Railcar Maintenance & Fabrication Technician

TTX Company; Jacksonville (FL); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Job summary

TTX Company, based in Jacksonville, FL, seeks a Maintenance Specialist to repair, modify, and upgrade rail cars. Responsibilities include rebuilding components, welding, fabricating, and using cutting torches, cutting tools, and power equipment.

The role requires mechanical knowledge and ability to read blueprints and operate a variety of tools. You will perform mechanical labor most of the time, repair and maintain railcars per standards, and enter repair data into an electronic system.

Qualifications

• Knowledge: mechanical skills.
• Skills: welding and cutting.
• Mental factors: decision-making and reasoning; planning and scheduling.

Responsibilities

• Repair, modify, and upgrade rail cars.
• Rebuilds car components: bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors.
• Welds up to 30% of time and uses cutting torch.
• Performs mechanical labor (frequently).
• Repairs and maintains railcars per blueprints and specs using hand and power tools; inspects visually to locate issues.
• Operates forklift to move parts and align them in place.
• Measures, cuts and threads pipes and replaces air lines using tools.
• Assembles subassemblies and major components; tests function.
• Repairs broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment.
• Enters car repair information via electronic keyboard system.

Skills

Mechanical skills

Welding

Cutting

Hand tools

Welding equipment

Tools

Circular saw

Air impacts

Air grinders

Cutting torch

Porta power

Job description

TTX Company, based in Jacksonville, FL, seeks a Maintenance Specialist to repair, modify, and upgrade rail cars. Responsibilities include rebuilding components, welding, fabricating, and using cutting torches, cutting tools, and power equipment.

The role requires mechanical knowledge and ability to read blueprints and operate a variety of tools. You will perform mechanical labor most of the time, repair and maintain railcars per standards, and enter repair data into an electronic system.