Rail Operator

Job summary

Rail Yard Operators are responsible for safe movement and placement of rail cars, communication with rail techs for blue‑flag clearance into loading locations, providing track locations, and all interplant rail switching per instructions from rail coordinator.

In the performance of their respective tasks and duties all employees are expected to conform to the following:

• Perform quality work within deadlines with or without direct supervision.
• Interact professionally with other employees, customers and suppliers.
• Work effectively as a team contributor on all assignments.
• Support the efforts of management in meeting profit and growth objectives as established in the strategic business plan.
• Work independently while understanding the necessity for communicating and coordinating work efforts with other employees and the organizations.
• Work safely, within the company guidelines, standard operating procedures (SOP) and Job Safety Analysis (JSA).

This job includes the following duties and any other as assigned by current manager:

• To ensure total customer satisfaction.
• Follow all safety rules and regulations.
• Complete daily inspections of equipment to keep it clean and in good running order.
• Must be knowledgeable on how to use all equipment necessary to complete any task given daily.
• Maintain the cleanliness of the switching locomotive and rail track area.
• Operate all in‑plant rail movement adhering to A&R rail operating procedures and safety rules.
• Communicate about any problems or concerns you may have with equipment or processes.
• Immediately acknowledge and/or accept responsibility for damage to product, equipment, etc. and be responsible for taking direction from supervisor and/or rail coordinator.
• Responsible for any other duties as assigned by management.

• High school degree / associate’s preferred.
• Rail car mover including switchmen or locomotive/track mobile engineer preferred.
• Basic knowledge and good safety record in working in an industrial setting.
• Good understanding of rail track switching & track systems.
• Good understanding of train air & brake systems as well as locomotive power systems.
• Computer proficiency with Excel spreadsheets, Google Docs, etc. Internal certifications for safe rail operating procedures.
• Physically strong, healthy & capable of walking, climbing, bending.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions.

The physical demands of this position are representative of the physical requirements necessary for an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodation can be made to enable people with disabilities to perform the described essential job functions.

While performing the responsibilities, the employee is required to talk and hear. The employee is often required to sit and use hands and fingers, to handle or feel and manipulate keys on a keyboard. The employee is occasionally required to stand, walk, reach with arms and hands, climb or balance, and to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. Vision abilities required by this job include close vision.