Traveling Locomotive Mechanic

R.J. Corman is currently seeking a Locomotive Mechanic to travel around our Southern Region.

Responsibilities:

• Following all safety procedures, JSA Job Safety Analysis, wearing required personal protective equipment, reporting any unsafe conditions or hazards immediately to their supervisor, taking proper training seriously, knowing and following job-related health and safety requirements, and not putting themselves or others at risk by working unsafely.


• Comply with the guidelines set forth by the FRA on Personal Blue Signal Protection of Workers.


• Follow lockout/tagout procedures.


• Work with others to perform maintenance and repairs.


• Operates equipment according to company policies, procedures, and practices.


• Ensuring locomotives are safe and compliant with regulations.


• Perform regular maintenance on locomotives, including QMI inspections.


• Understanding diesel engines, electrical systems, and hydraulics, and being able to read and interpret technical manuals. 


• Diagnose issues accurately and efficiently.


• Diagnose and repairing locomotive mechanical, electrical, air brake issues, and replacing faulty components.


• Understanding and reading schematics, use multi-meter AC/DC.


• Perform other duties as assigned, assist other departments.

Job Requirements: Must be safety-minded and have basic reading and math skills. Must have the ability to develop teamwork and work with all levels of personnel in achieving train-handling objectives. Must be able to give and receive instructions over radio.

Physical Requirements:

• Able to perform physical strenuous work


• Requires constant standing, walking, climbing stairs and ladders, and balancing in a safe manner


• Requires frequent stooping, kneeling, and crouching


• Able to lift and carry objects weighing up to 80lbs


• Able to push and pull with up to 150lbs of force


• Performs duties in primarily outside environments, in and around moving locomotives, railcars, vehicles, and equipment. Frequent exposure to weather elements.


• Must be able to successfully pass background, drug test, and physical capacity test.

Benefits: R.J. Corman Railroad Group, LLC is committed to providing its full-time employees and their families with quality benefits. R.J. Corman offers the following:

• Railroad Retirement benefits


• Medical, Dental, Vision insurance (immediate eligibility starting day one of employment)


• Company paid life insurance


• Voluntary life insurance, voluntary short-term disability, voluntary long term disability, voluntary accident insurance, voluntary hospital indemnity insurance


• Voluntary identity theft protection


• Flexible spending account benefits


• Paid maternity leave


• 8 paid holidays


• Paid time off (accrual starts day one of employment)


• Employee Assistance Program


• 401K retirement savings plan


• Work boot allowance


• Employee referral program


• Annual tickets to My Old KY Dinner Train

R.J. Corman Railroad is an Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) and Affirmative Action employer that is committed to a safe and drug free workplace. R.J. Corman performs pre-employment criminal background checks and substance abuse testing which includes a urine drug test to detect the presence of illegal drugs. We appreciate your cooperation in keeping R.J. Corman a safe and drug free company.