Switching Technician

About

American Industrial Transport Inc (AITX) is a privately-owned company based in St. Charles Missouri, providing railcar leasing and repair services to the companies that move the essential assets that power the North American economy.

Summary

The general purpose of this position is to perform rail car movements as directed by supervision and/or a switch list.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Observes blue flag protection requirements and maintains derailer protection for work areas when a switch is complete.
• Performs user maintenance checks and fills out and submits appropriate checks list to the maintenance dept.
• Participates in nonconformance root cause investigations, corrective action and monitoring the adequacy of same in their area of responsibility and makes efforts for continuous improvement of quality and the elimination of nonconformances.
• Follow all AITX Safety rules, regulation and processes at all times

• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements/Qualifications

• Prior Switching experience preferred but not required
• Heavy Machine Operating experience a plus
• Ability to work outdoor in all weather conditions
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, climb and stoop for the entire shift
• The duties of this job require fully passing a pre-employment physical and drug screen

Physical Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. AITX will provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities.