Conductor - Tioga, ND

Conductor - Tioga, ND

Watco

Keep the world’s supply chain moving. That’s what the Watco team does every day at our short‑line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you’re at one of these locations or in a support‑services role, there’s one thread that ties everyone together. We’re all on the same team. One Watco.

• Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Paid on‑the‑job training with peer trainers
• Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University
• Career advancement opportunities

Starting Pay: $25.00 per hour

The conductor position will be to control and coordinate the train movements while switching railcars whether in the yard of a railroad, industrial plant, or similar location to facilitate the unloading and loading of railcars in a safe and efficient manner to service our customers. This position is a manual labor position which requires that the individual become proficient in the following skills, duties, and requirements within a prescribed training and introductory period.

• Demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance.
• Follow written and verbal directions to complete assigned tasks on schedule.
• Read, write, and communicate in English & understand basic math.
• Learn from directions, observations, and mistakes and apply procedures using good judgment.
• Inspect locomotive before run to verify specified fuel, sand, water, and all FRA requirements.
• Read switching orders from designated person.
• Observe radio and hand signals in yard or in cab and operate locomotive in accordance with railroad rules and regulations.
• Observe arm or lantern signal and move controls to move locomotive backwards or forwards to switch and couple cars; or receive starting signal and move control; such as throttle and air brakes to operate locomotive.
• Read and interpret wayside signals, track warrants and bulletins, and railroad rules and regulations to operate locomotive, following safety rules and regulations and time schedule.
• Talk to crew or other yard workers via radio to give or receive switching information.
• Confere with train dispatcher via radio to issue or receive information or instructions concerning stops, delays, or oncoming trains.
• May assist workers to throw switches or perform other activities involved when performing switching operations.
• Turn hand brake wheel or ratchet type brake and tie handbrakes.
• Observe track to detect obstructions.
• Inspect locomotive after run to detect damaged or defective equipment.
• Maintain records, number, origin, destination, and cargo of cars switched.
• May coordinate activities of switching crew from locomotive cab, caboose, or control tower.
• Raise coupling lever to couple or uncouple cars.
• Throw track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signals Engineer to move cars, using lantern, arm signals or radio.
• Climb ladder to top of car, ride atop cars, and turn hand wheel to set brakes or to control the speed of the car when it has been shunted.
• Connect air hose to cars when making up trains by bending and applying force.
• May walk along tops of cars and peer down between them to inspect couplings, air hoses, and journal boxes.
• May set warning signals, such as flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes at front of and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.
• Sit or ride 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 major repairs.
• Perform other duties as requested or required.

• Hammers, ratchets, chisel, pry bar, wrenches, and brushes.
• PPE: hard hat, vest, safety glasses, FR clothing, gloves, safety toe boots.

• High school education or general education development (GED).
• Ability to pass training and required testing.

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