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Railcar Repairman
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What they do
A Transportation Maintenance Worker provides maintenance for highway systems and state and local roads, including repairs to pavement, bridges, signs and signals; assists with clearing roads.
$45,946 / year median in Pennsylvania
+11% projected growth
Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
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 a cutting torch. Performs mechanical labor (frequently- 95% of time).
MARGINAL FUNCTIONS
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.PERFORMANCE STANDARDS
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.MACHINE/EQUIPMENT/TOOLS USED
Circular saw. Air impacts 1/2", 3/4", 1"; Air grinders 4", 7", 9"; Air or hydraulic portable power pump and ram used regularly. Various hand tools are used frequently. Cutting torch used for cutting frequently; heating torch used while bending regularly; side grinder used for grinding regularly; hoist used for lifting regularly; winch used for pulling regularly.SAFETY EQUIPMENT
Steel-toe shoes, hard hat, earplugs, safety glasses, welding shield, burning goggles, grinding shield, and proper clothing (long-sleeved shirts and long pants while welding).PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
Physical abilities (approximate times- vary slightly by location): standing, hearing, and seeing for 8 or 10 hours; handling for 6 hours; walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, and fingering for 5 hours; reaching below waist, twisting, and feeling for 2 hours; sitting, climbing, balancing, crawling, reaching over head, and talking for 1 hour.
Frequently:
standing, kneeling, stretching, reaching, gripping tools or objects, and bending at the waist.Regularly:
walking, crouching, and twisting while standing.Occasionally:
sitting, crawling, and twisting while sitting for 1 hour or less.Lifting:
car parts from 1-80 lbs. throughout the day (lifting 10-25 lbs. frequently; 25-50 lbs. regularly; over 50 lbs. occasionally). Wrenches weighing up to 10 lbs. to tighten bolts (occasionally- 4 hours).
Pulling:
10-25 lbs. frequently; 25-50 lbs. regularly; over 50 lbs. occasionally; carrying 50-75 lbs.QUALIFICATIONS
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.