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Job Description:
A conductor’s primary responsibility is to safely coordinate train crews on a freight train, place rail cars to facilitate loading and unloading, and makeup/breakdown trains in a rail yard, customer facility or similar locations.
Job Responsibilities:
- Ensure compliance with all train orders, signals, railroad and safety rules and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations
- Maintain awareness of surrounding area and suspicious activity to ensure rail safety
- Quickly and repeatedly make precise adjustments in moving the controls of a machine or vehicle to exact positions
- Receive and transmit information by radio and telephone
- Inspect all equipment on cars prior to departures
- Comprehend color and/or hand signals and systems
- Read and understand bulletins, work orders, and switch lists
- Review instructions from dispatchers and other transportation employees, and discuss with locomotive engineer
- Assist with the coupling and uncoupling of cars, operate switches, and make minor repairs to railcars, including replacing heavy couplings or air brake hoses
- Operate locomotive equipment through the use of remote control device
- Work with customers to ensure accurate movement and placement of cars; delivers excellent customer service by identifying customer needs and meeting or exceeding expectations
- Be able to safely perform all job responsibilities
Job Requirements:
- Demonstrate auditory and visual acuity/tracking/inspection
- Stoop/bend/kneel/crouch/crawl/balance/climb
- Work in cramped, confined, enclosed, or awkward places
- Must meet color vision and hearing requirements as described in FRA Regulations
- Walk long distances over uneven terrain
- Frequent lifting up to 50 lbs
- Must be able to mount and dismount moving equipment
- Ride on the outside of rail equipment for long periods of time
Qualification & Experience:
- At least 18 years old
- One year verifiable work experience
Job Details:
Company: CSX
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Job Location: Savannah, GA, US
Application Deadline: N/A
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