Railcar Repairman (Carman) – El Mirage, AZ

About the role

Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars. Rebuilds car components: bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors. Welds (30% of time), fabricates, and uses cutting torch. Performs mechanical labor (frequently - 95% of time).

Responsibilities

• Inspects machines and equipment visually by touch, special knowledge and training, to locate causes of trouble.
• Operates forklift to move, align, and set in place parts in place.
• Maintains a clean work environment.
• May set up and operate metalworking tools, such as welder or grinder.
• All other duties as assigned by supervisor.

Requirements

• Knowledge: mechanical skills.
• Skills: welding and cutting.
• Mental factors: decision-making and reasoning; intermediate (such as determining when parts should be repaired); planning and scheduling - limited; compiling/classifying/gathering information - intermediate short-term memory - intermediate.

Qualifications

• Frequent tasks: standing, hearing, and seeing for 8 or 10 hours; handling for 6 hours; walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and fingering for 5 hours; reaching below waist, twisting, and feeling for 2 hours; sitting, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching over head, and talking for 1 hour.
• Regular tasks: walking, crouching, and twisting while standing.
• Occasional tasks: sitting, crawling, and twisting while sitting for 1 hour or less. Lifting: car parts from 1-80 lbs. throughout the day (lifting 10-25 lbs. frequently; 25-50 lbs. regularly; over 50 lbs. occasionally). Wrenches weighing up to 10 lbs. to tighten bolts (occasionally - 4 hours).
• Pull: 10-25 lbs. frequently; 25-50 lbs. regularly; over 50 lbs. occasionally; carrying 50-75 lbs.

Skills

• Welding and cutting.

Benefits

This position participates in Railroad Retirement. TTX Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer.

Pay

Texas Trains & Yards (TTX) Company's Total Rewards package includes Paid Time Off, Health, Dental and Vision benefits, and 401(k) with company match.

Schedule

8 to 10 hour shifts; work hours and rest days may change regularly.