Track Laborer - Richmond/Petersburg, VA

Norfolk Southern Corp.•Richmond, VA

8d•$31 - $35

About The Position

The Track Laborer performs physical labor using hand tools and equipment to construct, alter, repair, maintain, and demolish railroad tracks, associated structures, and components. The position works as a member of a local Line Maintenance crew and may require travel to various job sites, including overnight stays and short-notice mobilization.

Requirements

High school diploma or GED.
Must be at least 18 years old.
Valid driver's license.
Able to lift and carry at least 75 pounds.
Willing and able to travel to various job sites, including sites requiring overnight stays and short-notice mobilization.
Able to work in inclement weather and/or conditions.
Able to walk up to five miles per day on railroad rights of way, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain without assistance.
Able to work unsupervised at times.
Interact effectively as a crew member.
Understand and follow verbal and visual communications.
Understand and respond to audible and visual signals and warnings.
Quickly learn and perform job duties.
Recognize, avoid, and report potential hazards.

Responsibilities

Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks.
Attach rails to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers.
Remove spikes with claw bars, spike lifters, and spike pullers.
Lift, position, handle, remove, and install railroad crossties in and around the track structure.
Connect and disconnect rail using track, impact, or power wrenches, or welding materials.
Move, clean, and tamp ballast with shovels, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks.
Raise tracks, turnouts, crossings, and rails with track or power jacks.
Cut associated materials with oxygen-propane torches, rail saws, cut-off saws, and cold chisels.
Drill holes with gasoline, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric drill motors.
Work alongside heavy equipment by connecting, disconnecting, and controlling moved materials and directing their movement.
Participate in safety meetings.
Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment.