Rail Track Laborer - Hands-On Field Crew, Travel Ready

Norfolk Southern Corporation; Virginia; Presencial; USD 41.000 - 48.000; Tempo integral

Resumo da vaga

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is seeking a hands-on Track Maintenance Worker to perform physical labor on railroad tracks and related structures as part of a local Line Maintenance crew. You will carry track materials and install rail components using hand tools and power equipment.

Responsibilities include attaching rail to ties, removing spikes, lifting crossties, and operating track wrenches and welding materials.

Qualificações

• Interact effectively as a crew member.
• Understand and follow verbal and visual communications.
• Understand and respond to audible and visual signals and warnings.
• Quickly learn and perform job duties.
• Recognize, avoid, and report potential hazards.

Responsabilidades

• Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks.
• Attach the rail to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers.
• Remove spikes with claw bars, spike lifters, and spike pullers.
• Lift, position, handle, remove and install railroad crossties in and around the track structure.
• Connect and disconnect rail using the track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials.
• Move, clean, and tamp ballast with shovels, tamping picks, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks.
• Raise tracks, turnouts, crossings, and rails with track or power jacks.
• Cut associated materials with oxygen-acetylene torches, rail saws, cut-off saws, and cold chisels.
• Drill holes with gasoline, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric drill motors.
• Work alongside heavy equipment by connecting, disconnecting, and controlling material that is being moved and by directing such movement.
• Participate in safety meetings.
• Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment.

Conhecimentos

Crew interaction

Communication

Hazard recognition

Learn quickly

Formação

High school diploma or GED

Ferramentas

Rail hand tools

Descrição da vaga

Norfolk Southern Corporation (NSC) is seeking a hands-on Track Maintenance Worker to perform physical labor on railroad tracks and related structures as part of a local Line Maintenance crew. You will carry track materials and install rail components using hand tools and power equipment.

Responsibilities include attaching rail to ties, removing spikes, lifting crossties, and operating track wrenches and welding materials.