Valve Repair Technician-Marmaduke

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Summary

The Valve Repair Tech disassembles inspects and reassembles valves for reapplication on tank car pressure plates. The role follows work orders ensuring repairs meet FRA AAR and customer requirements while upholding company guidelines and safety standards. This position works independently with limited supervision and shares expertise by teaching other team members.

Duties and Responsibilities

To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.

• Reads and interprets job work orders and maintenance bulletins to perform required valve disassembly inspection and reassembly
• Coordinates and completes repairs in an efficient manner and within assigned hours
• Notifies supervisor of any materials and/or equipment required to ensure completion of job tasks
• Interacts with crew members in a team environment as well as with supervisor
• Follows all safety rules keeps work area clean and complies with all Greenbrier Environmental Health and Safety Policies
• Ensures FRA and AAR and customer quality assurance standards are met
• Completes repair tasks at the level of quality expected by Greenbrier at all times to reduce rework and to ensure on time delivery

Qualifications

The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read and interpret work orders
• Ability to operate a torque wrench
• Ability to work under minimal supervision
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively
• Ability to share their knowledge and expertise by mentoring and training fellow team members to ensure overall team success

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior knowledge and skillset to rebuild valves and properly document completed work
• Ability to complete interior corrosion inspection on valve body
• Ability to perform LEL and oxygen levels and coil testing
• Ability to create pull list of needed valve materials
• Ability to complete all valve assembly and lead test activity on tank cars

Work Environment and Physical Requirements

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• This position is in a production environment with exposure to heat cold noise moving machinery and trip hazards where personal protective equipment such as head eye hearing and foot protection including composite toed safety boots are required.
• This position may be exposed to welding machining forming metal surface treatment laser cutting plasma cutting and other metal working and assembly processes.
• Additional PPE may be required as determined by the environment.

Physical Activities and Requirements

Frequency Key

Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation

Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5 hours/day)

Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5- 5.5 hours/day)

Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hours/day)

Working Postures

• Sit: Occasionally
• Stand: Constantly
• Walk: Frequently
• Bend: Frequently
• Kneel/Squat: Frequently
• Crawl: Not Applicable
• Climb: Occasionally
• Reach Forward: Occasionally
• Reach Upward: Occasionally
• Handling/Fingering: Frequently

Lift / Carry Requirements

• 5-10 lbs: Occasionally
• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75 lbs: Not Applicable

Push / Pull Requirements

• Up to 10 lbs: Occasionally
• 10-25 lbs: Occasionally
• 25-50 lbs: Not Applicable
• 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
• 75 lbs: Not Applicable

EOE including Vet/Disability

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