Cleaning Technician

Overview

Position summary:

Operate or tend machines to wash or clean railcar and railcar parts to remove impurities. Forklift operation and proper unloading, weighing, and documentation of various commodities. Use proper technique and procedure to blast, repair, and test granuflator bags.

• Drain, clean, and refill machines or tanks at designated intervals, using cleaning solutions or water.
• Add specified amounts of chemicals to equipment at required times to maintain solution levels and concentrations.
• Measure, weigh, or mix cleaning solutions, using measuring tanks, calibrated rods or suction tubes.
• Operate or tend machines to wash and remove impurities from inbound railcars to prepare them for repairs, sandblasting, and coatings.
• Observe machine operations, gauges, or thermometers, and adjust controls to maintain specified conditions.
• Set controls to regulate temperature and length of cycles, and start conveyors, pumps, agitators, and machines.
• Examine and inspect machines to detect malfunctions.
• Adjust, clean, and lubricate mechanical parts of machines, using hand tools and grease guns.
• Implement proper rigging and operation of the cleaning trailer, high pressure wash trailer, Wilden Diaphragm Pumps, and Gould Centrifugal Pump.
• Unload various products from railcar in order to clean using hoists or forklifts.
• Follow prescribed safety procedures and comply with federal laws regulating waste disposal methods.