Job Description

Train Conductor - Council Bluffs, IA

Start Wage: $29.60 - Full Rate: $37.00 (For Train Conductor)

Iowa Interstate Railroad is looking for passionate, hardworking and dedicated individuals to join our team. Join a company with a rich history and a vital role in America’s transportation network. As a train conductor, you’ll be at the heart of our operations, ensuring the safe and efficient movement of goods across the Midwest. Read further for more information including our competitive benefit package:

Benefits: Medical Insurance, Dental and Vision, Flex Spending, STD/LTD, 401(k) including 401(k) Match, Railroad Retirement Benefits, Employee Assistance Program, Vacation Time, Paid Personal Time Off, and much more.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES:
1. Provides and receives various forms of oral, printed and electronic communication concerning railway cars movement and placement.
2. Observes, interprets, and relays signals concerning train and engine movement.
3. Operates track switches and derails to change engine and car routes.
4. Inspects train and equipment condition.
5. Operates various devices, such as an uncoupling lever, to separate and couple cars; applies handbrakes; climbs ladders.
6. Prepares necessary forms and reports.
7. Remains prepared for and constantly alert to unusual conditions or circumstances.
8. Responsible for performing duties and working hours as scheduled, including irregular hours (working and meal breaks), overtime, holidays, nights, weekends and may require extended time away from home as necessary.

JOB REQUIREMENTS:
Education, Licenses/Certifications and Work Experience
High school graduation or equivalent. Must pass all rules exams as given throughout training period. Must possess a current valid driver’s license and be insurable on the company’s commercial auto policy. Ability to certify as Locomotive Engineer. 

Skills, Knowledge, Abilities, and Mental Requirement
1. Ability to follow company safety procedures, using common sense, and maintaining an overall level of safety awareness when operating in work environment.
2. Ability to make effective decisions when in unfamiliar locations or emergency situations.
3. Ability to understand and provide written, oral and electronic communications.
4. Ability to recognize sounds and changes in sounds (e.g., whistles, bells, equipment malfunction noises).
5. Ability to recognize and distinguish colors displayed by signals, signs, etc.
6. Ability to judge speed and distance of moving objects/parts.
7. Ability to recall information (e.g., signal and track locations, configurations, etc.).
8. Flexibility to accept change and react willingly, appropriately and in a timely manner.
9. Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships with co-workers, management, and customers (internal and external).
10. Ability to effectively and professionally use radio to communicate with other crews, railroads and dispatchers.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Position involves performing heavy work. Frequent (34-66%) lifting/carrying of up to 50 pounds, climbing and balancing skills, eye-hand coordination as well as ability to grasp. Occasional (10-33%) lifting up to 75 pounds on a rare basis. Must possess at least 20/40 distance visual acuity in each eye with or without glasses. Peripheral: For each eye, 70 degrees or better in the horizontal meridian; 120 degrees or better in the aggregate. Has the ability to distinguish color per CFR rule 242.117 by passing either a Pseudoisochromatic Plate Test or Multifunction Vision Tester. An average hearing threshold (in the better ear) of 40 decibels at 500 HZ, 1000 HZ and 2000 HZ, aided or unaided per CFR rule 240.121.

WORKING CONDITIONS:
The location of work performed (frequently out-of-doors) and in the cab, exposes the incumbent to the following conditions on a regular basis:
• Weather
• Uncontrolled cab temperatures when windows are open
• Noise (from diesel engines, air brake equipment, sanders, horns, and radios)

The job requires the incumbent to follow standard safety procedures, be alert, and take necessary precautions (e.g., wearing/using protective clothes and equipment) to avoid possible injuries or health problems that my result from:
• working on or around moving equipment;
• walking on uneven ground;
• climbing ladders on locomotive and railcars;
• riding on side ladders of railcars for extended periods of time;
• hazardous materials transported by the railroad;
• prolonged periods of continuous work time; and
• Passing vehicles (trains, trucks, cars, etc.) while operating or walking to the locomotive;
• riding in the cab (e.g., objects may be dropped or thrown into the cab);
• train derailments;
• changing electrical fuses;
• assembling locomotive consists;
• troubleshooting engine warning alarms;
• connecting air hoses;
• connecting MU cable;
• walking the catwalk; and
• examining the engine fueling component operation.

Qualifications

Skills

Required

Ability to maintain safety awareness

Expert

Ability to safely climb on and off equipment

Expert

Ability to make decisions

Expert

Ability to judge distance

Expert

Ability to read, understand and abide by GCOR

Expert

Professional communications

Expert

Effective radio communications

Expert

Ability to recall information

Expert

Ability to recognize malfunction noises

Expert

Ability to understand timetable

Expert

Ability to distinguish colored signals

Expert

Behaviors

Required

Detail Oriented

: Capable of carrying out a given task with all details necessary to get the task done well

Team Player

: Works well as a member of a group

Dedicated

: Devoted to a task or purpose with loyalty or integrity

Motivations

Required

Ability to Make an Impact

: Inspired to perform well by the ability to contribute to the success of a project or the organization

Self-Starter

: Inspired to perform without outside help

Flexibility

: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals

Education

Required

High School or better.

Experience

Required

Prolonged periods of standing, walking, sitting.

Working outdoors in all weather conditions.

Licenses & Certifications

Required

Driver's License

Equal Opportunity Employer

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