• Job Description

  Req#: 10759BR

  Job Purpose

  Removal, fabrication, fitment and welding of railcar parts, components and structures.
  
  Starting pay at $21.00/hr - Opportunity to take 17 skills tests for pay raises at $0.25 each.
  
  **$3,000 Sign-On Bonus**
  
  

  Req ID

  10759BR

  Work Location Options

  Alliance, Nebraska

  City

  Alliance

  State:

  Nebraska

  Company Description

  Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company, is an integrated rolling stock and infrastructure provider, delivering a full range of products and services to domestic and international railroad customers. Our customers enjoy one-stop shopping and comprehensive cradle-to-grave railway solutions - whether it rolls on the rail or is the rail itself. From locomotives, transit, freight cars and engines, to tracks, signals and advanced technology, we ensure customers can count on us to meet all their rail needs. Forging the bridge between ideas and success, our talented and innovative team members work together to address the challenges of the rail industry today, ensuring success for the future. As part of a vibrant, global network of business operations, each and every member of our team is important to our success. With headquarters in Albertville, Ala., more than 7,000 dedicated employees serve customers through a network of close to 150 locations around the world. For more information, visit www.progressrail.com and follow @Progress_Rail on Twitter and YouTube.
  

  Key Job Elements

  • Repair or replace worn mechanical components;
  • Fabricate, assemble or disassemble manufactured products;
  • Read blueprints, technical drawings, tape measure;
  • Read and understand work order and record repairs correctly;
  • Understand service and repair manuals and apply constraints to repairs and modifications being performed;
  • Use oxy/fuel torch, arc welding equipment and power tools;
  • Apply decals, stenciling and touch-up painting on railcars;
  • Perform all duties and responsibilities in compliance with PRS safety policies;
  • Perform all duties and responsibilities within time standards allowed.
  
  

  Education / Training

  • Prefer High School Education or GED.
  
  

  Qualifications and Experience

  • Mechanical aptitude;
  • Read precision instruments and gauges;
  • Work from blueprints and technical drawings;
  • Capable use of hand and power tools, including pneumatic tools, cutting torches and welding machines;
  • Work around and operate overhead cranes and mobile equipment;
  • Work from heights over 6';
  • Work on varied surfaces (concrete floors, gravel, rail car floors);
  • Constant standing, walking;
  • Frequent bending, crouching, stooping, kneeling, squatting, overhead reaching, climbing ladders;
  • Frequent work below waist level and above shoulder level;
  • Confined space work;
  • Push/pull up to 50 lbs;
  • Carrying up to 50 lbs.
  
  

  Benefits

  • Competitive Salary
  • 401(k) plan with up to 6% company match (no waiting period with immediate vesting)
  • Medical/Dental/Vision/Life/Disability Insurance
  • Supplemental Accident, Critical Care, and Hospital Insurance available along with an HDHP and HSA with seed money
  • Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Paid Vacation
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time-Off (PTO)
  • Employee Assistance Plan
  • Education Assistance Program
  • Employee Recognition Programs
  • Site specific Production and Incentive Plans
  • Site specific Step and Skill Level Wage Adjustment Plans
  • Site Specific Relocation and Sign-on Bonus Programs

  
  *Benefits eligibility varies by job position, full-time/part-time and regular/temporary status. The provisions of the plan documents control such benefits.

  EEO

  Equal Opportunity Employer, including Disability/Vets
  
  

  Job Category

  Production - Hourly

  PRS Facility Location

  Alliance, NE Freight Car Rep - 083

• About the company

  We have been at the forefront of railroad innovation since we led the switch from steam to diesel-electric more than 95 years ago. That blend of history and innovation still drives us today.

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