Locomotive Engineer

• Pay or shift range: $43.05 USD to $57.40 USD
  The estimated range is the budgeted amount for this position. Final offers are based on various factors, including skill set, experience, location, qualifications and other job-related reasons.

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At Keolis
, a leader in public transportation and proudly headquartered in Boston, our mission —
We Imagine, We Care, We Commit
— is more than words. It’s how we support our communities and how we support each other. As part of our team, you'll have access to a comprehensive benefits package designed with your wellbeing in mind. We offer a competitive benefits package that supports your health, wellbeing, and peace of mind. This includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with life and disability insurance.

You’ll also have access to a variety of voluntary benefits such as hospital indemnity, accident, and critical illness coverage, as well as home, auto, and pet insurance. To help secure your financial future, we also provide a 401(k)-retirement plan with a company match. At Keolis, you're not just building a career — your part of something bigger.

The purpose of this role is to operate MBTA commuter rail trains safely and efficiently throughout the network.

$5000.00 sign on bonus for certified Locomotive engineers with a current 49 CFR 240 certification with train service endorsement

Rate of pay:
This is a unionized position. The pay rates are non-negotiable. The pay range for this position is $43.05 - $57.40

Skills:

• Must possess excellent verbal and written skills and be able to communicate successfully with a variety of disciplines and levels including both internal and external staff.
• Although a driver’s license is not required, applicants with a driver’s license must provide a certified copy of their motor vehicle driving record from the chief of the state driver’s licensing agency in which the applicant was last issued a license, and any license(s) issued or reissued from other state(s) within the preceding 60 months. Motor vehicle records must be void of any drug and alcohol violations within the previous 36 months.

Knowledge and

Experience:

• Must have high school diploma, GED, or equivalent. Some college or vocational training is preferred.
• Prior railroad operating experience.
• Class 1 certification is strongly preferred.

Key Accountabilities:

• Operate various equipment, such as throttle and airbrakes, while monitoring signals and other devices to safely and efficiently transport passengers.
• Perform required tests and make inspections of equipment and air-brakes as required.
• Must make timely and critical decisions under stressful situations to safeguard lives and property.
• Must possess the ability to think and function independently while maintaining alertness, situational awareness, and vigilance.
• Involves working alone and apart in physical isolation while integrating activities with others.
• Ability to maintain alertness, awareness, vigilance, and responsibility.
• Have effective verbal communication skills in the performance of work.
• Satisfactory attendance, compliance, and safe work record.
• Complete monthly vehicle reports as required by the MBTA.
• Comply with all related safety rules and procedures and report all hazard as required.
• Attend and participate in all assigned meetings and trainings, specifically safety and security related.
• Other duties as assigned.

Other Requirements:

• If selected, incumbent will be required to successfully complete Engineer Training as follows:
  Individuals not previously certified as Class 1 Train Service Engineers: 6-8 weeks classroom; followed by extensive qualifying and on-the-job training; paid at the student training rate until incumbent achieves certification as a Class 1 Train Service Engineer.
• Incumbents are subject to periodic medical examinations including random drug alcohol screenings.
• Must sign a release of records authorizing all previous railroad employers to provide KCS with background information, if applicable. In accordance with FRA regulations, previous railroad service records must be void of any drug and alcohol violations within the previous 60 months.
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