Railroad Track Laborer Trackman
Railroad Track Laborer Trackman
Posted on :
11-04-2025
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Monthly Salary
$ 20 - 24
Vacancy
1 Vacancy
Posted on :
11-04-2025
Job Description
Build your career with an innovative and sustainable railroad maintenance and construction team! Our company is rapidly growing and we have plenty of opportunities available for accelerated advancement. We believe that having happy and healthy employees is key to our success and we offer a wide range of competitive benefits to help our team manage their physical and financial wellness. If youre looking to grow in a handson and collaborative environment with one of the most experienced and fastest growing companies in the industry wed love to hear from you. Start your adventure building Americas infrastructure today!
The Railroad Trackman works as a crew member to maintain repair and replace rails ties switches and ballast while using hand tools and operating heavy equipment. The position starts as a Trackman with an opportunity to qualify as a Machine Operator once the necessary skills have been mastered. Must be available to work fulltime 40 hrs/week) subject to overtime oncall 24/7 alternating shifts nights weekends and holidays. There are no relocation benefits available.
You can earn $20.00 $24.00an hour (depending on experience). Overtime opportunities available.
What Youll Do:
- This position involves 75 travel. Generally three out of four weeks out of town 4 X10 and home on Friday. Travel hours hotel & per diem pay are company paid.
- Carry and place track materials using tools such as tie tongs rail tongs rail forks lining bars shovels and jacks
- Install railroad tracks and embankments including special track work road crossing signage and rail lubricator
- Repair install and replace signs on railroad crossings
- Align and slide track tie plates and cut rails to specified lengths
- Perform handle drilling activities for insertion of bolts or joints
- Align and gauge deviations in track surfaces in order to ensure train safety
- Remove brush and other vegetation from between rails
- Perform lubrication activities on joints angle bars and switches
- Complete authorized repairs and document outcomes of all repair activities
- Lay and fix foundations for tracks replace worn out or rough rail ends rebuild roadbeds and lay new rail sections
- Operate picks shovels bulldozers and spike mauls for long periods of time (sometimes all day) as well as specialized hydraulic railroad power tools
- Attend callouts to repair damage done to tracks in the event of a derailment
- Right derailed rolling stock and assist in lubricating wheel bearings
- Follow company and federal rules policies and procedures wear required safety equipment respond to and act on safety concerns
- Medical Dental Vision and Prescription Drug Coverage
- PTO and Holidays
- Basic Life and AD&D Insurance
- Voluntary Life and AD&D Insurance
- Short Term Disability Insurance
- 401K
- Must be 18 years of age or older
- Must pass all required assessments/trainings and be willing to submit to a background check preemployment drug screen and random drug tests
- High School diploma (or equivalent) and previous experience in the railroad or other heavy construction or maintenance industry is required
- Willing and able to travel to various job sites including those that require overnight stay and short notice mobilization and work in all weather conditions (extreme hot cold rain snow sleet etc.
- Understand and follow verbal/visual communications; respond to audible and visual signals and warnings; recognize avoid and report potential hazards
- Interact effectively as a team member and be capable of working unsupervised at times
- Physical ability to stand; walk; sit; use hands; talk or hear; climb stairs and/or ladders; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; and stoop kneel crouch or crawl; lift and/or move up to 100 pounds; ability to use close vision distance vision peripheral vision depth perception and adjust focus
Employment Type
Full-Time
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