Railcar Repairman (Carman) – Oklahoma City, OK

TTX•Oklahoma City, OK

3d•Onsite

About The Position

The Railcar Repairman repairs, modifies, upgrades, and maintains railcars and their components. The role involves frequent mechanical labor and welding, fabrication, and cutting work. Repairmen use blueprints and other specifications, hand and power tools, and precision measuring instruments to inspect, diagnose, repair, assemble, and test railcar parts and equipment. They also operate forklifts and other equipment, enter repair information electronically, and maintain a clean work environment. The position requires working outdoors in varied temperatures and conditions, often around welding and burning fumes, dust, gases, noise, oil and grease, vibrations, moving machinery, and mechanical, electrical, and radiant-energy hazards. Shifts are 8 to 10 hours, and work hours and rest days may change regularly. The role reports to a line supervisor or work group supervisor. Pay begins at $28 per hour, with the rate determined by Carman/Journeyman status.

Requirements

Mechanical skills.
Welding and cutting skills.
Decision-making and reasoning skills, including determining when parts should be repaired.
Intermediate ability to compile, classify, and gather information.
Intermediate short-term memory.
Ability to work outdoors for 8 or 10 hours a day and work at heights regularly.
Ability to work 8- to 10-hour shifts, with work hours and rest days subject to regular change.
Ability to meet the physical demands of the job, including lifting car parts weighing 1–80 pounds, carrying 50–75 pounds, and pulling loads of varying weights.
Ability to use required safety equipment, including steel-toe shoes, hard hat, earplugs, safety glasses, welding shield, burning goggles, grinding shield, and appropriate clothing.

Responsibilities

Repair, modify, and upgrade railcars.
Rebuild car components, including bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors.
Weld, fabricate, and use cutting and heating torches.
Perform frequent mechanical labor.
Repair and maintain railcars according to blueprints and other specifications using hand tools, power tools, and precision measuring instruments.
Inspect machines and equipment to locate causes of trouble.
Operate a forklift to move, align, and position parts.
Measure, cut, and thread pipes and replace air lines using hand tools.
Assemble subassemblies, major components, and equipment, and test them for proper operation.
Repair broken parts using hand tools and welding equipment.
Enter railcar repair information through an electronic keyboard system.
Maintain a clean work environment.
Set up and operate metalworking tools, such as welders or grinders, as needed.
Perform other duties assigned by the supervisor.
Meet specified job time standards and customer requirements, including applicable AAR, FMO, FRA, and TTX standards.
Comply with work rules and work safely to protect oneself and others.