Rail Terminal Operator

Rail Management Services; Corsicana (TX); On-site; USD 21,025 - 29,945; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Affordable Healthcare

Free Dental

Paid holidays

401K

Yearly Raises

Job summary

A transportation company is hiring for an entry-level Jockey Driver/Groundperson position in Wilmer, TX. This role offers on-the-job training with no prior experience required. Responsibilities include driving a jockey truck and performing various ground tasks in a railyard. Benefits include affordable healthcare and paid holidays. Applicants should reside within a 45-minute commute of Wilmer.

Qualifications

• No experience required; training provided.
• Must be able to pass a 7-year background check.
• Must be able to pass a Physical Capabilities Test.

Responsibilities

• Drive a jockey truck moving trailers, containers, and chassis.
• Climb on and off railcars, lock and unlock tracks.
• Assist packer operators using hand signals.

Skills

Valid Driver's License

Ability to pass a drug test

Strong communication for hand signals

Job description

We are hiring immediately for this position at the Union Pacific Dallas Railyard in Wilmer, TX in a recession proof industry! This is an entry level position with on the job training. We'll teach you everything you need to know in order to be successful on the job. No Experience is required. The job is a combination of a Hostler Driver and Ground Person as they are 1 and the same job.

Watch this YouTube video to see what you'll be doing. Copy and Paste:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uriQMlaUUsI

Shifts Available

• 4 am to 4 pm
• 4 pm to 4 am

Starting Rate of Pay

$18.50/hr

Benefits

Medical benefits start after 60 days and the first of the month after that. Other benefits start after your 90-day probationary period.

• Affordable Healthcare, Free Dental, cheap Vision Benefits
• Free Life Insurance
• Paid holidays, paid personal days
• Boot reimbursement
• 401K
• Yearly Raises
• Vacation Pay (received on yearly anniversary)
• Weekly Pay

APPLICANTS MUST currently live within a 45 minute commute of Wilmer, TX. OUT OF AREA candidates and/or those requiring relocation will NOT be considered.

Responsibilities

• Drive a jockey truck moving 53ft trailers, containers, and chassis around the yard.
• Various Groundperson duties, climbing on and off railcars, locking and unlocking tracks, putting in and taking out inner box connectors (IBC's).
• Assist packer operators in loading and unloading the equipment using hand signals.
• Assist in the process of stacking and unstacking chassis as well as loading and unloading chassis racks.
• Other assigned duties.

Applicants for the Jockey Driver/Groundperson position must meet the general requirements for employment with the company, according to the Company hiring process which include:

• Must have a valid Driver's License.
• Must be able to pass a 7-year background check. Any felonies in the last 7 years or jail time in the last 5 years will disqualify applicants.
• Must be able to pass a drug test and a Physical Capabilities Test.
• (No GED or diploma required)
• No-CDL Required

Please respond to this advertisement with your resume as we're only accepting online resumes at this time.

Work Location

UP Dallas Terminal, Wilmer, TX This job would be suitable for persons looking for jobs in a warehouse, as a delivery driver, a forklift driver, working outdoors, a laborer, doing landscaping, and working in a railyard.

You will be employed directly by Pacific Rail Services and will not be considered an employee of the railroad.