Switchman-Victoria, TX

Summary: Responsible for assembling trains and switching railroad cars in a yard. Throws switches and couples, or attaches to cable, to rail cars being hauled by locomotive in industrial plants or ship ports by performing the following duties

Typical Duties:

Typical duties will include but not be limited to the preparation and/or modification of the following:

• Works with Locomotive Engineer with adding/supplying fuel, water, oil and sand to locomotive

Essential Functions:

Responsibilities will include but not be limited to the following:

• Responsible to perform safety inspections of locomotives and rail cars.
• Works with Locomotive Engineer with adding/supplying fuel, water, oil and sand to locomotive.
• Must be able to ascertain nature of mechanical failures to locomotive and/or rail cars and make necessary repairs.
• Must be able to make repairs or adjustments to equipment in order to maintain operation of locomotive and/or rail cars.
• Must be able to replace knuckles in couplers requiring use of tools and physical exertion.
• Uncouples loaded cars at their destination or uncouples and distributes empty cars to siding or to loading areas.
• Moves switches to route cars and signals Locomotive Engineer to start or stop cars.
• Must be able to operate rail car handbrakes and rail track switches.
• Opens and closes doors or hatches on rail cars.
• Opens or closes chute gates or positions rail cars on track to load or unload cars.
• Must be able to communicate effectively with the Locomotive Engineer through use of hand signals or two-way radio.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

No supervisory responsibilities

Skills and Special Requirements:

• Requires a high degree of professional integrity, ethics, and confidentiality.
• Must possess Safety training/certification as required by customers to work in their facilities and as required by TGS at all TGS locations.
• Strong communication skills
• Ability to make quick and sound judgments and manual dexterity.
• Good hand-eye coordination and mechanical aptitude.
• Good hearing and vision