Train Crew - Zone 100 / Council Bluffs, IA

About the role

At Union Pacific, Train Crew employees are responsible for providing the safe and timely movement of customers' freight. Previous railroad experience is not required as we provide all necessary training. As you progress in your career, you may have the opportunity to apply for engine service (fireman’s class) and become a Class 1 Locomotive Engineer.

Responsibilities

• Inspect equipment, locomotives, and rail cars to ensure they are safe to use or move in a train.
• Perform tasks such as coupling (connecting) equipment, aligning drawbars, operating remote control locomotives, applying, and releasing hand brakes, riding rail cars, replacing couplers/knuckles, and effectively communicating information to crews, yard controllers, and dispatchers via radio and/or hand signals.
• Maintain accurate written and electronic documentation and prepare necessary materials as required.
• Observe and comply with all railroad rules and regulations pertaining to safety, operations, and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA).
• Perform additional duties as assigned by a supervisor.

Qualifications

• Required: Applicants must have reached the age of 18 or above. Valid driver's license. Clean driving record in the past 36 months, without any suspension, revocation, cancellation, or denial of your driver's license resulting from a drug or alcohol-related incident. Must not have been involved in diversion or probation or pleaded guilty to a drug or alcohol-related driving incident. Must not have refused to undergo a drug or alcohol test related to the operation of a motor vehicle.
• Preferred: Experience working on 2nd and/or 3rd shifts. Experience working outdoors in diverse weather conditions. Experience working with, on, and around heavy equipment in motion. Experience working in confined spaces and at different heights.

Physical And Mental Job Requirements

• Normal color vision, enabling the detection and interpretation of various visual color signals and displays, as well as the ability to determine the speed of moving objects at both close and distant ranges.
• Adequate depth perception to accurately assess the speed and distance of locomotives being moved in the service area.
• The strength to push, pull, lift, and carry objects weighing up to 85 lbs.
• The ability to frequently perform coordinated hand movements for grasping, placing, or moving objects.
• The capacity to engage in physically demanding tasks, including occasional bending, stooping, and kneeling.
• The capacity to bend, stoop, line a switch from one track to another, climb a rail car side ladder, maintain balance while riding a rail car at varying distances, walk up to 5 miles per shift on uneven terrain and occasionally work at heights of 12’ or more.
• The capability to detect unusual sounds and smells during inspections and testing, and promptly respond.

Work Conditions

• You may travel with our trains, sometimes spending a day or more away from your home terminal.
• Work outdoors in all weather conditions, including snow, ice, rain, cold and heat.
• Instead of working a standard 40-hour week, there are variable work hours and irregularly scheduled days off.
• Train Crew employees are on call, even on nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring company sponsorship.

What We Offer

• A strengths-based, engagement-focused, and performance-oriented culture.
• Ongoing learning, development, and Educational Assistance (including little to no out-of-pocket cost for online and in-person courses at the University of Nebraska at Omaha).
• 401(k) retirement plan.
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 20% match up to 5%.
• Medical, dental and vision insurance, which are collectively bargained for through union membership.
• Wellness and Employee Assistance Programs.