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Inspector, Assoc

The Greenbrier Companies
Red Oak, IA Full Time
POSTED ON 9/17/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 1/15/2027
Company Overview:
At Greenbrier, we do the hard work that matters. The Greenbrier Companies (NYSE:GBX) is powering the movement of products around the world as a leading designer, manufacturer and supplier of freight rail transportation equipment and services.

Greenbrier’s heritage of hard work and industrial innovation is celebrated at every level of our organization.
We structure our business to support teams that deliver innovative solutions for our customers while positively impacting the world around us.

Greenbrier’s success begins with people.
We believe in supporting our global workforce through our unwavering attention to Safety, Quality, Respect for People and Customer Satisfaction. Our Inclusion, Diversity, Engagement, Access and Leadership (IDEAL) commitment is rooted in these values, which lead to a culture where employees are engaged and feel good about coming to work every day.
Summary:
Summary
The Inspector, Associate is responsible for ensuring that in-process and completed work on railcars or railcar parts meet or exceed all Greenbrier, customer, and the Association of American Railroads requirements.

Duties and Responsibilities
To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform the following essential duties satisfactorily. Other duties may be assigned to address business needs and changing business practices.
  • Performs in-process inspections and notifies production of any additional required repairs.
  • Notifies Quality Assurance Manager of non-conformances.
  • Performs inspections in accordance with all applicable Greenbrier, customer, regulatory and statutory requirements.
  • Follows all Environmental Health and Safety rules and regulations.
  • Provides or assists in quality related training and guidance of work force crew.
  • Liaisons with customers including technical issues or other customer requests.
Qualifications
The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.

Minimum Qualifications
  • Ability to identify core types and component parts.
  • General Knowledge of status indicators.
  • Ability to follow oral and written instructions including basic blueprints and schematics.
  • Ability to collaborate and communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing, with customers and at all levels of the organization.
  • Ability to learn and utilize the facility’s Inspection and Test Plan.
  • Ability to use measuring devices such as a micrometer, caliper, and tape measure.
  • Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships
  • Ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
  • Ability to drive results through leadership and team performance.
Preferred Qualifications
  • High school diploma or GED
  • 1 years of previous experience in similar work environment.
Work Environment and Physical Requirements
Work Environment
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

With the exception of clerical, administrative, and some management positions, which require indoor work, the physical environment requires the employee to work both inside and outside in heat/cold, wet/humid, dry/arid, and dusty conditions. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment as environmental conditions dictate.

Physical Activities and Requirements
Frequency Key
Not Applicable: Activity is not applicable to this occupation
Occasionally: Occupation requires this activity up to 33% of the time (0- 2.5 hours/day)
Frequently: Occupation requires this activity from 33% - 66% of the time (2.5- 5.5 hours/day)
Constantly: Occupation requires this activity more than 66% of the time (5.5 hours/day)

Working Postures
  • Sit: Occasionally
  • Stand: Frequently
  • Walk: Constantly
  • Bend: Frequently
  • Kneel/Squat: Frequently
  • Crawl: Frequently
  • Climb: Frequently
  • Reach Forward: Frequently
  • Reach Upward: Frequently
  • Handling/Fingering: Frequently
Lift / Carry Requirements
  • 5-10 lbs: Frequently
  • 10-25 lbs: Frequently
  • 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
  • 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
  • 75 lbs: Not Applicable
Push / Pull Requirements
  • Up to 10 lbs: Frequently
  • 10-25 lbs: Frequently
  • 25-50 lbs: Occasionally
  • 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
  • 75 lbs: Not Applicable
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EOE including Vet/Disability

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Greenbrier makes reasonable accommodations in the application and hiring process for individuals with known disabilities, unless providing accommodation would result in an undue hardship. Any applicant believing that he or she may need reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should contact Greenbrier Human Resources at careers@gbrx.com or call us at 503-684-7000.

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Email communication from The Greenbrier Companies (Greenbrier) will always come from a corporate email address that ends in @gbrx.com or from our applicant tracking system, iCIMS, after you have created a secure account and submitted your application. During the application process, you will create a secure account in our secure applicant tracking site that ends with “-gbrx.icims.com”. In this portal, we will ask you to provide your contact information, past employment history, education history and other job-related information.

Benefits:

Health Insurance, 401K Plan, Vacation & Paid Time Off

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