits

We offer a competitive compensation & benefits package to include:
Medical, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, 401K with Match, Paid Holidays/Vacation, and a Safety Bonus Program.

Typical Duties

Typical duties will include but not be limited to the preparation and/or modification of the following:

• Works with Locomotive Engineer with adding/supplying fuel, water, oil and sand to locomotive

Essential Functions

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Responsible to perform safety inspections of locomotives and railcars.
• Works with Locomotive Engineer with adding/supplying fuel, water, oil and sand to locomotive.
• Must be able to ascertain nature of mechanical failures to locomotive and/or railcars and make necessary repairs.
• Must be able to make repairs or adjustments to equipment in order to maintain operation of locomotive and/or railcars.
• Must be able to replace knuckles in couplers requiring use of tools and physical exertion.
• Uncouples loaded cars at their destination or uncouples and distributes empty cars to siding or to loading areas.
• Moves switches to route cars and signals Locomotive Engineer to start or stop cars.
• Must be able to operate railcar handbrakes and rail track switches.
• Opens and closes doors or hatches on railcars.
• Opens or closes chute gates or positions railcars on track to load or unload cars.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with the Locomotive Engineer through use of hand signals or two-way radio.

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities

Skills and

Special Requirements

• Requires a high degree of professional integrity, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Must possess Safety training/certification as required by customers to work in their facilities and as required by TGS at all TGS locations.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to make quick and sound judgments and manual dexterity.
• Good hand-eye coordination and mechanical aptitude.
• Good hearing and vision
• Customer Service
  - Manages difficult or emotional customer situations;
  Responds promptly to customer needs;
  Solicits customer feedback to improve service;
  Responds to requests for service and assistance;
  Meets commitments.
• Interpersonal Skills
  - Focuses on solving conflict, not blaming;
  Maintains confidentiality;
  Listens to others without interrupting;
  Keeps emotions under control;
  Remains open to others' ideas and tries new things.
• Teamwork
  - Balances team and individual responsibilities;
  Exhibits objectivity and openness to others' views;
  Gives and welcomes feedback;
  Contributes to building a positive team spirit;
  Puts success of team above own interests;
  Able to build morale and group commitments to goals and objectives;
  Supports everyone's efforts to succeed.
• Leadership
  - Exhibits confidence in self and others;
  Inspires and motivates others to perform well; effectively influences actions and opinions of others;
  Accepts feedback from others;
  Gives appropriate recognition to others
• Delegation
  - Delegates work assignments;
  Matches the responsibility to the person;
  Gives authority to work independently;
  Provides recognition for results.
• Pre-employment drug and alcohol screening.
• Background screening including previous employment, education, criminal history and driving record verification.

Education and/or Experience

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative…