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TRAINMAN - CAMDEN PLYWOOD

Salary and benefits commensurate with experience.

Resume is required to be considered for this role

Our Team

Georgia-Pacific creates long-term value by using resources efficiently to provide innovative products and solutions that meet the needs of customers and society, while operating in a manner that is environmentally and socially responsible, and economically sound. Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific LLC is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, consumer products, packaging, paper, cellulose and chemicals. The company employs more than 30, 000 people at approximately 300 locations in North and South America.

What You Will Do

• Engage in switching railroad cars within the rail yard, industrial plant, or similar location to facilitate the loading or unloading of railcars or making up and breaking up of trains in a safe and efficient manner.
• Receives oral or written instructions from Manager or Customer indicating which cars are to be switched. Notifies engineer of switching orders and, whereby, which cars are to be moved to specified locations of yard using radio, verbal or hand signals.
• Gives/receives instructions to throw track switches and to couple and uncouple cars. Throws track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signals Engineer to move cars, using lantern, arm signals or radio.
• Climbs ladder to side of car, rides side of cars, and turns hand wheel to set brakes or to control the speed of the car when it has been shunted. Ties handbrakes. Connects air hose to cars when making up trains by bending and applying up to 35 pounds of force.
• May set warning signals, such as flares, flags, lanterns, or torpedoes at front and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains.
• Sits or rides in cab of locomotive to observe signals from other crew members.
• May make minor repairs to couplings, air hoses and journal boxes, and report any equipment requiring repairs.

This position is also responsible for grounds keeping, including: mowing, weed eating, brush hogging, and trash pickup both inside the facility and the surrounding perimeter.

This position normally works a basic 40-hour work week with limited overtime.

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Who You Are (Basic Qualifications)

• Current state driver's license that meets Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) requirements.
• • Vision and hearing acuity testing to meet the FRA requirements.
• • Ability to complete training and testing to obtain Certified Conductor License and Certified Locomotive Engineer License within 12 months of employment
• • Knowledge of and skills in applying basic federal railroad regulations, guidelines and rules.
• • Knowledge of and skills in using various hand tools, including sockets, wrenches, screwdrivers, measuring tapes, etc.
• • Knowledge of and skills in performing basic mechanical repairs and maintenance.
• • Ability to read and comprehend written safety rules, procedure and safety manuals, government regulations, operating and maintenance instructions, memos and other work-related information.
• • Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, diagrammatic, or schedule form; and/or to apply principles of logic to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions; and/or to apply principles of rational systems to solve practical problems.
• • Ability to effectively communicate instructions, directions, processes, procedures, safety rules and regulations to co-workers, supervisors, and others in written, oral, diagrammatic and schedule form.
• • Ability to train switch crews and other yard personnel to perform job-related duties; and to provide training related to federal and company regulations, rules, safety guidelines and preventive maintenance.
• • Ability to make independent judgments using sound reasoning skills and knowledge base.
• • Ability to think and act quickly in responding to emergency and non-emergency situations.
• • Ability to talk to and effectively communicate with co-workers, yard personnel, switching crew, engineers, railroad officials and others in a clear, concise, courteous, efficient and professional manner.
• • Ability to pass training and required testing.

At Koch companies, we are entrepreneurs. This means we openly challenge the status quo, find new ways to create value and get rewarded for our individual contributions. Any compensation range provided for a role is an estimate determined by available market data. The actual amount may be higher or lower than the range provided considering each candidate's knowledge, skills, abilities, and geographic location. If you have questions, please speak to your recruiter about the flexibility and detail of our compensation philosophy.

Hiring Philosophy

All Koch companies value diversity of thought, perspectives, aptitudes, experiences, and backgrounds. We are Military Ready and Second Chance employers. Learn more about our hiring philosophy here .

Who We Are

As a Koch company and a leading manufacturer of bath tissue, paper towels, paper-based

packaging, cellulose, specialty fibers, building products and much more, Georgia-Pacific works to

meet evolving needs of customers worldwide with quality products. In addition to the products we

make, we operate one of the largest recycling businesses. Our more than 30, 000 employees in over

150 locations are empowered to innovate every day - to make everyday products even better.

At Koch, employees are empowered to do what they do best to make life better. Learn how our business philosophy helps employees unleash their potential while creating value for themselves and the company.

Our Benefits

Our goal is for each employee, and their families, to live fulfilling and healthy lives. We provide essential resources and support to build and maintain physical, financial, and emotional strength - focusing on overall wellbeing so you can focus on what matters most. Our benefits plan includes - medical, dental, vision, flexible spending and health savings accounts, life insurance, ADD, disability, retirement, paid vacation/time off, educational assistance, and may also include infertility assistance, paid parental leave and adoption assistance. Specific eligibility criteria is set by the applicable Summary Plan Description, policy or guideline and benefits may vary by geographic region. If you have questions on what benefits apply to you, please speak to your recruiter.

Additionally, everyone has individual work and personal needs. We seek to enable the best work environment that helps you and the business work together to produce superior results.

Equal Opportunities

Equal Opportunity Employer, including disability and protected veteran status. Except where prohibited by state law, some offers of employment are conditioned upon successfully passing a drug test. This employer uses E-Verify. Please click here for additional information. (For Illinois E-Verify information click here, aquí, or tu ).