Railcar Repairman (Carman) – St. Paul, MN
About The Position
The Railcar Repairman (Carman) is responsible for repairing, modifying, and upgrading rail cars. This role involves rebuilding car components such as bolsters, side framers, hitch heads, and box car doors. The position requires a significant amount of mechanical labor, welding, fabrication, and the use of a cutting torch. The Repairman will inspect and maintain railcars according to blueprints and specifications, using a variety of hand and power tools, and precision measuring instruments. They will also operate a forklift for moving parts, repair air lines, assemble components, and test for proper operation. Additionally, the role involves entering repair information into an electronic system.
Requirements
- Knowledge of mechanical skills.
- Skills in welding and cutting.
- Decision-making and reasoning abilities.
- Ability to determine when parts should be repaired.
- Intermediate ability in planning and scheduling.
- Intermediate ability in compiling/classifying/gathering information.
- Intermediate short-term memory.
- 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 (10-30% 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.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
