Job Duties

• Learn and adhere to all AITX safety procedures?
• Keep work area in a clean and orderly manner to comply with AITX, OSHA and environmental rules and regulations?
• Follow written and verbal directions?
• Work effectively in a team environment?
• Possess a thorough understanding of railcar, components and/or shop work order?
• Understand inventory controls?
• Assist in disassembly of damaged railcars?
• Apply FRA, AAR Interchange Rules when repairing railcars?
• Maintain a high level of quality with an understanding of AITX Quality Assurance Program??
• Perform repairs such as, but not limited to, basic mechanics, grinding, and touch-up painting and decaling on various types of railcars or tank cars as required?
• Set up and operate various hand and power tools such as, but not limited to, air arc, plasma cutting, Huck and welding machines and processes, and oxy fuel operation in heating and cutting processes?
• Perform interior railcar cleaning?
• Comply with company's Safety Program by following all in-house and OSHA rules, regulations, and procedure?

• Comply with company's Quality Program by following all in-house quality processes and procedures and required AAR and FRA rules and regulations as well as any client specific procedures?
• Complete documented training to set up and operate or drive equipment such as, but not limited to forklift, manlift, crane, backhoe, skid loader, hoist or hydraulic boom?
• Meet the requirements of AWS D15.1 for freight car utilizing GMAW (Hard wire), FCAW (Flux Core) and/or SMAW (Stick) welding on carbon steel as well as our internal welding technology training and examination?
• Other duties may be assigned?

Experience and Education

• High-school diploma or general education degree (GED), preferred, but not required?
• Must be able to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals and blueprints??
• Must be able to write routine reports and correspondence and speak and communicate effectively?
• Must possess basic math skills and work and understand simple mathematical concepts?
• Must possess reasoning ability to solve practical problems?
• Must be able to fully pass the fitness-for-duty examination, (including any PPE fit test requirements), pre-employment physical, and pre-employment drug screenings.?