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Starting Hourly Rate: $24.00 with previous conducting experience, $24.50 once signed off to operate trackmobile 

2/2/3 Dupont Schedule: 2 Days on, 2 Days off, 3 Days on, 2 Days off, etc. (every other weekend is a 3 day weekend)

Shifts: 6AM - 6PM or 6PM - 6AM, Rotating Days/Nights every 4 weeks

Location Details

The Wellington Transload Terminal, which operates within the Price River Transload Terminal and operates 24/7. Our Wellington location has rail and truck transload capabilities, primarily handling crude oil.

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Description

The conductor position will be to control and coordinate the train movements while switching railcars whether in the yard of a railroad, industrial plant, or similar location to facilitate the unloading and loading of railcars in a safe and efficient manner to service our customers. This position is a manual labor position which requires that the individual become proficient in the following skills, duties, and requirements within a prescribed training and introductory period.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

-Transloading of Oils and Liquids, primarily crude oil
-Climb onto top and underneath railcars in order to inspect and seal railcars using a checklist.
-Perform structural inspections as required.
-Prepare equipment for product transfer.
-Demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance.
-Follow written and verbal directions to complete assigned tasks on schedule.
-Read, write, and communicate in English & understand basic math.
-Learn from directions, observations, and mistakes and apply procedures using good judgment
-Inspects locomotive before run to verify specified fuel, sand, water, and all FRA requirements.
-Reads switching orders from designated person.
-Observes radio and hand signals in yard or in cab and operates locomotive in accordance with railroad rules and regulations.
-Observes arm or lantern signal and moves controls to move locomotive backwards or forwards to switch and couple cars; or receives starting signal and moves control; such as throttle and air brakes to operate locomotive.
-Reads and interprets wayside signals, track warrants and bulletins, and railroad rules and regulations to operate locomotive, following safety rules and regulations and time schedule.
-Talks to crew or other yard workers via radio to give or receive switching information.
-Confers with train dispatcher via radio to issue or receive information or instructions concerning stops, delays, or oncoming trains.
-May assist workers to throw switches or perform other activities involved when performing switching operations.
-Turns hand brake wheel or ratchet type brake and tie handbrakes.
-Observes track to detect obstructions.
-Inspects locomotive after run to detect damaged or defective equipment.
-Maintains records, number, origin, destination, and cargo of cars switched.
-May coordinate activities of switching crew from locomotive cab, caboose, or control tower.
-Raises coupling lever to couple or uncouple cars.
-Throws track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signals Engineer to move cars, using lantern, arm signals or radio.
-Climbs ladder to top of car, rides atop cars, and turns hand wheel to set brakes or to control the speed of the car when it has been shunted.
-Connects air hose to cars when making up trains by bending and applying force.
-May walk along tops of cars and peer down between them to inspect couplings, air hoses, and journal boxes.
-May set warning signals, such as flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes at front of and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.
-Sits or rides in cab of locomotive to observe signals from other crew members.
-May make minor repairs to couplings, air hoses and journal boxes, and report any equipment requiring major repairs.
-Performs other duties as requested or required
 

Machines, Tools, Special Equipment, Personal Protective Equipment Used

-Hammers, ratchets, chisel, pry bar, wrenches, and brushes.
-PPE; hard hat, vest, safety glasses, FR clothing, gloves, steel toed boots
 

Requirements

-High school education or general education development (GED).
-Ability to pass training and required testing.

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