Railroad Track Laborer (Trackman)
American Track
Full-time
On-site
Macon, Georgia, United States
$19 - $21 USD yearly
- 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, pre-employment 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 preferred, but not 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