VORST RAIL SERVICES EMPLOYEE JOB DESCRIPTION
Laborer
Reports To: Crew Leader and Management Team
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
SUMMARY:
A ground worker that will complete all tasks associated with constructing, altering repairing maintaining and demolishing railroad tracks and associated structures and components.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Be on time, everyday
- Arrive at truck to leave ready to work, boots on with Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Help maintain equipment including cleanliness
- Unload and load equipment
- Remove old spikes
- Handle, position and attach rails and ties
- Ballast maintenance
- Cutting and drilling materials with different tools
- Carry and set track materials with hand tools (rail forks, tie/rail tongs, lining bars, etc.)
- Work alongside heavy equipment
- Always maintain a safe work environment and work safely
- Communicate with crew and foreman
- Performs all other duties as assigned by Foreman or Management Team
QUALIFICATIONS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Education and Experience
- High School Diploma, High School Equivalence Certificate, or experience to compensate
- Two or more years of work experience in construction field is preferred
Other Qualifications
- Valid driver’s license is required
- Must be able to travel up to 100% of the time
- Overnight stays may be required
- Must be able to pass required tests, random screenings (drug and alcohol) and training including DOT physicals; must be able to pass all FRA regulations
COMPETENCIES:
- Work well in a team/crew environment
- Quick learner
- Mechanically inclined
- Safety awareness
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
- Must be able to shovel, lift, use a sledge hammer and spike maul, run small equipment repeatedly throughout an 8-to-12-hour shift
- Must be able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly
- Must be able to move large railroad material and components
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
- While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; hot temperatures from asphalt and being outdoors; moving construction and railroad equipment/trains; fumes from petroleum derived products
- The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud
- Due to jobsite hazards, employees are required to wear PPE
- PPE required is as follows: Hard Hat, Safety Vest, and Safety Glasses are provided by Vorst Rail Services
- You are responsible for lace-up steel-toed boots at least 6 inches high
- Short-sleeve t-shirt (long sleeves are acceptable but no cut-offs or tank tops), long pants that completely cover your legs, do not have excessive holes or rips, and are of a material to withstand heavy construction
- During warmer months, the required personal protective equipment may cause the employee to be very warm while working, it is still required
Benefits:
- Dental insurance
- Health insurance
- Life insurance
- Retirement plan
- Vision insurance
- 401k
Schedule:
- 10 hour shift
- 12 hour shift
- 14 hour shift
- Overtime
Job Type: Full-time
Salary: $20.00 - $22.00 per hour
Supplemental pay types:
- Bonus pay
Education:
- High school or equivalent (Preferred)
License/Certification:
- Driver's License (Required)
Willingness to travel:
- 100% (Required)
Work Location:
- On the road