Rail Operations Brakeman

Akima, LLC•Lusby, MD

16h•Onsite

About The Position

Under the supervision and direction of the Rail Operations Supervisor, the Brakeman performs brake and switching operations as a member of a rail operations crew.

Requirements

High School graduate or equivalent.
Must be able to complete online Container Inspection for Commercial and Military Intermodal Containers, MIL HDBK 138A.
Attendance and award of 88U military occupational specialty
Must be able to obtain Forklift license for all equipment (4K to 50K)
Ability to pass Pre-Employment Drug Test and Background Screening.
Ability to receive a favorable TIER-1 investigation result, obtain and maintain a CAC.
Valid driver’s license.
Lifting and Carrying: Frequently lifting, pushing, pulling, or carrying heavy objects, sometimes up to 83 pounds.
Mobility and Balance: Extensive walking (up to 10 kilometers a day), climbing up/down, bending, kneeling, crouching, and crawling.
Strength and Endurance: Using muscles for long periods, including working in cramped or awkward spaces.
Manual Task Operations: Operating manual switches, tying down handbrakes, and changing air hoses or gaskets.
Environmental Factors: Working in extreme hot or cold temperatures, in all weather conditions, and with exposure to loud noise or vibration.
Safety and Sensory Needs: Must possess good, sometimes aided, vision (including color distinction) and hearing, as well as the ability to climb on and off moving or stationary equipment.

Responsibilities

Relays signals for train movement by use of hand signals, lanterns, flags, and hand-held radios.
Mounts railroad car and sets brakes and places blocks or chocks against wheels.
Stops motor traffic when train is crossing roads or highways.
Couples or uncouples cars by means of standard car couplings such as cables, links and pins, hooks and chains.
Line switches to move rail cars and locomotives onto different tracks.
Checks car numbers to ensure movement of specific cars.
Operates handbrakes before detaching cars from locomotive.
Assists in making emergency repairs to brake equipment on locomotives and railcars.
Ensure safety rules are observed as outlined in the General Code of Operating Rules (GCOR) and ABTH.
Instructs and inspects personnel on SDDC TEA MI 55-19, Tiedown Instructions for Rail Movements.
Performs organizational maintenance on locomotives as directed.
Performs preventive maintenance on track switches and grade crossings as required, for example the cleaning of leaves and other debris from switch points, oiling and greasing of switches and removing dirt and gravel from grade crossings.
Will be required to occasionally work an uncommon tour of duty including nights, weekends, and holidays at Fort Sill, OK and other remote sites such as Arkansas, Colorado, Texas, and Kansas.
Other duties as assigned.