Assistant Foreman

Responsibilities

• Oversees assigned maintenance gang to ensure quality maintenance and safe work performance.
• Familiarizes employees with established organization procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Sets and checks the work of designated staff.
• Buils, repairs, and maintains track.
• Ensures the safety of employees performing maintenance related activities on FEC property.
• Ensures track meets all requirements for FEC and FRA.
• Ensures that employees adhere to all FRA related rules and regulations.
• Undertakes supervision of special projects as assigned.
• Completes and maintains all daily maintenance forms.
• Maintains close communication with all operating divisions to discuss and address daily issues and/or concerns as necessary.
• Safely stores and properly uses tools and equipment, materials; prepares and maintains payrolls, production reports, accident and injury reports, personnel reports, and all other required records.
• Performs other duties as assigned by management.

Requirements

• A high school diploma or general education degree (GED).
• One to three months related experience and/or training.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

Qualifications

• Must have in his possession, at all times while doing so, valid credentials required by federal and state laws, including CDL (with airbrake endorsement) drivers license, Class B.
• Will be required to operate railway highway motor vehicles.
• Must be capable of operating all FEC Maintenance of Way vehicles in its fleet regardless of transmission configuration.
• Must have standard railroad watch.
• Must be familiar with and understand Track Safety Standards as published by the Federal Railroad Administration.
• Must have copy of current timetable.
• Must qualify and secure motor car maintainer permit.

Skills

• Stand, walk, sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls.
• Reach with hands and arms.
• Climb or balance.
• Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Talk or hear.
• Taste or smell.

Pay

Starting pay is $27.66/hr. After qualification goes up to full pay at $32.45/hr.

Schedule

0700-1800 Sunday-Wednesday