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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 IDEAL commitment is rooted in these values, which promotes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Leadership, creating a culture where employees are fulfilled and feel good about coming to work every day. A diverse, qualified, and engaged talent base is the key to our success. Summary:
Duties and Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
With the exception of clerical, administrative, and some management positions, the physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments, in and out of the weather, work safely around heavy equipment and on top of and under railcars, as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, welding and grinding shields, etc. or as environmental conditions dictate.
Physical Activities and Requirements
Working Postures
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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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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 IDEAL commitment is rooted in these values, which promotes Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Access, and Leadership, creating a culture where employees are fulfilled and feel good about coming to work every day. A diverse, qualified, and engaged talent base is the key to our success.
Summary
The Car Switcher moves railcars throughout a facility to enable their repair while operating switches, switching equipment, coupling and uncoupling rail rolling stock, and moving railcars in a safe and efficient manner.
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.
- Operates equipment in compliance with all facility and company policies, including location blue flag policy.
- Communicates issues, concerns or delays with car movement to Supervisor and Plant Superintendent.
- Performs daily maintenance and safety inspections, and reports concerns to Supervisor.
- Keeps work area clean and in good working condition.
Qualifications
The following generally describes requirements to successfully perform the assigned duties.
Minimum Qualifications
- Ability to prioritize and perform multiple tasks with attention to detail.
- Ability to follow oral and written instructions, including basic blue prints and schematics.
- Ability to develop and maintain positive working relationships and contribute to a team environment.
- Ability to communicate professionally, both verbally and in writing.
- Ability to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including steel toed boots, goggles, ear plugs, gloves.
Preferred Qualifications
- Proficient in computer software applications, including Word, Excel, and Outlook.
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, the physical environment requires the employee to work in hot and cold environments, in and out of the weather, work safely around heavy equipment and on top of and under railcars, as well as around railroad tracks. Employees are required to use personal protective equipment such as steel toe boots, hard hat, hearing protection, safety glasses, welding and grinding shields, etc. or 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
- Less than 10 lbs: Frequently
- 10-25 lbs: Frequently
- 25-50 lbs: Frequently
- 50-75 lbs: Not Applicable
- 75+ lbs: Not Applicable
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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.
