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$30/hr–$34/hr
Full-time
high school
Competitive Salary, Excellent Benefits Package
Posted 2d ago
Apply by Jul 11
~40 hrs/week
Responsibilities
Perform physical labor to construct, repair, and maintain railroad tracks and associated structures using hand tools and equipment. Work as part of a Line Maintenance crew to handle materials, operate power tools, and ensure track safety.
Requirements
Must have a High School Diploma or GED, be at least 18 years old, and possess a valid Driver's License. Candidates must be capable of lifting 75 pounds, walking up to 5 miles daily on rough terrain, and traveling for overnight assignments.
Full job description
Requisition 40003: Track Laborer - Decatur, IL
Primary Purpose:
Performs physical labor using hand tools and equipment to construct, alter, repair, maintain, and demolish railroad tracks, associated structures, and components. Works as a member of a local Line Maintenance crew.
Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks.
Attach the rail to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers.
Remove spikes with claw bars, spike lifters, and spike pullers.
Lift, position, handle, remove and install railroad crossties in and around the track structure.
Connect and disconnect rail using the track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials.
Move, clean, and tamp ballast (crushed stone-like material) with shovels, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks.
Raise tracks, turnouts, crossings, and rails with track or power jacks.
Cut associated materials with oxygen-propane torches, rail saws, cut-off saws, and cold chisels.
Drill holes with gasoline, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric drill motors.
Work alongside heavy equipment by connecting, disconnecting, and controlling material that is being moved and by directing such movement.
Participate in safety meetings.
Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment.
Minimum Qualifications:
Must have either a High School Diploma or GED
Must be 18 years of age or older.
Must have a valid Driver’s License
Capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 75 pounds.
Willing and able to travel to various job sites, including those that require overnight stays and those that require short notice mobilization.
Capable of working in inclement weather and/or conditions.
Capable of covering distances afoot up to five (5) miles per day, on railroad right of way, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain, without assistance.
Capable of working unsupervised at times.
Skills and Abilities:
Interact effectively as a crew member.
Understand and follow verbal and visual communications.
Understand and respond to audible visual signals and warnings.
Quickly learn and perform job duties.
Recognize, avoid, and report potential hazards.
Pay Rates for Track Laborer & Traveling Track Laborer:
1st year rate: $30.98 - $31.44 per hour (90% of full rate)
2nd year rate: $32.70 - $33.18 per hour (95% of full rate)
3rd year rate: $34.42 - $34.93 per hour (100% of full rate)
Company Overview
Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) is a Fortune 300 organization and one of the nation’s premier transportation companies. Its Norfolk Southern Railway Company subsidiary operates approximately 19,500 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serves every major container port in the eastern United States, and provides efficient connections to other rail carriers.
We are a team of more than 20,000 employees working together to maintain our reputation as "The Thoroughbred of Transportation." As an industry leader, Norfolk Southern offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.
At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.
Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation and, gender identity. Together, we power progress.
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S. economy.
Today, we operate a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network across 19,000 route miles and have the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern United States.
Norfolk Southern serves a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.
Committed to furthering sustainability, we help our customers avoid 15 million tons of annual carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Our railroaders deliver more than 7 million carloads each year, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America.
Visit our website to learn more about transporting your company’s goods with Norfolk Southern and to calculate how you can decarbonize your supply chain through freight rail.
Offices: 650 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, US
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that power the U.S. economy.
Today, we operate a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network across 19,000 route miles and have the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern United States.
Norfolk Southern serves a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes.
Committed to furthering sustainability, we help our customers avoid 15 million tons of annual carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Our railroaders deliver more than 7 million carloads each year, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America.
Visit our website to learn more about transporting your company’s goods with Norfolk Southern and to calculate how you can decarbonize your supply chain through freight rail.
Offices: 650 W Peachtree St NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30308, US