Freight Car Repairer- Bellevue, OH 2026 Q3
Norfolk Southern · Bellevue, OH · 1 mo ago
OTHR$21.26/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role? The description includes job description and responsibilities. We need headings: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Only include sections if posting has real specific content.
We have:
- About the role: Could be the initial description: "Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations." That's a description.
- Responsibilities: list of primary responsibilities bullet points.
- Requirements: includes safety, protective equipment, training, drug testing, background, union membership, medical exam.
- Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications (18+, HS diploma/GED, mechanical experience) and Preferred Qualifications (welding experience, carman apprenticeship, veterans encouraged). Also maybe "Training" about paid training to McDonough, GA.
- Skills: Skills And Abilities list.
- Benefits: Company Benefits details: eligible 1st day of second month after hire, 80/20 plan, union benefits, medical, life insurance, 401K.
- Pay: Rate of Pay details with tiers.
- Schedule: Work Conditions: shift work over all 3 shifts, nights, weekends, holidays, shifts assigned by seniority, shop and outdoor work.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, equal opportunity, scam warning, etc. Also remove duplicated lines. Also remove navigation/cookie/legal.
We must preserve all substantive info. Do not invent or summarize away detail. Must not create sections with filler like "commensurate with experience". We have actual content for each.
We need to use for section headings. Use
for section headings. Use - for any list of duties/requirements/benefits, and
for prose.
We need to decide what is list vs prose. For responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, pay, schedule we can use lists.
But some content may be prose like "Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations." That's a paragraph.
We also have "Primary Responsibilities" heading in original but we will not repeat that as heading; we will use
Responsibilities
and then list.
Similarly for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills And Abilities, Benefits, Pay, Work Conditions (Schedule).
We need to ensure we don't include headings with empty content.
Let's extract details.
About the role: "Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations."
Responsibilities bullet points:
- Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and operations
- Inspect car components for compliance with AAR and FRA standards.
- Obtain information from computer regarding car components, destination, lading, and repair records and/or to file data such as repair information, bad orders, and car releases.
- Able to proficiently use cutting torch in all positions.
- Must qualify in SMAW and FCAW welding processes that include 2F, 3F and 4F positions.
- Operate forklifts, light cranes, and car moving equipment.
- Operate various vehicles, maybe required to obtain CDL for operation of Locomotive Service truck.
- Rerail cars and locomotives by using rerailing equipment and perform other work associated with wreck service on the railroad.
- Straighten, fabricate, and replace steel parts such as: grab irons, handholds, ladders, ladder brackets, and sill steps.
- Repair, remove, or replace defective components such as wheels, safety appliances, truck and brake equipment, couplers, yokes, draft gears, and air brake valves, weld broken parts or secure new parts.
Requirements bullet points:
- Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries
- Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection, or safety-toe boots
- Complete annual training and pass safety rules examinations
- Federal regulations require random testing for drugs and/or alcohol
- Must pass all required assessments
- Must pass a background screening
- This position is governed by a union agreement and membership is required
- Must pass a post-offer medical examination, including a drug test
Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications bullet points:
- 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Mechanical experience
Preferred Qualifications bullet points:
- One or more years of welding and fabrication experience
- Carman apprenticeship
- Veterans and transitioning service members are encouraged to apply. Military roles that often transition well to this position (but not limited to): 2141, 91B, 91H and heavy equipment mechanics are encouraged to apply.
Training: Travel for paid training to McDonough, GA. Freight Car Repairers will complete 1 week of Mechanical Safety Orientation and 6 weeks of craft specific training concerning welding and fabrication. Norfolk Southern will reimburse travel and pay for lodging as required per union agreement.
Where to place training? Could be part of Qualifications or a separate section? Not in prescribed headings. Could be included under Qualifications as part of preferred? But it's substantive. Could be included under Qualifications as a bullet? Or maybe under Responsibilities? Better to add a subsection under Qualifications? But we only have set headings; we could add a separate heading "Training" but not in list. The instruction says use headings for those specific section names; but we can also add other headings? It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings; but we could also add others if needed? It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't forbid other headings, but the examples are those. Safer to stick to those headings. Where to put training? Could be part of Qualifications (maybe as a bullet under Preferred Qualifications? Not exactly). Could be part of Responsibilities? Not really. Could be part of About the role? Not really. Could be part of Benefits? Not. Could be part of Pay? Not. Could be part of Schedule? Not.
Maybe we can include training under Qualifications as a bullet: "Paid training: 1 week Mechanical Safety Orientation + 6 weeks craft-specific welding/fabrication training in McDonough, GA; travel reimbursed and lodging paid per union agreement." That captures.
Skills And Abilities bullet points:
- Understand oral and written communication
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Provide clear instructions and directions
- Mechanical aptitude
Benefits bullet points:
- Company Benefits - Eligible 1st day of second month after hire (during training)
- 80/20 plan for employee, spouse, and eligible dependents
- Union Benefits
- Medical (Managed or 85/15 Plan)
- $20K Life Insurance
- 401(K) First Day of Employment
- After 1st year of service: Eligible for Dental / Vision
Pay bullet points:
- Rate of Pay:
- 1st 40 Working Days: $21.26 (50% of Full rate)
- Next 204 Working Days: $31.89 (75% of Full rate)
- Next 244 Working Days: $34.01 (80% of Full rate)
- After 2 Years/488 Working Days: $42.52 (100% of Full Rate)
Schedule bullet points:
- Working hours will include shift work over all 3 shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Shifts are assigned/awarded by seniority.
- The work environment is a shop and outdoor work.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and appropriate - or
.
We need to decide which sections get lists vs paragraphs.
About the role: single sentence ->
.
Responsibilities: list ->
- ... each bullet.
Requirements: list.
Qualifications: list (maybe split Minimum and Preferred? Could combine but we can have subheadings? Not allowed? Could just list all qualifications as bullet points, maybe separate with a note. But we can keep as list.
Skills: list.
Benefits: list.
Pay: list.
Schedule: list.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Already omitted.
Now produce HTML.
Let's craft.
About the role
Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and operations
- Inspect car components for compliance with AAR and FRA standards.
- Obtain information from computer regarding car components, destination, lading, and repair records and/or to file data such as repair information, bad orders, and car releases.
- Able to proficiently use cutting torch in all positions.
- Must qualify in SMAW and FCAW welding processes that include 2F, 3F and 4F positions.
- Operate forklifts, light cranes, and car moving equipment.
- Operate various vehicles, maybe required to obtain CDL for operation of Locomotive Service truck.
- Rerail cars and locomotives by using rerailing equipment and perform other work associated with wreck service on the railroad.
- Straighten, fabricate, and replace steel parts such as: grab irons, handholds, ladders, ladder brackets, and sill steps.
- Repair, remove, or replace defective components such as wheels, safety appliances, truck and brake equipment, couplers, yokes, draft gears, and air brake valves, weld broken parts or secure new parts.
Requirements
- Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries
- Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection, or safety-toe boots
- Complete annual training and pass safety rules examinations
- Federal regulations require random testing for drugs and/or alcohol
- Must pass all required assessments
- Must pass a background screening
- This position is governed by a union agreement and membership is required
- Must pass a post-offer medical examination, including a drug test
Qualifications
- 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Mechanical experience
- One or more years of welding and fabrication experience (preferred)
- Carman apprenticeship (preferred)
- Veterans and transitioning service members are encouraged to apply. Military roles that often transition well to this position (but not limited to): 2141, 91B, 91H and heavy equipment mechanics are encouraged to apply.
- Paid training: 1 week of Mechanical Safety Orientation and 6 weeks of craft‑specific welding and fabrication training in McDonough, GA; travel reimbursed and lodging paid per union agreement.
Skills
- Understand oral and written communication
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Provide clear instructions and directions
- Mechanical aptitude
Benefits
- Company Benefits - Eligible 1st day of second month after hire (during training)
- 80/20 plan for employee, spouse, and eligible dependents
- Union Benefits
for prose. We need to decide what is list vs prose. For responsibilities, requirements, qualifications, skills, benefits, pay, schedule we can use lists. But some content may be prose like "Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations." That's a paragraph. We also have "Primary Responsibilities" heading in original but we will not repeat that as heading; we will use
Responsibilities
and then list. Similarly for Requirements, Qualifications, Skills And Abilities, Benefits, Pay, Work Conditions (Schedule). We need to ensure we don't include headings with empty content. Let's extract details. About the role: "Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations." Responsibilities bullet points: - Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and operations - Inspect car components for compliance with AAR and FRA standards. - Obtain information from computer regarding car components, destination, lading, and repair records and/or to file data such as repair information, bad orders, and car releases. - Able to proficiently use cutting torch in all positions. - Must qualify in SMAW and FCAW welding processes that include 2F, 3F and 4F positions. - Operate forklifts, light cranes, and car moving equipment. - Operate various vehicles, maybe required to obtain CDL for operation of Locomotive Service truck. - Rerail cars and locomotives by using rerailing equipment and perform other work associated with wreck service on the railroad. - Straighten, fabricate, and replace steel parts such as: grab irons, handholds, ladders, ladder brackets, and sill steps. - Repair, remove, or replace defective components such as wheels, safety appliances, truck and brake equipment, couplers, yokes, draft gears, and air brake valves, weld broken parts or secure new parts. Requirements bullet points: - Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries - Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection, or safety-toe boots - Complete annual training and pass safety rules examinations - Federal regulations require random testing for drugs and/or alcohol - Must pass all required assessments - Must pass a background screening - This position is governed by a union agreement and membership is required - Must pass a post-offer medical examination, including a drug test Qualifications: Minimum Qualifications bullet points: - 18 years of age or older - High school diploma or GED - Mechanical experience Preferred Qualifications bullet points: - One or more years of welding and fabrication experience - Carman apprenticeship - Veterans and transitioning service members are encouraged to apply. Military roles that often transition well to this position (but not limited to): 2141, 91B, 91H and heavy equipment mechanics are encouraged to apply. Training: Travel for paid training to McDonough, GA. Freight Car Repairers will complete 1 week of Mechanical Safety Orientation and 6 weeks of craft specific training concerning welding and fabrication. Norfolk Southern will reimburse travel and pay for lodging as required per union agreement. Where to place training? Could be part of Qualifications or a separate section? Not in prescribed headings. Could be included under Qualifications as part of preferred? But it's substantive. Could be included under Qualifications as a bullet? Or maybe under Responsibilities? Better to add a subsection under Qualifications? But we only have set headings; we could add a separate heading "Training" but not in list. The instruction says use headings for those specific section names; but we can also add other headings? It says "Use for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule)." It implies we should use those headings; but we could also add others if needed? It says "include a section ONLY when the posting has real, specific content for it — never emit a heading followed by filler/placeholder text". It doesn't forbid other headings, but the examples are those. Safer to stick to those headings. Where to put training? Could be part of Qualifications (maybe as a bullet under Preferred Qualifications? Not exactly). Could be part of Responsibilities? Not really. Could be part of About the role? Not really. Could be part of Benefits? Not. Could be part of Pay? Not. Could be part of Schedule? Not.
Maybe we can include training under Qualifications as a bullet: "Paid training: 1 week Mechanical Safety Orientation + 6 weeks craft-specific welding/fabrication training in McDonough, GA; travel reimbursed and lodging paid per union agreement." That captures.
Skills And Abilities bullet points:
- Understand oral and written communication
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Provide clear instructions and directions
- Mechanical aptitude
Benefits bullet points:
- Company Benefits - Eligible 1st day of second month after hire (during training)
- 80/20 plan for employee, spouse, and eligible dependents
- Union Benefits
- Medical (Managed or 85/15 Plan)
- $20K Life Insurance
- 401(K) First Day of Employment
- After 1st year of service: Eligible for Dental / Vision
Pay bullet points:
- Rate of Pay:
- 1st 40 Working Days: $21.26 (50% of Full rate)
- Next 204 Working Days: $31.89 (75% of Full rate)
- Next 244 Working Days: $34.01 (80% of Full rate)
- After 2 Years/488 Working Days: $42.52 (100% of Full Rate)
Schedule bullet points:
- Working hours will include shift work over all 3 shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
- Shifts are assigned/awarded by seniority.
- The work environment is a shop and outdoor work.
Now we need to output HTML fragment with headings and appropriate - or
.
We need to decide which sections get lists vs paragraphs.
About the role: single sentence ->
.
Responsibilities: list ->
- ... each bullet.
Requirements: list.
Qualifications: list (maybe split Minimum and Preferred? Could combine but we can have subheadings? Not allowed? Could just list all qualifications as bullet points, maybe separate with a note. But we can keep as list.
Skills: list.
Benefits: list.
Pay: list.
Schedule: list.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Already omitted.
Now produce HTML.
Let's craft.
About the role
Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and operations
- Inspect car components for compliance with AAR and FRA standards.
- Obtain information from computer regarding car components, destination, lading, and repair records and/or to file data such as repair information, bad orders, and car releases.
- Able to proficiently use cutting torch in all positions.
- Must qualify in SMAW and FCAW welding processes that include 2F, 3F and 4F positions.
- Operate forklifts, light cranes, and car moving equipment.
- Operate various vehicles, maybe required to obtain CDL for operation of Locomotive Service truck.
- Rerail cars and locomotives by using rerailing equipment and perform other work associated with wreck service on the railroad.
- Straighten, fabricate, and replace steel parts such as: grab irons, handholds, ladders, ladder brackets, and sill steps.
- Repair, remove, or replace defective components such as wheels, safety appliances, truck and brake equipment, couplers, yokes, draft gears, and air brake valves, weld broken parts or secure new parts.
Requirements
- Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries
- Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection, or safety-toe boots
- Complete annual training and pass safety rules examinations
- Federal regulations require random testing for drugs and/or alcohol
- Must pass all required assessments
- Must pass a background screening
- This position is governed by a union agreement and membership is required
- Must pass a post-offer medical examination, including a drug test
Qualifications
- 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Mechanical experience
- One or more years of welding and fabrication experience (preferred)
- Carman apprenticeship (preferred)
- Veterans and transitioning service members are encouraged to apply. Military roles that often transition well to this position (but not limited to): 2141, 91B, 91H and heavy equipment mechanics are encouraged to apply.
- Paid training: 1 week of Mechanical Safety Orientation and 6 weeks of craft‑specific welding and fabrication training in McDonough, GA; travel reimbursed and lodging paid per union agreement.
Skills
- Understand oral and written communication
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Provide clear instructions and directions
- Mechanical aptitude
Benefits
- Company Benefits - Eligible 1st day of second month after hire (during training)
- 80/20 plan for employee, spouse, and eligible dependents
- Union Benefits
- or
. We need to decide which sections get lists vs paragraphs. About the role: single sentence ->
. Responsibilities: list ->
- ... each bullet.
Requirements: list.
Qualifications: list (maybe split Minimum and Preferred? Could combine but we can have subheadings? Not allowed? Could just list all qualifications as bullet points, maybe separate with a note. But we can keep as list.
Skills: list.
Benefits: list.
Pay: list.
Schedule: list.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Already omitted.
Now produce HTML.
Let's craft.
About the role
Work shall consist of rail car repairing, inspection, and maintenance in accordance with federal and AAR regulations.
Responsibilities
- Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and operations
- Inspect car components for compliance with AAR and FRA standards.
- Obtain information from computer regarding car components, destination, lading, and repair records and/or to file data such as repair information, bad orders, and car releases.
- Able to proficiently use cutting torch in all positions.
- Must qualify in SMAW and FCAW welding processes that include 2F, 3F and 4F positions.
- Operate forklifts, light cranes, and car moving equipment.
- Operate various vehicles, maybe required to obtain CDL for operation of Locomotive Service truck.
- Rerail cars and locomotives by using rerailing equipment and perform other work associated with wreck service on the railroad.
- Straighten, fabricate, and replace steel parts such as: grab irons, handholds, ladders, ladder brackets, and sill steps.
- Repair, remove, or replace defective components such as wheels, safety appliances, truck and brake equipment, couplers, yokes, draft gears, and air brake valves, weld broken parts or secure new parts.
Requirements
- Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries
- Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection, or safety-toe boots
- Complete annual training and pass safety rules examinations
- Federal regulations require random testing for drugs and/or alcohol
- Must pass all required assessments
- Must pass a background screening
- This position is governed by a union agreement and membership is required
- Must pass a post-offer medical examination, including a drug test
Qualifications
- 18 years of age or older
- High school diploma or GED
- Mechanical experience
- One or more years of welding and fabrication experience (preferred)
- Carman apprenticeship (preferred)
- Veterans and transitioning service members are encouraged to apply. Military roles that often transition well to this position (but not limited to): 2141, 91B, 91H and heavy equipment mechanics are encouraged to apply.
- Paid training: 1 week of Mechanical Safety Orientation and 6 weeks of craft‑specific welding and fabrication training in McDonough, GA; travel reimbursed and lodging paid per union agreement.
Skills
- Understand oral and written communication
- Problem solving and troubleshooting skills
- Provide clear instructions and directions
- Mechanical aptitude
Benefits
- Company Benefits - Eligible 1st day of second month after hire (during training)
- 80/20 plan for employee, spouse, and eligible dependents
- Union Benefits
- ... each bullet.
Requirements: list.
Qualifications: list (maybe split Minimum and Preferred? Could combine but we can have subheadings? Not allowed? Could just list all qualifications as bullet points, maybe separate with a note. But we can keep as list.
Skills: list.
Benefits: list.
Pay: list.
Schedule: list.
We must not repeat job title as heading. No Job ID.
We must not include boilerplate like EEO etc. Already omitted.
Now produce HTML.
Let's craft.