Track Maintainer

ACI-Herzog - 244; Jersey City (NJ); On-site; USD 32,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid time off

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k)

Job summary

ACI/Herzog Joint Venture seeks a Full-Time Track Maintainer for the Hudson Bergen Light Rail system in Hudson County, NJ. The role focuses on maintenance, repair, inspection, and emergency response to track infrastructure, with safety and teamwork at the core.

Qualifications include a High School diploma, valid driver’s license, and the ability to pass pre-employment physical and drug screening. Candidates should be prepared for physical work and adherence to strict safety standards.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Must be able to pass pre-employment physical and drug screening.
• Must be legal to work in the USA and possess a valid driver's license.
• Ability to work under time pressures and emergency situations.

Responsibilities

• Install and maintain track and embankments, including crossings and related components.
• Operate hand and power tools and track machines as required.
• Work solo or in teams, following foreman directions and safety procedures.
• Maintain attendance and promote company culture.

Skills

Track maintenance

Safety procedures

Team collaboration

Physical stamina

Read/write English

Education

High School diploma or equivalent

Tools

Rail track machinery

Hand tools

Rail grinders

Job description

Alternate Concepts, Inc. (ACI) and Herzog Transit Services, Inc. (HTSI), collectively the ACI/Herzog Joint Venture, along with our key subcontractors are seeking applicants for the Hudson Bergen Light Rail operation located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ACI was founded in 1989 with their corporate office located in Boston, MA and Herzog founded in 1969 with corporate offices located in St. Joseph, MO and Fort Worth, TX. Combined with our companies provide FRA/FTA compliant transportation, equipment maintenance, dispatching, right-of-way maintenance, facility maintenance and dispatching services for 20 distinct client properties. In addition to the Joint Venture being the upcoming operator/maintainer of the Hudson Bergen Light Rail, we currently jointly operate the Tren Urbano heavy rail service in San Juan, Puerto Rico and the CTDOT’s Hartford intercity service in Connecticut.

ACI/Herzog Joint Venture, along with our key subcontractors, are currently seeking a Full-Time Track Maintainer to join our team.

The starting pay rate for this position is $15.99 per hour.

ACI-Herzog Joint Venture offers a competitive benefits package for eligible employees, including paid-time-off, medical, dental, and vision coverage; employer-paid life and AD&D insurance; short-term and long-term disability coverage; and a 401(k) retirement savings plan. Voluntary employee-paid benefits include supplemental life and AD&D insurance, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and accident coverage.

The Track Maintainer is responsible for the maintenance, repair, inspection, and emergency response related to track within the Hudson Bergen Light Rail (HBLR) system. This role emphasizes safety, operational excellence, and effective team collaboration under varying conditions.

Duties and 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 Track Welder.
• Regular and consistent engagement, participation and promotion of ACI-Herzog’s Culture and its essential behaviors are a requirement for this position.
• Regular and predictable attendance and punctuality are a requirement for this position.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the specific knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required.

• Must be legal to work in the U.S.A.
• Must possess a valid driver’s license.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment physical and drug screening as well as a background check and motor vehicle report review.

Education and/or Experience:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• Previous maintenance experience.
• 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.

Language Skills:

• Able to read, write, and communicate (speak, hear, and understand) the English language in a work setting.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write regulatory and departmental reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to work with mathematical concepts including but not limited to proficiency in adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing all units of measure.
• Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios and proportions to practical situations.
• Ability to compute ratio, rates, percentages and able to draw and interpret graphs and tabular data sets.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations:

• Must successfully complete Light Rail operations training program and Light Rail Operator recertification annually.
• Possession of a valid driver’s license and any other certificates, licenses and registrations as required by law to perform the specified functions.
• Must be certified in CPR/AED.

Physical Demands:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

• The employee must be able to distinguish between visual colors.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, sit; use hands to finger, handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop; kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or smell.
• The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, and ability to adjust focus.

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

AHJV reserves the right to revise this job description from time to time.

NOTE: The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work performed by employees assigned to this position. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of employees assigned to this job.

It is the policy of ACI/Herzog Joint Venture to provide equal opportunity in employment for all qualified individuals regardless of race, color, religion, ethnicity, national origin, ancestry, disability, medical condition, age, citizenship, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, pregnancy, genetic information, military status, veteran status, and any other characteristic protected by law.

Position Requirements

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

This position is currently accepting applications.