TRAINMAN - CAMDEN PLYWOOD

Your Job

TRAINMAN - CAMDEN PLYWOOD

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

Resume is required to be considered for this role

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound.

Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific LLC is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, consumer products, packaging, paper, cellulose and chemicals.

The company employs more than 30,000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

What You Will Do



* Engage in switching railroad cars within the rail yard, industrial plant, or similar location to facilitate the loading or unloading of railcars or making up and breaking up of 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, verbal or hand signals.


* Gives/receives instructions to throw track switches and to couple and 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 side of car, rides side of cars, and turns hand wheel to set brakes or to control the speed of the car when it has been shunted.

Ties handbrakes.

Connects air hose 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 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, air hoses and journal boxes, and report any equipment requiring repairs.

This position is also responsible for grounds keeping, including: mowing, weed eating, brush hogging, and trash pickup both inside the facility and the surrounding perimeter.

This position normally works a basic 40-hour work week with limited overtime.

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Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)



* Current state driver's license that meets Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements.


* • Vision and hearing acuity testing to meet the FRA requirements.


* • Ability to complete training and testing to obtain Certified Conductor License and Certified Locomotive Engineer License within 12 months of employment


* • Knowledge of and skills in applying basic federal railroad regulations, guidelines and rules.


* • Knowledge of and skills in using various hand tools, including sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, measuring tapes, etc.


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