Locomotive Engineer - Osceola, AR

R.J. Corman Careers•Osceola, AR

1d•Onsite

About The Position

R.J. Corman is seeking qualified, safety-minded Locomotive Engineers to join its team in Osceola, Arkansas. The role assists with the safe daily operation of trains and includes operating equipment under company policies, procedures, and practices; performing yard operations; and moving and aligning rail equipment to build trains. The position requires safely multitasking while pulling, controlling, and maneuvering onto and off equipment, and working with customers to ensure cars are accurately moved and placed. Increasing responsibilities are expected, including the ability to perform Conductor duties. Other duties may be assigned. Work is primarily outdoors, in and around moving locomotives, railcars, vehicles, and equipment, with frequent exposure to weather. The work is physically strenuous and involves standing, walking, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and lifting and moving heavy objects. Candidates must pass a background check, drug test, and physical capacity test. R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC states that it provides full-time employees and their families with benefits. Eligible full-time team members receive medical, dental, and vision insurance; paid time off accrual; paid holidays; life and disability insurance options; flexible spending and health savings account options; a 401(k) employer match; and paid maternity leave. Benefits listed for all team members include a 401(k) retirement savings plan, referral bonuses, supplier discounts, an employee assistance program, an annual boot voucher, company-provided personal protective equipment, and a prescription safety glasses allowance.

Requirements

Be safety-minded and have basic reading and math skills.
Be able to develop teamwork and work with all levels of personnel to achieve train-handling objectives.
Be able to give and receive instructions over radio.
Be able to perform physically strenuous work.
Be able to stand, walk, climb stairs and ladders, and balance safely; frequently stoop, kneel, and crouch.
Be able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 80 pounds.
Be able to push and pull with up to 150 pounds of force.
Successfully pass a background check, drug test, and physical capacity test.

Responsibilities

Assist in all phases of the safe daily operation of trains.
Operate equipment according to company policies, procedures, and practices.
Operate track switches, couple cars, and work on trains in yard operations.
Move and align rail equipment to create or build trains.
Safely perform multiple tasks involving pulling, controlling, and maneuvering onto and off equipment.
Work with customers to ensure accurate movement and placement of cars.
Take on increasing responsibilities, including the ability to handle Conductor duties.
Perform other duties as assigned.