Job Summary

Assists group leaders engaged in operating cranes, or other hoisting machines used to lift and move materials such as structural steel, plates, and scrap metal by performing the following duties.

Job Responsibilities

• Couples and uncouples railroad cars by releasing the air and taking the pressure off by means of small handles, requiring minimal effort, and releasing pin backup inside next to the coupling with a lever. Throws railroad track switches by grasping the handle of the switch and stooping and twisting the torso to walk the switch over. Force required is a torque of 10 to 40 foot/lbs

• Loads and unloads rail cars of steel shapes by walking along flatbed rail cars to cut banding. The cutters used are 14” cutters with 4” hand span or 24” cutters with 4-1/2” to 4-4/5” hand span. The larger size weighs 5-5/7 pounds. Hand grip strength within normal limits for worker’s age and gender is approximately 24” pulling up body weight is necessary. Climbing on steel inside the rail car is required. The steel is not moved manually

• Loads and unloads trucks of steel shapes by climbing onto the truck beds to affix hooks or clamps to steel to load. Reaching, stooping, and kneeling, and crouching may be required

• Affix hook, bucket, or electromagnet to crane, or affixes rope, cable, chain, sling, or other grappling equipment or attachments to object being lifted or to lifting mechanism. Beam clamps weighing various weights from 14-1/2 pounds to 31 pounds with a cable and hooks weighing up to 71.2 pounds with 21.6 pounds cable are handled. Lifting of these devices is required. Stooping, reaching, kneeling, and crouching may be required

• Other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• Ability to lift heavy objects

• Reaching, stooping, and kneeling, and crouching may be required

• High School diploma or equivalent

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor’s legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)