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About the Role
Guardian Rail is a leading freight rail services and transportation company seeking Repair Technicians to inspect and repair railcars, ensuring mechanical and operational integrity. This role involves hands-on mechanical work in outdoor conditions and requires a strong safety and quality mindset.
Responsibilities
- Perform railcar repairs in compliance with FRA and AAR interchange rules
- Conduct pre and post inspection of all assigned railcars
- Comply fully with all safety protocols including in house and OSHA rules, regulations and procedures
- Comply fully with the Company's quality program by conforming to in-house processes and required AAR and FRA rules and regulations
- Keep work area in a clean and orderly manner to comply with Guardian Rail, OSHA, and environmental rules and regulations
- Follow written and verbal directions
- Work effectively in a team environment
- Possess a thorough understanding of railcar, components, and/or shop work order
- Understand inventory control
- Assist in disassembly of damaged railcars
- Perform repairs such as basic mechanics, grinding, and touch-up painting and decaling on various types of railcars or tank cars
- Set up and operate various hand and power tools including air arc, plasma cutting, Huck and welding machines and processes, and oxyfuel operation
- Perform interior railcar cleaning
- Complete documented training to set up and operate or drive equipment such as forklift, man-lift, crane, backhoe, skid loader, hoist, or hydraulic boom
- Meet the requirements of AWS D15.1 for freight cars utilizing GMAW (Hardwire), FCAW (Flux Core), and/or SMAW (Stick) welding on carbon steel
- Complete internal welding technology training and examination
Requirements
- High-school diploma or general education degree (GED) required
- Prior experience as a Carman or Railcar Repair Technician highly desirable
- Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals and blueprints
- Must possess basic mechanical knowledge and experience with hand & power tools, including heavier air and electric powered tools and cutting torches
- Must enjoy outdoor, physical, hands on work with frequent standing, climbing, stooping, kneeling, pushing, pulling and lifting required
- Certified E7018 welder preferred
- Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence and speak and communicate effectively
- Must possess basic math skills and work and understand simple mathematical concepts
- Must possess reasoning ability to solve practical problems
- Must be able to fully pass the fitness-for-duty examination, pre-employment physical, and pre-employment and random drug and alcohol screenings
Skills
- Mechanical skills
- Welding
- Mechanical assembly
- Grinding
- Painting
- Decaling
- Air arc
- Plasma cutting
- Huck machines
- GMAW (Hardwire) welding
- FCAW (Flux Core) welding
- SMAW (Stick) welding
- Oxyfuel operation
- Forklift operation
- Man-lift operation
- Crane operation
- Backhoe operation
- Skid loader operation
- Hoist operation
- Hydraulic boom operation
- Hand tools
- Power tools
- Cutting torches
Location
- Glendale, NY
Work Type
- Full Time
Experience Level
- Heavy industrial experience
- Rail industry experience
Education Level
- None
Salary/Compensations
- $23.50 - $28.50 Hourly
Benefits
- $1,500 sign on/retention bonus, payable over the first 12 months of employment
About the Company
- Guardian Rail operates one of the country’s leading freight rail services and transportation companies with a large network of freight and tank car repair facilities, a nationwide network of running repair agents, and a rail services division that operates short line railroads and contract switching and transloading sites.