Rail Yard Laborer

Job Description

Job Description

We are hiring immediately for this position at 2 railyards in the Fairmont City and Lindenwood areas 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:

You'll have the potential to make $60,000 a year in hourly pay with overtime included!

Shifts:

• BNSF Lindenwood is hiring for a 6pm shift. 
• Fairmont City is hiring for a 3pm shift.
• Both locations require working up to 12 hours daily.

Benefits: (Medical Starts after 60 days and the first of the month after that. Other benefits start after your 90 day probationary period).

• Affordable Healthcare and Vision Benefits, Free Dental.
• Free Life Insurance.
• 6 paid holidays as well as paid personal days (Same as sick time) and Vacation Pay.
• Boot reimbursement.
• 401K available.
• Yearly Raises.
• Advancement Opportunities to become a lift operator, foreman, supervisor and even management.

Qualifications: (NO RAILROAD EXPERIENCE REQUIRED)

• Have a valid Driver's License.
• Pass a drug test & a Physical Capabilities Test.
• No GED or diploma required.
• Strong communication skills required.
• There are other requirements not listed that will be discussed during the interview process.

APPLICANTS MUST currently live within a 45 minute commute of St Louis. 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.

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.