Rail Mechanic/Inspector

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Rail Mechanic/Inspector

US-PA-Birdsboro

Job ID: 2022-1886
Type: Regular Full-Time
# of Openings: 1
Category: Quarry
Birdsboro Quarry

Overview

Birdsboro Quarry, a division of the H&K Group, Inc. is looking for an experienced person for a Rail Car Mechanic/Inspector to maintain the fleet of railroad cars to AAR and FRA standards. The ideal candidate is motivated, energetic, interested and engaged in learning new skills, and carries out work safely.

Why work for H&K Group, Inc.?

• Competitive salary commensurate with experience
• 100% Company-paid Health Benefits
• 401(k) Savings and Investment Plan
• Tuition reimbursement programs available to qualifying employees for approved programs
• Additional training programs including on the job, online through H&K Academy, manufacturer offered training, and more

Responsibilities

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Performs all work according to MSHA, FRA, AAR, BMHK RR, and H&K Safety policies
• Maintains railcars by welding repairs or fabricating new parts
• Coordinates with General Foreman on ordering parts and keeping stock on property
• Keeps proper records for corporate and proper authority review
• Cleans equipment as needed
• Ensures equipment is safely and securely parked and stored
• Maintains equipment by greasing properly and checking fluids daily (oils, coolant, fuel level)
• Performs daily checks on equipment to ensure proper operating condition
• Informs General Foreman of Railroad Operations of cars to be added or removed from trains
• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

Required Skills, Education, and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent (such as the GED) from an accredited educational institution OR of related experience and/or training
  • Equivalent combinations of education and experience may be considered
• Railcar maintenance experience
• Class 1 single car air test certified
• Welding, cutting, and fabrication experience
• Demonstrated willingness and ability to learn
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Basic computer skills
• Problem solving
• Able and willing to work a second shift schedule
• Ability to fit test & utilize appropriate PPE as needed
• Ability to meet physical requirements (movement, lifting, as relevant to job)

Preferred Skills, Education, and Experience

• Class 2 single car air test certified
• Experience working in a quarry, heavy civil construction, or other outdoor industrial setting
• MSHA or other relevant safety certification

Physical Demands

• Frequently required to:
  • Sit, stand, and walk
  • Use hands to finger, handle, or feel
  • Reach with hands and arms
  • Climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl
  • Talk or hear
• Occasionally required to lift and/or move up to 100 pounds
• Specific vision abilities include:
  • Distance
  • Peripheral
  • Depth perception
  • Ability to adjust focus

Work Environment

• Regularly exposed to:
  • Outside weather conditions
  • Vibration
• Frequently exposed to:
  • Fumes and airborne particles
  • Moving parts
• Noise level is usually loud

Birdsboro Quarry (formerly Birdsboro Materials) has been a regional leader in the production of high-quality construction aggregate since it opened for business in 2000. Considered one of H&K Group, Inc.’s (H&K’s) largest surface mining operations, Birdsboro Quarry is steeped in mining history with earliest operations dating to the 1920’s. Since this time and most recently under H&K’s ownership, the quarry operation has become a model of modern construction aggregate operations, production and both conventional as well as rail freight transportation and delivery.

The H&K Group, Inc. provides complete heavy civil contracting and construction materials solutions with safety, speed, quality, efficiency, and value. Beginning as a small family business a half century ago, we are now a dynamic group of vertically integrated companies that has been growing and prospering for over 50 years.

Thank you for your interest in employment with H&K Group, Inc. At H&K, we invest in our people, providing the essential training, instruction, and supervisory support that they need to develop and grow within our company. We acknowledge that H&K’s strength and success is directly related to our employees and the talents, dedication, and job performance they exemplify. We seek dynamic, motivated people who are driven to make a difference.

H&K does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, veterans’ status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are always looking for the best, most qualified people to join our team.

Pre-employment drug testing (EOE)

Pre-employment Physical

100% Company-Paid Health Benefits!

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