Operator 2 Blast

The Greenbrier Companies, Inc.; Arkansas; Hybrid; USD 40,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

The Greenbrier Central, LLC in Marmaduke, AR seeks an Operator 2 Blast to prepare railcars for blasting, operate the blast machinery, and perform touch ups as required. This role requires adherence to safety protocols in a production environment.

Responsibilities include connecting railcars to blasting equipment, blasting interiors/exteriors, and maintaining equipment, with PPE and respirator use as needed.

Qualifications

• Requires ability to be fit-tested and wear a respirator.
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions.
• High school education or equivalent.
• Blast machine experience.

Responsibilities

• Connects railcars to rabbit device to pull railcars into automatic blast equipment.
• Operates automatic blast machine to blast exteriors and/or interiors of railcars.
• Suits up in hood, coveralls, and gloves for touch up blasting.
• Pulls and scotches rail cars.
• Troubleshoots, maintains, and cleans blast equipment.
• Ensures safety and housekeeping standards are met.

Skills

Fit testing and respirator use

Follow written and verbal instructions

Education

High school education or equivalent

Tools

Blast machine

Job description

At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.

Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization. We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.

Greenbrier’s success begins with people. We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, Access and Leadership (IDEAL) commitment is rooted in these values, which lead to a culture where employees are engaged and feel good about coming to work every day.

Summary

The Operator 2 Blast position prepares the railcars to be blasted, operates advanced equipment to blast the interior and/or exterior of manufactured rail cars and repairs poor blast work to meet required customer specifications. Pulls and scotches rail cars, as required.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Connects railcars to rabbit device to pull railcars into automatic blast equipment

• Operates advanced automatic blast machine to blast exteriors and/or interiors of railcars

• Suits up on hood, coveralls, and gloves to perform touch up hand blasting of railcars after the automatic blasting

• Pulls and scotches rail cars

• Trouble shoots, maintains, and cleans blast equipment

• Ensures that safety and housekeeping standards are met and maintained

• Preps cars for paint and blast

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to be fit-tested and wear a respirator in the areas where respirator use is required

• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions

Preferred Qualifications

• High school education or equivalent

• Blast machine experience

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is in a production environment with exposure to heat, cold, noise, moving railcars and machinery, and trip hazards where head, hearing, eye, and foot protection including composite toed safety shoes, are required

• This position will be exposed to hazardous chemicals which requires the use of a blast suit, gloves, and wearing a respirator. For Safety purposes, employees must be clean-shaven when wearing a respirator

• Additional personal protective equipment may be required as determined by the environment.

• This position may be required to work at heights of 20 ft or within confined spaces.

Physical Activities and Requirements

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5+ hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5: 5.5+ hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5+ hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Frequently

• Stand: Frequently

• Walk: Frequently

• Bend: Frequently

• Kneel/Squat: Frequently

• Crawl: Occasionally

• Climb: Frequently

• Reach Forward: Frequently

• Reach Upward: Frequently

• Handling/Fingering: Constantly

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Constantly

• 10-25 lbs: Frequently

• 25-50 lbs: Occasionally

• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable

• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Less than 10 lbs: Occasionally

• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally

• 25-50 lbs: Occasionally

• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable

• 75+ lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at [e-mail] or call us at 503-684-7000.

Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @gbrx.com or from our applicant tracking system, iCIMS, after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process, you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with “-gbrx.icims.com”. In this portal, we will ask you to provide your contact information, past employment history, education history and other job-related information.

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Job Locations US-AR-Marmaduke

ID 2026-5618

Company Greenbrier Central, LLC

Position Type Regular Full-Time

Category Production

Workplace Type Onsite