Railroad Laborer

Job Description

Job Description

Attention all hard workers! Do you enjoy working outside, using your physical strength to get the job done, and being part of a team that gets things done efficiently? Then we have the perfect job for you! We are currently seeking a Track Laborer to join our mobile crew and help construct, alter, repair, and maintain railroad tracks, associated structures, and components.

As a member of our team, you will work alongside 2 to 15 other crew members and receive work assignments directly from the Track Foreman. You will be responsible for carrying and placing track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks. You may also need to handle ballast (15 to 25 lb. loads) 10% to 75% of the day, handle ties or rail with a crew (90 to 100 lb. loads) 10% to 100% of the day, or swing a 10 lb. spike maul 10% to 100% of the day.

Other essential functions include attaching rail to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers, removing spikes with claw bars, spike lifters, and spike pullers, and lifting, positioning, handling, removing, and installing railroad crossties in and around the track structure. You will also be required to connect and disconnect rail using track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials, move, clean and tamp ballast (crushed stone-like material) with shovels, tamping picks, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks, and cut associated materials with oxygen-acetylene torches, rail saws, cut off saws, and cold chisels.

To be successful in this role, you must interact effectively as a crew member, understand and follow FRA rules, understand and respond to audible and visual signals and warnings, quickly learn and perform job duties, and recognize, avoid and report potential hazards. You must also be willing to travel to various job sites, including those that require overnight stays and those that require short notice mobilization, and work in inclement weather and/or conditions and on weekends as needed.

If you are 18 years of age or older, capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 100 pounds, and capable of covering distances afoot of one quarter (1/4) to two (2) miles per day, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain, without assistance, we encourage you to apply! While a high school diploma or equivalent, valid driver's license, and previous experience in the railroad or other heavy construction or maintenance industry are preferred, they are not required.

This is a physically demanding job that requires a lot of hard work, but it also comes with great rewards . You'll be part of a team that takes pride in their work and will learn valuable skills that can last a lifetime. Don't miss out on this opportunity to join our team! Apply now and let's get to work! See job description, below.

TRACK LABORER – JOB DESCRIPTION

Position Summary: Performs hard physical labor using hand tools and equipment to: construct, alter, repair, and maintain railroad tracks, associated structures and components. Works as a member of a 2 to 15 person mobile crew. Receives work assignments directly from the crew leader (Track Foreman). May work on high production, high stress job sites dependent on customer needs. Position requirements vary. It may require handling ballast (15 to 25 lb. loads) 10% to 75% of the day. It could include handling ties or rail with a crew (90 to 100 lb. loads) 10% to 100% of the day. It may involve swinging a 10 lb. spike maul 10% to 100% of the day.

Essential Functions:

Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks.

Attach 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 track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials.

Move, clean and tamp ballast (crushed stone-like material) 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.

Required Abilities:

Interact effectively as a crew member.

Understand and follow FRA rules.

Understand and respond to audible and visual signals and warnings.

Quickly learn and perform job duties.

Recognize, avoid and report potential hazards.

Other Requirements:

Must be 18 years of age or older.

Capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 100 pounds.

Willing and able to travel to various job sites, including those that require overnight stays and those that require short notice mobilization.

Capable of working in inclement weather and/or conditions.

Capable of covering distances afoot of one quarter (1/4) to two (2) miles per day, on railroad right of way, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain, without assistance.

Capable of working unsupervised at times.

Preferred, But Not Required

High School diploma or equivalent.

Valid driver’s license.

Previous experience in railroad or other heavy construction or maintenance industry.