Engineer/Conductor - SS

We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role (maybe Position Summary), Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. We must only include sections that have real specific content. The posting includes Position Summary (we can treat as About the role). Essential Responsibilities (list). Other Duties (maybe part of responsibilities). Supervisory Responsibilities None (skip). Required Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (list). Required Certifications And Licenses (list). Preferred Qualifications, Knowledge, Skills, And Abilities (list). Preferred Certifications And Licenses None (skip). WORK ENVIRONMENT (maybe Benefits? Actually it's work environment, not benefits). No explicit Benefits, Pay, Schedule sections. There's mention of "Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule" and "Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work". That's schedule info. So we can include a Schedule section with that info. Benefits: none explicit. Pay: none. So we omit Pay and Benefits. We need to use

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  for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." Likely they expect only those headings. However we have info about WORK ENVIRONMENT and Physical Requirements. Could we incorporate into Responsibilities or Requirements? Probably better to create a section "Work Environment" but not in allowed list; risk. Maybe we can incorporate into Responsibilities? Not ideal. Could create a section "Requirements" to include physical requirements? But they'd be misplaced. Given instruction: "Prefer a few substantive sections over many thin ones." We could combine WORK ENVIRONMENT and Physical Requirements into a "Requirements" section? But Requirements already used for qualifications. Could rename to "Job Requirements" covering qualifications, certifications, physical demands. However they said use headings e.g. Requirements, Qualifications, Skills. Might be okay to have both Requirements and Qualifications separate. But we have a lot of physical requirement detail; we could put under "Requirements" as a list. Better: Use headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Schedule. For Skills we could include computer skills, communication etc. But we already have many skill-like items in qualifications. Might be redundant. Simplify: Use About the role (Position Summary), Responsibilities (Essential Responsibilities + Other Duties), Qualifications (Required Qualifications + Required Certifications + Preferred Qualifications + Preferred Certifications), Schedule (the schedule info). Omit Skills separate. We must not repeat job title as heading. Good. We need to ensure we don't include filler like "commensurate with experience". Not present. Now craft HTML. We'll produce:

  About the role

  Position Summary The Engineer/Conductor oversees the train, freight, and crew: operates track switches, couples, and uncouples cars and places cars to facilitate loading and unloading, places cars and engines in rail yards and on the main railroad; operates trains safely by complying with operating rules and train handling policies to transport freight in a satisfactory manner. Executes the mechanical operation of the train, train speed, and handling. Ensures clear communication with dispatcher and track authority; receives, relays, or acts upon oral, written, or radio instructions from dispatcher, yardmaster or other personnel indicating the switch movement, placement, or delivery of railroad cars and/or a train. Performs work safely, effectively, and efficiently in accordance with company policies and procedures and Federal Railroad Association rules and regulations to meet company objectives. The Locomotive Engineer/Conductor demonstrates and adheres to the company values of: safety, honesty, ownership, respect, and teamwork to ensure successful partnerships with customers and employees that result in OmniTRAX’s continued success.

  Responsibilities

  • Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety, operation, and the FRA
  • Move trains safely in the yards and over roads
  • Manipulate throttle and brake controls; interprets gauges and controls
  • Operate valves and switches both inside and outside of the cab, including applying and releasing handbrakes
  • Operate track switches, inspect equipment on cars and use radio communications to control train movement
  • Assist and instruct train crews to couple and uncouple cars, operate switches, and make minor repairs to railcars: including replacing heavy couplings or air brake hoses
  • Maintain awareness of surrounding area and suspicious activity to ensure rail safety
  • Review instructions from Trainmaster and discuss with train crew
  • Coordinate execution of railcar switch list
  • Communicate with other parties in the yard using proper hand signals and/or radio communication protocol
  • Adhere to directions from conductors and brakemen
  • Conduct the movement of rail cars and train movements; signal crew member(s) for movement of the engine or train using lantern, hand and flag signals, or radio to indicate when to start, stop, and back-up or set and release air brakes
  • Observe, interpret, and relay arm, lantern, or radio signals and all other indications affecting movement of a train
  • Operate track switches (visually checks switch condition and direction) to change the direction of the engine or cars within yard limits or on the main railroad; may apply or release hand brakes to switch or perform other duties
  • Read and understand the book of rules, timetables, bulletins, train orders, waybills, placards, safety instructions, and other written or printed material
  • Prepare required daily reports, switch lists (manually or with a computer), and fill out forms including train orders
  • Inspect the condition of the train and equipment in movement and while stationary
  • May couple air and electrical connections between locomotives when making up trains
  • Judge speed and distance of moving objects or parts
  • Recall information required from work activity
  • Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule
  • Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries
  • Wear required protective equipment such as: hard hats, hearing protection, safety-toe boots or safety glasses
  • Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work
  • Perform other duties and projects as assigned

  Qualifications

  • High School Diploma/GED
  • 2-3 years of Train Services experience
  • Aptitude in the Transportation field and desire to learn
  • Pass post-offer job and health related examinations including: operating rules examination, vision and hearing test
  • Comply with all new and outstanding railroad instructions regarding the operation of the train
  • Read, comprehend and comply with published rules, procedures and manuals, inspection checklists, government regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, memos and other work-related information
  • Basic computer skills in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Write legibly to complete routine reports and other work documents
  • Effectively communicate and demonstrate interpersonal skills with all level of employees, and business associates in a clear concise and professional manner
  • Demonstrate problem solving and troubleshooting skills resulting in effective resolution
  • Professional integrity and accountability
  • Work in fast-paced, collaborative environment
  • Valid State Driver’s License
  • FRA Conductor Certified
  • FRA Locomotive Engineer Certified: required post hire
  • Previous experience in Rail Transportation, Supply Chain Logistics, Manufacturing and/or Oil & Gas industries (preferred)

  Schedule

  Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule. Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work.

  Check duplication: "Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule" appears both in Responsibilities list and Schedule paragraph. That's duplication; we should avoid repeating. The instruction: "Remove duplicated lines". So we should not duplicate that sentence. We have it in Responsibilities list already; we should not repeat in Schedule. So Schedule section should only contain the schedule info not already listed. The schedule info includes "Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work." Also maybe "Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule" is schedule info but already in Responsibilities. We'll keep it only once, maybe in Responsibilities. Then Schedule section can contain the remaining schedule detail: "Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work." If that's too thin, maybe we omit Schedule section entirely because the schedule info is already covered in Responsibilities. But the instruction: include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text. If we put Schedule with only that sentence, it's specific content, not filler. It's okay. But we already have that sentence in Responsibilities? Actually we have "Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule" in Responsibilities list, and "Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work." also in Responsibilities list? Let's check: In Responsibilities we added items: "Report to work as called on a 24-hour schedule", "Work safely...", "Wear required protective equipment...", "Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work", "Perform other duties and projects as assigned". Yes we included both. So schedule info is already covered. Therefore we should not create a separate Schedule section to avoid duplication. So we omit Schedule. Thus final sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Qualifications. We need to ensure we didn't miss any substantive info like Physical Requirements etc. Those are not covered. Should we incorporate them into Qualifications? They are physical demands, not qualifications. Could be part of Requirements but we don't have a Requirements heading. We could add a "Requirements" section for physical demands and work environment. The instruction allows Requirements heading. So we can add Requirements section covering Physical Requirements and WORK ENVIRONMENT. That would be substantive. Thus sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications. We must not duplicate content. Ensure we don't repeat. Let's extract Physical Requirements and WORK ENVIRONMENT details. Physical Requirements: a big table with many items. We need to preserve all substantive information; we cannot invent or summarize away detail. We need to include all those lines. That's a lot. We'll need to put them as list items. We must keep the exact phrasing? Probably keep as given. We'll create a
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