Production Mechanic 1

TTX Company•Jacksonville, FL

About The Position

Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars. Rebuilds car components: bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors Welds, fabricates, and uses torch and carbon arc to cut. Performs mechanical labor. Repairs and maintains railcars, according to blueprints and other specifications, production machinery, and other equipment using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments: Inspects machines and equipment visually, by touch, special knowledge, and training to locate causes of trouble Measures, cuts, and threads pipes, and replaces airlines using hand tools. Assembles sub-assemblies, major components, and equipment, and checks function to test for proper operation. Repairs broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment. TTX Company is a leading provider of railcars and related freight car management services to the North American rail industry. TTX’s pool of railcars is ideal for supporting shippers in the intermodal, automotive, paper & forest, metals, machinery, wind energy and other markets where flatcars, boxcars and gondolas are required. TTX’s generous Total Rewards package includes Paid Time Off, Health, Dental and Vision benefits, and 401(k) with company match. This position participates in Railroad Retirement. TTX Company is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. What we do: Provide reliable, cost effective an innovative railcar solutions for the markets we serve. Ensure an injury-free work place. Build and develop a highly capable team of subject matter experts and leaders at every level in our organization. Bring new product and process innovation to the rail car industry. Continuously improve our products, processes and systems in a cost effective manner by using modern design techniques and data analytics. Achieve, maintain and support cross company alignment with the TTX company mission statement.

Requirements

Formal education, high school or equivalent
Knowledge: mechanical skills
Skills: welding and cutting
Must pass company established welding test
Mental factors: Decision making and reasoning, planning and scheduling
Standing, hearing, and seeing for 10 hours, handling for 6 hours, walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and fingering for 5 hours reaching below waist, twisting, and feeling for 2 hours, sitting, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching over head, and talking for 1 hour
Frequently: standing, kneeling, stretching, reaching, gripping tools or objects and bending at the waist
Regularly: walking, crouching, and twisting while standing
Occasionally: sitting, crawling, and twisting while sitting for 1 hour or less
Lifting: car parts from 1-50lbs for 10 hours (10-25lbs frequently, 25-50lbs regularly)
Pushing: hand trucks weighing up to 100 lbs to move tools frequently, wrenches weighing up to 10 lbs to tighten bolts
Pulling: 10-25 lbs frequently, 25-50lbs regularly, over 50 lbs occasionally, and cables up to 100lbs to pull lines regularly
Requires indoor work 8 hours per day, and outdoor work 2 hours per day
Exposure to heat and humidity, working at heights regularly, working around moving machinery
Exposure to welding and burning fumes, odors, dust, gases, and uncomfortable noises from welding and burning, working in hot temperatures regularly, working in cold temperatures occasionally, driving automotive equipment, working with oil and grease, working with vibrations, and working alone occasionally
Hazard exposure: mechanical from tools, electrical from welders, radiant energy from torches

Nice To Haves

Ability to speak, understand, and read English proficiently

Responsibilities

Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars
Rebuilds car components: bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors
Welds, fabricates, and uses torch and carbon arc to cut
Performs mechanical labor
Repairs and maintains railcars, according to blueprints and other specifications, production machinery, and other equipment using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments
Inspects machines and equipment visually, by touch, special knowledge, and training to locate causes of trouble
Measures, cuts, and threads pipes, and replaces airlines using hand tools
Assembles sub-assemblies, major components, and equipment, and checks function to test for proper operation
Repairs broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment