Job opening: Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operator
Salary: $24 - 28 per hour
Published at: Jul 22 2024
Employment Type: Full-time
Please limit your resume to 5 pages. If more than 5 pages are submitted, only the first 5 pages will be reviewed to determine your eligibility/qualifications.
Duties
Drives and operates the utility controls of flanged wheel railroad repair equipment to perform a specialized segment or limited range of railroad maintenance.
Operates rail or track liner vehicles to align, space, and surface straight track and simple curves.
Operates mobile spike driving and tie pulling equipment to drive spikes into ties on both sides of both rails, to space ties, and to remove and inset ties.
Performs basic operators' maintenance on the equipment being used.
Requirements
- Appointment may be subject to a suitability or fitness determination, as determined by a completed background investigation.
- This position is subject to a pre-employment screening, and random testing thereafter, to include testing based on reasonable suspicion and testing due to direct involvement with an on-duty accident.
- This position has a Temporary Duty (TDY) or business travel requirement of 30% of the time.
- This position requires shift work to provide coverage on evenings, weekends, holidays, or special situations.
- Incumbent must complete the Railroad Safety Course within 30 days of being appointed to this position and attend annual Railroad Safety Training refresher training.
Qualifications
About the Position: The Joint Munitions Command provides the Joint Force with ready, reliable, lethal munitions at the speed of war. JMC's mission is to support the production, storage, distribution, and demilitarization of munitions. This position serves as a Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operator, WG-5738-07, located at the McAlester Army Ammunition Plant, which is a subordinate installation of JMC.
Term Appointment NTE - Position may be filled as a Term Appointment NTE 1 year and 1 day. Term appointments may be extended beyond of six (6) years, up to eight (8) years. With DoD approval, Term appointments may be extended beyond eight (8) years.
Current permanent Federal employees (to include permanent Army employees) applying for a Term appointment will be appointed/converted into a Term appointment with no statutory return rights back to a permanent position.
Who May Apply: Only applicants who meet one of the employment authority categories below are eligible to apply for this job. You will be asked to identify which category or categories you meet, and to provide documents which prove you meet the category or categories you selected. See Proof of Eligibility for an extensive list of document requirements for all employment authorities.
Interagency Career Transition Assistance PlanMilitary Spouses, under Executive Order (E.O.) 13473Priority Placement Program, DoD Military Spouse Preference (MSP) EligibleReinstatement
Experience refers to paid and unpaid experience, including volunteer work done through National Service programs (e.g., Peace Corps, AmeriCorps) and other organizations (e.g., professional; philanthropic; religious; spiritual; community; student; social). You will receive credit for all qualifying experience, including volunteer experience.
There is no specific length of training or experience required. However, you must be able to demonstrate, through experience shown in your written application materials that you possess the sufficient knowledge, skills, and abilities to successfully perform the work of this position without more than normal supervision.
Minimum Qualifications (Screen Out Element): Ability to do the work of a(n) Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operator ~ without more than normal supervision. Must possess the ability to perform common Railroad Maintenance Vehicle Operator duties such as driving and manipulating the controls of railroad maintenance vehicles; use appropriate controls to start, accelerate, brake, stop, reverse, and position these vehicles, and give signals; and manipulate additional clutches, levers, and other controls to operate the utility features of vehicles to perform some of the following: Raise, lower, or position blades and tamping heads; propel a very heavy weight against a rail to align it; lift segments of rail and ties, or hold the track firmly in place; jack up the vehicle and turn it around (in place); tamp ballast or scrape track bed edges; dig holes for ties and pull ties into holes; remove, insert, space, and spike ties.- Failure to meet this Screen out Element will result in an ineligible rating.
PHYSICAL EFFORT: Moderate to heavy physical exertion is required in operating machines and tools used on track maintenance and in loading and unloading track materials (ties, rail, switch parts and other hardware). Operators also typically lift and move heavy items weighing 80 pounds and more. All lifts over 50 pounds will be assisted with a two person lift or using a mechanical handling equipment lifting device. The two person lift limit is 100 pounds and will only be used for single event, non-routine lifts.
WORKING CONDITIONS: The operator is exposed to a wide range of weather, and temperature conditions, high noise levels, fumes and odors from fuel, exhaust, lubricants, creosote, and possible accidents.
You will be evaluated on the basis of your level of competency in the following areas:
Ability to Do the Work of the Position without More Than Normal SupervisionAbility to Drive Safely (Motor Vehicles)Ability to Interpret Instructions, Specifications, etc. (Related to Mobile Equipment Operation)Ability to Operate Safely (Non-motor Vehicles)Work Practices (Including Keeping Things Neat, Clean, and in Order)
Contacts
- Address GL-W390AA MCALESTER ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT
DO NOT MAIL
McAlester, OK 74501
US
- Name: Army Applicant Help Desk
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