Track Worker Jobs (NOW HIRING)

SALARY
$25.97 - $39.95
POSITION SUMMARY
Performs various duties in the inspection, maintenance, repair, and construction of railroad track, also including signaling and flagging activities associated with track construction and maintenance work.
PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES
• Performs various duties in the installation, maintenance and removal of track ties, rails, fasteners, ballast, turnouts and other track components.
• Inspects track, including ties, rail, fasteners and switches for safety defects.
• Loads and unloads work train material.
• Removes snow and ice from track, switches, walkways and other locations as required.
• Removes debris from track, switches, subway and rail yards.
• Assists in maneuvering equipment, vehicular traffic and other tools required for track repair and track construction.
• Operates rail borne track maintenance equipment as required.
• Performs flagging duties as required.
• Performs other duties associated with track maintenance and construction as required.
• Performs related duties as assigned.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES
Reporting to this position are the following jobs:
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EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
• Required to submit to and pass drug and alcohol testing as mandated by the Federal Transportation Administration for safety sensitive positions.
• Must have a high school diploma or equivalent degree.
• Must have a valid driver's license.
• Must pass the CTA math class.
• Must pass the CTA Third Rail Safety Training
• Must pass the CTA flagging qualification class in order to properly set up work site slow zones and to flag trains through a work site.
• Must pass the 30/90/120 Day Trackman reviews during probationary period
• Must pass the CTA training class for Track Inspector.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS
• Required to perform extensive lifting, carrying, and maneuvering of materials and track tools weighing up to 100 pounds.
• Must be able to perform extensive digging and spiking of track ties.
• Must be able to walk on elevated open deck track and foot walk at heights up to 60 feet above the ground.
• Must be able to accurately swing a spike maul and sledgehammer.
• Bending, stooping, reaching, crawling, crouching, climbing, pushing, pulling and coordination to perform track repairs.
• Climbs up and down ladders and stairs.
• Walks up to six miles per day inspecting track on various track structures, including elevated open deck and uneven ground.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES
• Must be knowledgeable of safety rules in order to perform work without injury.
• Must be proficient in the use of devices required for measuring track.
• Required to have knowledge of track construction and maintenance.
• Must have high school level math skills including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, especially of fractions.
• Must be proficient in the use of all types of hand- and power-operated tools used by track crews.
• Must have the ability to communicate with other employees to assure safety while performing work.
• Must be able to work as part of team and follow directions.
WORKING CONDITIONS
• Works outdoors subject to prevailing weather, including extreme heat/cold, wind, rain and snow.
• Works various days, hours and locations. Subject to 24-hour emergency call out.
• Works in conditions subjected to noise, vibration, dust, exhaust fumes and various odors.
• Works on open deck elevated structures (up to 60 feet high), ground level track structures and in cool, damp subways.
• Works immediately adjacent to electrically energized rail (600-volt) and associated power distribution apparatuses.
• Works on in-service track immediately adjacent to moving trains and vehicular traffic at street level.
• Works with power-operated, moving equipment.
• Exposed to chemical hazards from creosote on ties.
EQUIPMENT, TOOLS, AND MATERIALS UTILIZED
• Large hand tools including sledge hammers, spike mauls, pinch bars, claw bars, shovels, track wrenches, track jacks, tie tongs and rail tongs.
• Small hand tools including screw drivers, wrenches and hammers.
• Measuring devices including rulers, tape measures, gages, thermometers, string lines and compasses.
• Impact tools included drills, socket drivers, and tamping guns.
• Power-operated tools including rail saws, rail drills, chainsaws, impact guns, generators, hydraulic power packs, air compressors and man lifts.
• Cutting and burning devices including oxygen and acetylene torch and propane torch.
• Small electronic devices including handheld digital assistants and tablet PCs.
• Creosoted wood tie, plastic tie, concrete tie, steel rail, steel joint bars, steel tie plates, steel track spikes, steel screw spikes, steel track bolts and grease.