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Strasburg Rail Road Company
POSITION DESCRIPTION
POSITION TITLE: Machinist
FLSA: Nonexempt
RETIREMENT: Railroad Retirement
POSITION REPORTS TO: Machine Shop Foreman
Strasburg Rail Road Company is seeking to fill a position in our Machine Shop with a teamoriented person possessing a strong work ethic natural curiosity and a desire to learn. The selected individual will have experience as a machinist tool & die maker or millwright. This is an opportunity to work in a unique facility performing highlyskilled custom work. Final job description and rate of pay will be dependent upon qualifications and experience.
The skills employed by this position include but are not limited to:
- Operation of machine tools such as drill presses lathes boring mills milling machines surface grinders etc.
- Precise measurement using micrometers calipers height gauges bore gauges etc.
- Use of common power and hand tools.
- Operation of machinery like forklifts telehandlers manlifts etc.
- Selecting cutting feeds and speeds for machining.
- Rigging/lifting using overhead crane.
- Reading/interpreting mechanical drawings.
You are a good fit for this position if you:
- Are selfmotivated and seek challenges.
- Enjoy a work environment that is always changing and challenging.
- Have excellent problemsolving skills.
- Are attentive to details.
- Work equally well in a group setting or independently.
- Value and practice safe working habits.
- Keep your workplace clean and organized.
- Enjoy history or have an appreciation for old things.
- Can multitask and plan work to meet deadlines.
- Are proficient in basic mathematic skills.
- Ask questions.
- Possess a valid drivers license.
Experience in the following areas will help you stand out in the hiring process:
- CNC programming experience.
- Prior experience working in a railroad environment.
- Experience welding/brazing/torch cutting.
- CAD or CAM software skills.
- Hydraulics.
- Electrical.
- Knowledge of how steam locomotives work.
- Familiarity with Federal Railroad Administration regulations.
- Familiarity with ASME or NBIC codes.
- Formal training/degree specializing in any of the primary skills listed above.
- Computer knowledge including Microsoft Office products.
Position Details:
- Fulltime minimum forty 40 hours per week.Shift has regular variations due to changing projects priorities and other factors.
- Work is primarily indoors though many duties will require occasional outdoor work in all weather conditions in all seasons.
- Work requires regular social contact with Team Members customers and vendors.
- Occasional exposure to very hot or very cold temperatures.
- Frequent exposure in a shop setting to soot dust oil paint and other potentially hazardous substances.
- Frequent work in areas of restricted movement.
- Frequent need for personal protective equipment.
- Extended periods of walking or standing.
- Frequent lifting more than 50 pounds.
- Employment willbe subject to background check and possible drug/alcohol testing.
INTENT AND FUNCTION OF JOB DESCRIPTION:
Job descriptions assist organizations in ensuring that the hiring process is fairly administered and that qualified Team Members are selected. They are also essential to an effective appraisal system and related promotion transfer layoff and termination decisions. Wellconstructed job descriptions have been reviewed to ensure that only essential functions and basic duties have been included. Peripheral tasks only incidentally related to each position have been excluded. Requirements skills and abilities included have been determined to be the minimal standards required to successfully perform the positions. In no instance however should the duties responsibilities and requirements delineated be interpreted as allinclusive. Supervisors as deemed appropriate may assign additional functions and requirements. In accordance to the Americans with Disabilities Act it is possible that requirements may be modified to reasonably accommodate disabled individuals. However no accommodations will be made which may pose serious health or safety risks to the Team Member or others or which impose undue hardships on the organization. Job descriptions are not intended as and do not create employment contracts. The organization maintains its status as an atwill employer. Team Members can be terminated for any reason not prohibited by law. EEOC employer.
Employment Type
Full Time
