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Freight Car Repairer - New Orleans, LA

Norfolk Southern · New Orleans, LA · 1 mo ago
OTHR$21.26/hrFull-time
We need to output HTML fragment with sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (maybe Qualifications), Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Must only include sections that have real specific content. Avoid filler like "commensurate with experience". The posting includes description about role, responsibilities, qualifications, skills, physical requirements, work conditions, compensation and benefits, schedule (shift work). Also includes training details maybe part of About the role? The instruction: Use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). We can combine Requirements and Qualifications? Probably separate sections: Requirements (maybe Qualifications) and Skills And Abilities. We'll include sections: About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements (Qualifications), Skills And Abilities, Benefits, Pay, Schedule. Ensure we don't repeat job title. No metadata like Job ID. Remove boilerplate: EEO, etc. Also remove navigation, cookie, legal, duplicated lines. Keep all substantive info. We need to preserve all substantive information: description about Norfolk Southern, SPIRIT values, role description, training details, responsibilities list, qualifications required and preferred, skills and abilities, physical and mental job requirements, work conditions, compensation and benefits details, company overview maybe? The instruction says preserve ALL substantive information; do not invent or summarize away detail. Should we include company overview? It's substantive but not under a heading; we could put under About the role maybe. But About the role heading expects description of role; we could include company overview there or maybe a separate section? The instruction only lists possible headings; we can add others if needed? It says use

for section headings (e.g. About the role, Responsibilities, Requirements, Qualifications, Skills, Benefits, Pay, Schedule). It doesn't forbid other headings, but suggests those. Safer to stick to those headings and put relevant content under them. Company overview could go under About the role as part of description. Or we could add a separate heading like Company Overview but not listed; risk. Better to incorporate into About the role. Schedule: shift work across all three shifts, including nights, weekends, holidays. Also mention extensive travel for training may be required. So schedule section includes shift work and travel. Pay: detailed progression. Benefits: medical coverage begins first day of second month after hire, health insurance (80/20 or 85/15 plan), $20,000 life insurance, 401(k) eligibility from day one, dental and vision after one year. Also union membership required within 60 days of establishing seniority. That could be under Requirements or maybe under About the role? Probably Requirements. Training details: maybe under About the role as part of description. We must not include filler like "commensurate with experience". None present. We must not repeat job title. Not include "Job ID". Good. Now produce HTML fragment:

About the role

... description ...

Then

Responsibilities

  • ... each responsibility ...
Then

Requirements

  • ... required qualifications ...
Maybe also

Preferred Qualifications

but not in list; could combine under Requirements with subheadings? But instruction says use

for section headings; we could have Requirements and then within that list include both required and preferred. Or we could have separate sections Requirements and Qualifications. Since they gave both as examples, we could have Requirements (maybe required) and Qualifications (preferred). Let's do:

Requirements

for required qualifications;

Qualifications

for preferred qualifications. Then

Skills And Abilities

(maybe just Skills). Use

Skills

but they gave Skills as example. We'll use

Skills

. Then

Benefits

Then

Pay

Then

Schedule

Make sure each section only if content exists. Now extract content. About the role: Should include Norfolk Southern belief, SPIRIT values, role description, training details, maybe company overview. Let's craft a paragraph that includes all that without losing detail. We need to preserve all substantive information: So we must include sentences about Norfolk Southern belief, SPIRIT values, role description, training details (classroom and field instruction, duration, lodging, travel reimbursement), maybe also mention that it's a seniority-based union position, shift work, travel, union membership required within 60 days. But some of those belong to Requirements or Schedule. We'll keep them where appropriate. Let's parse: - "At Norfolk Southern, we believe that our people power progress. Our culture is built on our SPIRIT values—Safety, Performance, Integrity, Respect, Innovation, and Teamwork—which guide how we work, lead, and grow together." - "If you're ready to launch a career in mechanical maintenance and contribute to the reliability of our rolling stock, we invite you to explore the Freight Car Repairer Trainee role." - "This hands-on, field-based position prepares individuals for a career in freight car maintenance through structured classroom instruction and on-the-job training." - "Trainees learn to inspect, repair, and maintain railcars to ensure safe and efficient operations across our network." - "What Should You Know This is a seniority-based union position. You must be available to work shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Extensive travel for training may be required. Union membership is required within 60 days of establishing seniority." - "Training Training Includes Both Classroom And Field Instruction Classroom Training: Mechanical Safety Orientation and craft-specific training in welding and fabrication. Field Training: Hands-on experience in car repair shops and yards. Duration: Approximately 7 weeks (1 week safety orientation + 6 weeks craft training). Norfolk Southern provides lodging and reimburses travel per union agreement." We can combine. Now Responsibilities list: bullet points from "Job Responsibilities". Let's extract each: - Inspect, repair, and maintain freight cars in compliance with FRA and AAR standards. - Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety and operations. - Perform welding and cutting operations (SMAW and FCAW processes in 2F, 3F, and 4F positions). - Operate forklifts, cranes, and car-moving equipment. - Operate various vehicles and may be required to obtain a CDL for operation of Locomotive Service truck. - Straighten, fabricate, and replace steel parts such as grab irons, ladders, and sill steps. - Remove and replace defective components including wheels, couplers, brake equipment, air brake valves, yokes, and draft gears. - Rerail cars and locomotives using rerailing equipment. - Complete and enter information in computer systems regarding car components, destination, lading, repair records, bad orders, and car releases - Work safely to prevent accidents and injuries and wear required protective equipment (hard hat, hearing protection, safety-toe boots). - Complete annual safety training and pass safety rules examinations. Now Requirements (required qualifications): list: - High school diploma or GED. - 18 years of age or older. - Valid driver’s license. - Ability to pass pre-employment drug and alcohol screening and physical standards. - Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and perform heavy physical labor. - Must pass background screening and post-offer medical examinations, including drug tests. Also maybe "Union membership required within 60 days of establishing seniority." Could be under Requirements or Schedule. We'll put under Requirements. Also "This is a safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness while working around heavy, moving, potentially hazardous locomotive engines." That's more about work conditions; maybe under Requirements or Work Conditions but we don't have a Work Conditions heading; we could put under Requirements or maybe under Schedule? Better to put under Requirements as part of physical/mental job requirements? Actually there is a separate "Physical And Mental Job Requirements" section later. We'll handle that under Requirements or maybe a separate section? Since we have Requirements heading, we can include physical and mental job requirements there as well. But we also have Skills And Abilities heading. We'll split: Requirements = required qualifications (education, age, license, etc). Physical And Mental Job Requirements could be under Requirements or maybe under Skills? But we have Skills And Abilities separate. We'll create a section for Physical And Mental Job Requirements? Not in list but could be under Requirements. However we have a separate "Physical And Mental Job Requirements" paragraph in the posting. We could treat that as part of Requirements or maybe under Skills? Better to include under Requirements as bullet points. Now Preferred Qualifications: - One or more years of welding and fabrication experience. - Mechanical experience or Carman apprenticeship. - Veterans and transitioning service members encouraged to apply (roles such as 2141, 91B, 91H, heavy equipment mechanics). Now Skills And Abilities: - Mechanical aptitude. - Problem-solving and troubleshooting skills. - Ability to understand oral and written communication and provide clear instructions Now Physical And Mental Job Requirements (we could incorporate into Requirements or maybe a separate section but we don't have heading for it; we could include under Requirements as bullet points). Let's list: - Ability to lift up to 50 lbs. - Must maintain alertness and concentration while working around heavy, moving equipment. - Ability to stoop, bend, kneel, crouch, crawl, balance, climb, and walk long distances over uneven terrain. - Ability to meet FRA medical requirements: Visual acuity (at least 20/40 in each eye separately and both together with or without corrective lenses). - Hearing—no hearing loss greater than 40B average, at 500, 1000, and 2000 in better ear (can be met with hearing aid). Now Work Conditions: - Shop and outdoor environments. - Shift work across all three shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. - Union membership required. - This is a safety-sensitive position requiring constant alertness while working around heavy, moving, potentially hazardous locomotive engines. But some of these overlap with earlier. We'll keep Work Conditions maybe under Schedule? Actually Schedule heading is for shift work etc. We'll put shift work details under Schedule. Work conditions (shop and outdoor environments, union membership required, safety-sensitive) could be under Requirements or maybe under About the role? We'll put union membership required under Requirements (already). Safety-sensitive constant alertness maybe under Requirements as well. Now Benefits: list: - Medical coverage begins the first day of the second month after hire. - Health insurance (80/20 or 85/15 plan). - $20,000 life insurance. - 401(k) eligibility from day one. - Dental and vision coverage after one year of service. Now Pay: list progression: - 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) Now Schedule: shift work across all three shifts, including nights, weekends, and holidays. Extensive travel for training may be required. Now About the role: include Norfolk Southern belief, SPIRIT values, role description, training details, maybe also mention that it's a seniority-based union position? But that is more about requirements; we can mention briefly but not duplicate. We must not repeat job title. Avoid duplication. Now produce HTML. Check for any boilerplate: Remove EEO paragraph at end. Also remove "Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com." That's maybe not boilerplate but it's a link; could be considered navigation? It's a call to action;

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