Machine Operator - SPS

REF
133O-54

Machine Operator 1

Non-Exempt

Operations

Assistant Manager, Superintendent or Assistant Superintendent

Machine Operator 1 (MO1) is a field-based position responsible for operating, maintaining, and repairing company railway maintenance and inspection equipment. This position can operate Loram’s on‑track MOW equipment and/or on‑track vehicles with supervision in both operating and travel modes. In this role you may be assigned to various types of equipment platforms dependent on business needs and demands.

• Lead a comprehensive and appropriate job briefing during operations shifts, maintenance shifts, and while conducting maintenance tasks.
• Consistently follow safe work processes, procedures, and rules.
• Understand on‑track safety and be able to explain specifics when asked.
• Locate all emergency equipment and demonstrate correct operation.

• Conduct machine inspections to identify problems, defects, changes, and hazards and communicate conditions to the operator or supervisor, performing common repairs as instructed; provide accurate feedback that allows machine leadership to make maintenance decisions.
• Accurately record and report common parts used to supervisor, including floor stock.
• Perform maintenance and repairs according to set schedules and policies.
• Accurately describe gauge and HMI functions as they relate to machine operation.
• Document and complete daily field reporting, personal expense reporting, field lodging, and other administrative reporting as necessary.

• Safety Awareness
• Values Based
• Learning on the Fly
• Action Oriented
• Listening
• Personal Learning

Internal: 3+ months experience working with Loram equipment or equivalent in a 24/7 environment; some assignments require excavator experience. Meet all relevant or applicable pre‑qualifications as noted in the general description for this role and Loram’s career development matrix.

External: 2+ years demonstration of technical skills such as mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, and machine operations. 2+ years demonstration of ability to learn, communicate verbally and in writing, and learn best practices.

• Maintain railroad certifications, CPR/First Aid
• Valid driver’s license

• 1+ year experience as a heavy equipment operator (Backhoe, Excavator, or alike) and heavy maintenance/construction equipment maintenance.
• Basic administration computer skills and working knowledge of data systems and remote equipment operations (cellar or tethered).
• Minimum of 1 year computer or technology background; 1 year of working knowledge with MS Windows.
• Preferred radiation experience.
• Commercial Driver’s License or ability to obtain a Class B license.

• Successful completion of a pre‑employment physical examination and role‑specific assessments, including DOT Physical Exam, Regulated (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). Human Performance Evaluation (HPE), and Audiogram.
• Successful completion of an eVerifile/eRailSafe background check as required by Loram’s railroad customers. Ongoing eligibility is subject to compliance with eRailSafe standards.
• Must possess and maintain a valid driver’s license. A Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check will be conducted upon hire and annually thereafter in accordance with Loram’s Driving Policy.
• Successfully pass a pre‑employment drug and alcohol test.

• 100% travel, including international, using any method of transportation.
• Ability to apply high levels of cognitive, analytical, retention and reasoning.
• Excellent communication skills used within any social context.
• Physical abilities: can stand, sit, walk, reach, balance, stoop, kneel, hear, taste, smell, see up close, to distance, colors, and have use of peripheral vision and depth perception.
• Can tolerate variable and sometimes extreme physical conditions during visits or inspections of company equipment in a railroad environment.

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