Welder

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Direct and instruct equipment operators in safe and efficient work performance, guaranteeing compliance with all rules, regulations and instructions.
• Responsible for training welder helpers to provide safe and efficient relief for position.
• Ensures all tools, equipment, materials, and supplies are maintained, used and stored properly.
• Prepares and maintains payroll, production reports, accident and injury reports, personnel reports, and all other required records.
• Always Adhere to all FEC Safety Policies and Procedures.
• Other duties or tasks as assigned by manager.

Working Conditions

• Regularly lift and/or move up to 100 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move more than 100 pounds.
• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts, fumes or airborne particles, outside weather conditions, risk of electrical shock, and vibration.
• Sometimes exposed to extreme heat and outdoor weather conditions.
• Occasionally exposed to high, precarious places.
• Prolonged exposure to loud noises.

Minimum Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); and one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Must have a valid driver’s license and valid credentials required by federal and state laws, including CDL Class B.
• Will be required to operate railway highway motor vehicles.
• Must be capable of operating all FEC Maintenance of Way vehicles in its fleet, both manual and automatic, and must qualify and secure motor car maintainer permit.
• Upon employment, new employees must successfully complete and pass all FEC Rules Classes Safety, Operating, and Roadway Worker.
• Must complete all requirements to obtain FRA A & B certifications and pass test within 30 working days.

Knowledge & Skills

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.