What are the responsibilities and job description for the Locomotive Electrician position at Conrail?
Job Description
Conrail has an immediate opening for the position of Electrician in North Jersey.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform electrical inspection, maintenance, repair and testing activities on diesel/electric locomotives and electrical components in a shop environment or outdoors.
GENERAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
Company Description
Conrail is a small railroad with big resources where you can have a rewarding career without sacrificing quality of life.
As a terminal and switching service provider for its owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, Conrail provides safe and efficient rail service for many local rail freight customers in Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Customers located along Conrail’s lines in these shared asset areas have access to the nation’s rail network through either NS or CSX.
Although Conrail no longer handles commercial matters for customers, we continue to play a critical role in serving shippers and receivers as an agent for our owners. As a local rail service provider, it is Conrail’s job to make sure that customers’ freight shipments are safely and efficiently moved between their rail sidings and the long-distance freight trains operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Conrail is a small railroad with big resources where you can have a rewarding career without sacrificing quality of life. As a terminal and switching service provider for its owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, Conrail provides safe and efficient rail service for many local rail freight customers in Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Customers located along Conrail’s lines in these shared asset areas have access to the nation’s rail network through either NS or CSX. Although Conrail no longer handles commercial matters for customers, we continue to play a critical role in serving shippers and receivers as an agent for our owners. As a local rail service provider, it is Conrail’s job to make sure that customers’ freight shipments are safely and efficiently moved between their rail sidings and the long-distance freight trains operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Conrail has an immediate opening for the position of Electrician in North Jersey.
PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
Perform electrical inspection, maintenance, repair and testing activities on diesel/electric locomotives and electrical components in a shop environment or outdoors.
GENERAL PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Must understand the principles of electricity.
- Read manufacturers' manuals for technical information.
- Read and interpret prints, schematics or wiring diagrams.
- Must be qualified to work on three-phase electrical circuits.
- Troubleshoot, repair or replace electronic and microprocessor-based equipment.
- Repair or replace high voltage equipment such as circuit breakers or transformers.
- Install, disassemble, or replace parts or pieces of equipment or systems.
- Start, stop, monitor operations, and make minor adjustments to machines.
- Work in varying weather conditions.
- Work in a setting where the focus is on the task.
- Work safely around potentially hazardous materials/machinery.
- Wear protective clothing.
- Respond to changing work assignments.
- Work non-standard hours or various shifts.
- CDL Not required, but helpful.
Company Description
Conrail is a small railroad with big resources where you can have a rewarding career without sacrificing quality of life.
As a terminal and switching service provider for its owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, Conrail provides safe and efficient rail service for many local rail freight customers in Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Customers located along Conrail’s lines in these shared asset areas have access to the nation’s rail network through either NS or CSX.
Although Conrail no longer handles commercial matters for customers, we continue to play a critical role in serving shippers and receivers as an agent for our owners. As a local rail service provider, it is Conrail’s job to make sure that customers’ freight shipments are safely and efficiently moved between their rail sidings and the long-distance freight trains operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern.
Conrail is a small railroad with big resources where you can have a rewarding career without sacrificing quality of life. As a terminal and switching service provider for its owners, CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern, Conrail provides safe and efficient rail service for many local rail freight customers in Detroit, New Jersey and Philadelphia. Customers located along Conrail’s lines in these shared asset areas have access to the nation’s rail network through either NS or CSX. Although Conrail no longer handles commercial matters for customers, we continue to play a critical role in serving shippers and receivers as an agent for our owners. As a local rail service provider, it is Conrail’s job to make sure that customers’ freight shipments are safely and efficiently moved between their rail sidings and the long-distance freight trains operated by CSX and Norfolk Southern.