Railcar Repairman (Carman) - Mira Loma, CA
About The Position
This position is responsible for repairing, modifying, and upgrading rail cars. The role involves rebuilding car components, performing mechanical labor, and utilizing welding and cutting equipment. The Railcar Repairman will also inspect machinery, operate forklifts, and assemble subassemblies. Accurate record-keeping of car repair information via an electronic keyboard system is also a key function. The company, TTX Company, is a leading provider of railcars and freight car management services, emphasizing an injury-free workplace, team development, innovation, and continuous improvement.
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.
Benefits
- Paid Time Off
- Health, Dental and Vision benefits
- 401(k) with company match
- Railroad Retirement participation
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
