BNSF Railway | September 2024 | Conductor Trainee(s) - Missoula, MT
Move Your Career on the Right Track at BNSF | Earn up to $82k Annually
Join Team BNSF and work as a conductor trainee at a location near you for one of North America's largest freight railroad networks. Earn as much as $82,000 annually with growth opportunities.
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What You Get:
- Competitive pay and bonus (including paid vacation and overtime-eligible pay)
- BNSF-sponsored 401(k) plan and company match contribution (match varies per union agreement)
- Railroad Retirement Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare benefits including telemedicine, prescription and second-opinion care (including eligible dependents)
- Family building and support services (pregnancy, adoption, surrogacy, and parental support)
- Dependent care (subject to union agreement) and/or daycare assistance programs
- Career growth, advancement opportunities and paid training
- Award-winning diversity and inclusion culture with employee-led business resource groups
- Wellness programs, including fitness discounts and health coaching
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP), behavioral health services and a broad suite of work, life and financial resources
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan – Berkshire Hathaway (BRK.B) stock
Requirements:
NOTE: We are a 24/7 company, so all positions may require working nights and weekends. Frequent travel also required.
- At least 18 years of age by your start date
- Ability to report for duty at the designated work location
- Ability to read, write and communicate (speak, hear and understand) English
- Ability to lift and carry up to 80 lbs
- Ability to see, learn, and interpret hand signals from near and far; visually
distinguish colors - red, blue, green, yellow and lunar (clear light);
visually judge speed and distance of moving objects; see at night
- Ability to discriminate and differentiate between verbal and non-verbal sounds (signals, alarms, etc.) in the work environment
- Ability to visually distinguish and differentiate colors on computer display screens
- Ability to use hands and use hand tools to perform activities involving holding, grasping, turning and pulling
- Ability to climb ladders and get on/off equipment
- Ability to work at various heights above the ground including on locomotives, railcars and other equipment
- Follow safety policies and procedures; wear required personal protective equipment.
Responsibilities:
- Obtain and receive information and act on oral or written instructions by various communication devices
- Monitor and report daily work
- Climb on/off equipment, set/release hand brakes, couple/uncouple air hoses,
remove/replace broken railcar knuckle, ride moving cars by holding onto
grab irons or ladders
- Observe, interpret and relay hand, lantern, and other signals for train movement
Judge and control speed and clearance distance of cars
- Operate track switches and derails to change train routing within yards or on road
- Check switch points for proper alignment
- Switch, spot cars and determine train make-up
- Observe and monitor track conditions (e.g. broken rails, defective switches, weather-related problems)
- Inspect cars per federal regulations
- Observe and report on passing train conditions
Express interest in joining the Conductor Trainee Team