SUMMARY
Responsible for creating railcar repair estimates via visual inspection and entry into the BRC system to assist supervisory
personnel in leading and directing railcar production for the facility. Must communicate with various internal facility personnel as
we as other external personnel, such as vendors and car owners, to determine cost effectiveness of car repairs while generating
profitable margins.
Role and Responsibilities
- • Learn and adhere to all CFRS safety procedures.
- • Learn the basic flow and logistics of railroad industry and repair business.
- • Follow written and verbal directions and have basic math, reading, and writing skills, while effectively working in a team environment including but not limited to BRC work order understanding, associated regulatory/CFRS/customer forms, and execution without instructional intervention.
- • Perform railcar estimating, auditing, billing, data entry, and inventory control.
- • Proficiently use AAR field manual and associated regulatory materials.
- • Properly use AAR Rule 1 and various inspection gages.
- • Prepare and review BRC's to ensure compliance with customer, CFRS and regulatory requirements.
- • Complete required documentation per customer, CFRS and regulatory requirements.
- • Identify associated parts to prepare accurate material pick list via creation of BRS.
- • Utilize mobile and/or desktop hardware for operational effectiveness.
- • Interact with customer and outside inspectors.
- • Possess the knowledge of railcar anatomy being capable of identifying car/component defects and the proper repair required outside of the AAR Interchange Rules.
- • Periodically review estimate accuracy with shop floor supervisors to accomplish and maintenance proper shop productivity.
- • Fulfil CFRS WIS requirements (Weld Inspection capabilities)
- • Perform in-depth review of work order estimates and BRC's prior to customer authorization.
- • During repair procedures, solicit approval for additional repair defects not originally included in the estimate.
- • Communicate work area status/activities to site personnel to ensure consistent departmental output.
- • Successfully complete this positions "Education/Formal Training" requirements
- • Wear PPE in appropriate areas
Qualifications and Education Requirements
- • Associates degree (A.A.) or equivalent from two-year college or technical school; or six months to one-year related experience and/or training; equivalent combination of education and experience
- • Successfully pass the following courses with an 80% or higher score coordinated by CF Rail Management:
- ▪ AAR Interchange Rules
- ▪ AAR Billing Repair Card for Interchange Rules
- ▪ FRA Freight Car Safety Standards
- ▪ Lettering and Marking
- ▪ Freight Car Inspection Overview
- ▪ Basics of Railroad Wheels
- ▪ Car Air Brakes (chalk talk two)
- ▪ FRA Railroad Safety Appliance Standards (Condensed Course)
Skills
- Reasoning skills Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram
- form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.
- Language skills: Ability to read, analyze and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or
- governmental regulations.
- Mathematical skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
Physical Demands
- Work assignments involve standing, stooping, bending, kneeling, reaching, climbing, crawling, and crouching in strained and
- awkward positions for prolonged periods of time at various heights up to 20 feet. Uses hands, legs, and arms to climb vertical
- ladders to staging or suspended platforms. Lifts, carries, and sets up equipment and components that weigh up to 50 lbs.
- Employee must be medically certified to wear a respirator, as well as be able to wear respirators for prolonged periods of time.
Work Environment
- Work will be performed outdoors and indoors, on and around heavy equipment. The employee is regularly exposed to wet
- and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; fumes or airborne particles and outside weather conditions. The noise level
- in the work environment is usually moderate to loud. May be required to work overtime and/or varied shifts to meet the
- demands of the business
Schedule-
Typically M-F 6am -2:30pm
May work Saturdays
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