Performs duties related to the operation and minor maintenance of locomotive equipment and railroad tracks.
- Responsible for the knowledge and safe performance of the following procedures: working on or near railroad tracks, use of chains and slings and how to inspect for defects, crossing from one side of train to other side, Blue Stake procedures, reading blue prints for proper building of switches, and illustration of standard crane signals
- May assist with performing track inspections, general track work, flagging trains, opening and closing box cars, and re-railing cars after train derailments
- May perform minor track maintenance duties which may include, but are not limited to, oiling switches and using a track wrench and pneumatic tools to tighten nuts and bolts on railroad tracks
- May load, unload, and cut bands from railroad tie bundles and may load, unload, and transport materials
- Responsible for knowing proper use and performance of railroad track jacks
- Responsible for knowing proper use and performance of claw bar to move rails and spiking or spacing hammer to insert spikes
- May assist with building track panels, handling and laying track sections, operating the ballast regulator, ballast train dumping operation, operating a spot tamper, operating a track maintainer, and operating a crane car
- May operate track drills, track saws, truck mounted hoists, backhoes, hi-rail trucks, boom trucks, forklifts, and hydraulic front-end loaders
- Communicates through computer dispatch system or two-way radio
- Performs pre-shift inspection of equipment
- May perform minor maintenance and operations support activities
- Perform other duties as required