Railcar Repairman (Carman) – El Mirage, AZ

TTX Company•El Mirage, AZ

3d•Onsite

About The Position

This position is responsible for repairing, modifying, and upgrading railcars. The role involves rebuilding car components, welding, fabricating, and performing mechanical labor. The Railcar Repairman will work according to blueprints and specifications, using various hand and power tools, and will be responsible for inspecting equipment to identify issues. Additionally, the role requires operating a forklift, repairing air lines, assembling and testing components, and entering repair information into an electronic system. The company, TTX Company, is a leading provider of railcars and freight car management services in North America, serving various markets with flatcars, boxcars, and gondolas. TTX is committed to providing reliable, cost-effective, and innovative railcar solutions, ensuring an injury-free workplace, developing a capable team, and driving product and process innovation.

Requirements

Knowledge: mechanical skills.
Skills: welding and cutting.
Mental factors: decision-making and reasoning; intermediate (such as determining when parts should be repaired); planning and scheduling - limited; compiling/classifying/gathering information - intermediate short-term memory - intermediate.
Must perform each job to specified time standards.
Work must be done to the customer 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 self and others.
Steel toe shoes, hard hat, ear plugs, safety glasses, welding shield, burning goggles, grinding shield, and proper clothing (long sleeve shirts and long pants while welding).

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 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 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 welder or grinder.
All other duties as assigned by supervisor.