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Company: Savage
Location: Mossville, LA
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Transportation, Logistics, Trucking

Description

These are just a few of the benefits you can expect from working with Savage:

  • Pay $23.50 per hour
  • We provide Uniforms & PPE 
  • $150 steel-toe boot allowance
  • Excellent benefits including medical, dental, vision, 401(k) with match, profit sharing and paid holidays

Here is what you will be doing:

  • Spotting cars on the correct track, move empty cars, and build the outbound train
  • Classification of inbound train
  • Unloading of materials consisting of a variety of bulk liquid and dry products
  • Follow operating procedures and policies
  • Operate or learn to operate railcar loading systems and equipment
  • perform work safely and productively
  • Enforces safety policies and procedures with other employees and visitors
  • Perform general maintenance on equipment
  • Assist with other duties within the facility (general maintenance, landscape upkeep and painting)
  • Interact with customers, railroad crews, other Team Members, and visitors

Requirements of a successful Rail Switchman: 

  • Two years of rail switching preferred 
  • Read, write, and understand English
  • Basic math skills
  • Computer skills (light data entry)
  • Capable to learn how to operate and maintain railcar/trans loading equipment (e.g., Hoses, portable conveyors, transfer pumps, portable stair systems, small to medium sized equipment, etc.)

Here are some of the physical requirements for this role:

  • Climb up and down rail cars/ladders safely
  • Work outside in ALL weather conditions (snow, rain, sub-freezing temps)
  • Willing to work with liquid hazardous and dry bulk materials
  • Lift up to (50) pounds


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