Railroad Crossing Technician

About the position

As an employee of DCS, you will be asked to contribute your skills and expertise to help make the environment beautiful all while upholding our company’s values, principles, and family name! Our Railroad Crossing Technicians complete basic duties, such as spraying the railroad crossings according to contract specifications, all while focusing on safety.

Responsibilities

• Fill truck with water/chemical mix.
• Minor weed eating with an industrial weed eater and minor chainsaw work with at least a 16” bar on saw, approximately 25% of the time each day.
• Pull hose out 300-500 feet to spray the length of crossing, and then pull hose back to the truck and roll up. In a typical day, you will pull out 300-500 feet of hose 32 times.
• Must drive truck and spray 8 to 10 railroad crossings per day.
• Must call MTM for daily job briefing.
• Perform paperwork required for the job at the end of the day.
• Other duties as assigned.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent or higher is required.
• 21+ years of age.
• A valid driver’s license with at least 5 years of clean driving required.
• Must be able to pass a pre-employment drug screen and DOT physical, as well as a federal background check to work on railroad property.
• Ability to travel away from home up to 4-6 weeks at a time.

Nice-to-haves

• Commercial Pesticide Applicators License preferred.

Benefits

• Challenging and rewarding work environment
• Competitive Compensation
• Excellent Medical, Dental, Vision and Prescription Drug Plan
• 401(K)
• Generous Paid Time Off
• Career Development
• Increase in pay if prior experience in Hi-Rail/Vegetation Spray Industry.
• Increase in pay if a Commercial Pesticide Applicators license is obtained after hire.