Job Summary

A Stevedore’s primary responsibility is to safely load and unload motor vehicles on multi-level railcars in a rail yard.

Primary Activities and Responsibilities

• Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety, operations and the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
• Operate motor vehicles on and off multi-level railcars
• Raise, lower, and move portable bridge plates, decks and ramps at elevated heights
• Open and close end doors on multi-level railcars weighing over 1,000 lbs
• Operating loading and unloading ramps
• Operate tie down devices on multi-level railcars in confined spaces
• Complete paperwork and mark vehicles to track their movement off the railcars
• Other duties as assigned by proper authority

Pay Rate

Training Rate First Year: $25.91/hour

Second Year Rate: $27.71/hour

Third Year Rate: $28.96/hour

Max Pay Rate: $29.27/hour

Pay rates are per the collective bargaining agreement.

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED
• Valid Driver's License
• 18 years of age or older

Basic Competencies

• Verbal comprehension (Understand oral and written communications--both general and technical)
• Communication skills (provide clear instructions/directions)
• Reasoning skills (problem solving and troubleshooting skills)
• Classifying skills (tracking and coding information)
• Basic math

Physical Requirements

• Medium work, depending on location, ability to lift up to 50 or more pounds overhead in order to install bridge plates connecting upper deck of railcars
• Stoop, bend, kneel and crouch in confined space to release and store multi-level railcar tie down devices
• Walk the length of at least 5 railcars multiple times per hour in a typical shift
• Climb fixed ladders to 2nd and 3rd level decks multiple times per hour in a typical shift
• Balance to safely step across opening between rail cars on 2nd and 3rd level decks

Employment Conditions

• Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries
• Wear protective equipment such as hearing protection, safety-toe boots, gloves, hard hats, coveralls or safety glasses
• Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime and various shift work
• Complete annual safety testing requirements
• Must pass all required assessments
• Must pass a background screening
• Must pass a post-offer medical examination, including drug test
• This position is governed by a collective bargaining agreement, membership is required

Environmental Conditions

• Work outdoors in all weather conditions and occasionally on uneven terrain.
• Work unprotected at elevated heights
• Work in confined spaces
• Work under conditions that intensifies the heat factor