Rail Track Laborer: Install & Maintain

Herzog; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Safety boots allowance

Job summary

Herzog Contracting Corp. in Orlando, FL is seeking a Track Laborer to join our field crew. This role involves installing railroad track and embankments, using hand and power tools, and operating track machines under a Foreman or Welder.

A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with on-the-job training provided, and the ability to work under time pressures in all weather. You will work with others to maintain safety and quality, read and communicate in English, and participate in safety

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• On-the-job training provided.
• Ability to complete work under time pressures and to maintain composure under the stress of emergency situations.
• Must be able to work well with others.
• Able to read, write and communicate (speak, hear, and understand) the English language.
• Company provides required Personal Protective Equipment including a Safety Boots Allowance Program.

Responsibilities

• Installs railroad track and embankments including special track work, road crossings, signage, and rail lubricators.
• Capable of using hand and power tools and a wide variety of sizes and types of track machines including spike pullers, spike drivers, tie adze, hydraulic rail jacks, power wrenches, tie boring machines, rail drills, rail grinders, and rail saws.
• Highway trucks equipped with rail guide wheels, hydraulic booms, and lift gates to remove and replace ties, rails, fasteners - cut or screw spikes, anti-creepers, bolts, elastic clips, insulators, rail seat pads, and conventional and insulated rail joints, special track work components, crushed rock ballast, crossing surfaces, paving, subgrade material, vegetation, signs, and structures.
• May work as a member of a crew or independently.
• May work under the direction of a Railroad Track Foreman or Railroad Track Welder.

Skills

Reading and writing English

Teamwork

Ability to work under time pressures

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Herzog Contracting Corp. in Orlando, FL is seeking a Track Laborer to join our field crew. This role involves installing railroad track and embankments, using hand and power tools, and operating track machines under a Foreman or Welder.

A high school diploma or equivalent is required, with on-the-job training provided, and the ability to work under time pressures in all weather. You will work with others to maintain safety and quality, read and communicate in English, and participate in safety