Designation: Conductor/Engineer

Department: Railroad

Location: Conroe, Texas

Responsibilities: Supervises and coordinates activities of train crew engaged in switching railroad cars within yard of railroad, industrial plant, or similar location to facilitate loading or unloading of cars or making up and breaking up of trains; and/or switches railroad cars within yard of railroad, industrial plant, or similar location to load and unload cars or to make up or break up trains in a safe and efficient manner.
Receives oral or written instructions from Manager or Customer indicating which cars are to be switched. Notifies engineer of switching orders and, whereby, which cars are to be moved to specified locations of yard, using radio, telephone, verbal or hand signals. Gives instructions to throw track switches and to couple and uncouple cars. Maintains records, number, origin, destination, and cargo of cars switched. May coordinate activities of switching crew from locomotive cab, caboose, or control tower. Raises coupling lever to couple or uncouple cars. Throws track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signals Engineer to move cars, using lantern, arm signals or radio. Climbs ladder to top of car, rides atop cars, and turns handwheel to set brakes or to control the speed of the car when it has been shunted. Ties handbrakes. Connects airhose to cars when making up trains by bending and applying up to 35 pounds of force. May set warning signals, such as flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes at front of and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains. Sits or rides in cab of locomotive to observe signals from other crew members. May make minor repairs to couplings, airhoses and journal boxes, and report any equipment requiring major repairs. May supervise and assist workers engaged in maintenance and repair of diesel locomotives.

Qualifications: High school education or general education development (GED), and minimum of 6 months job-related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Should have knowledge and skills in applying basic federal railroad regulations, guidelines and rules, and ability to use various hand tools, including sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, measuring tapes, etc. Must have the ability to read and comprehend written safety rules, procedure and safety manuals, government regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, memos and other work-related information. Successful applicant will be able to apply commonsense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and/or to apply principles of logic to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; and/or to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems. Must be able to talk and/or hear well enough to communicate with co-workers, engineers, train crew, yard crew, and customers 100% of time. Must be able to write legibly and use radio and communication equipment.

Contact: Pat Lacaze, General Manager
Timber Rock Railroad
placaze@watcocompanies.com Phone: 409-384-4600

Job code: EEOC code (60)

Posted on: May 17, 2004

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