Railcar Repairman (Carman) – Tacoma, WA

TTX Company•Tacoma, WA

20h•Onsite

About The Position

Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars. Rebuilds car components such as bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors. Performs welding (30% of time), fabrication, and uses a cutting torch. Performs mechanical labor (95% of time). Repairs and maintains railcars according to blueprints and specifications using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments. Inspects machines and equipment visually, by touch, and with special knowledge and training to locate causes of trouble. Operates a forklift to move, align, and set parts in place. Measures, cuts, and threads pipes and replaces air lines using hand tools. Assembles subassemblies, major components, and equipment, and checks function to test for proper operation. Repairs broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment. Enters car repair information via an electronic keyboard system. Maintains a clean work environment. May set up and operate metalworking tools such as a welder or grinder. All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.

Requirements

Mechanical skills.
Welding and cutting skills.
Decision-making and reasoning.
Intermediate ability in determining when parts should be repaired.
Intermediate ability in compiling/classifying/gathering information.
Intermediate short-term memory.

Nice To Haves

Must perform each job to specified time standards.
Work must be done to the customer's requirements (AAR, FMO, FRA, TTX, etc., standards).
Must comply with all work rules.
Must work safely and not cause a threat to the health and safety of oneself and others.

Responsibilities

Repairs, modifies, and upgrades rail cars.
Rebuilds car components: bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors.
Welds (30% of time), fabricates, and uses a cutting torch.
Performs mechanical labor (frequently - 95% of time).
Repairs and maintains railcars, according to blueprints and other specifications, 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.
Operates forklift to move, align, and set in place parts in place.
Measures, cuts, and threads pipes and replaces air lines using hand tools.
Assembles subassemblies, major components, and equipment.
Checks the function to test for proper operation.
Repairs broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment.
Enters car repair information via electronic keyboard system.
Maintains a clean work environment.
May set up and operate metalworking tools, such as a welder or grinder.
All other duties as assigned by the supervisor.