Rail Car Technician

Railcar Technician

Location: Brooklyn, NY

Type: Permanent - Full-time - Railcar Manufacturing

FLSA: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Production Supervisor

Dept.: Production

Shifts: 1 st shift (6 am to 3 pm or 7 am to 4 pm)
 

Full Compensation Package:

Negotiable with your education, experiences and professionalism to be considered

Range: $22.61/Hour

Apply, if you have the following experiences, skills and knowledge:

• Must have at minimum three (3) years work experience in a mechanical
  field.
• Must know how to use safely and correctly hand and power tools.
• Must be capable of working in an active manufacturing environment, be
  able to climb stairs and ladders, and be able to lift, push, or pull at
  maximum 40 pounds.

Railcar Technician Role:

• Rail Car Technicians must be multi-crafted in order to perform basic work assignments in any of the four assignment areas
  identified below.
• Mechanical: Performs metal finishing efficiently and properly. Efficiently sets up
  all work on a rail car from drawings, procedures, and written and verbal
  instructions. Makes production aids such as templates and hand jigs to assist
  work. In addition, performs acceptable repairs on any material. Builds jigs,
  fixtures, and other production time--saving devices from drawings. Uses hand
  and power (electrical and pneumatic) tools, efficiently.
• Electrical: Efficiently assembles wire harnesses and terminates wire ends. From
  drawings can efficiently route cable or wire in complex areas such as cabs,
  electric lockers, or train line boxes. Has a working knowledge of electrical
  schematics and can troubleshoot miswires. Performs soldering to make wire
  connections.
• Machine Operation: From drawings or instructions performs all aspects of
  machine work from layout to finished parts, including acceptable repairs.
  Efficiently sets up and operates all machinery and tooling in metal fabrication
  shop.
• Brazing/Welding: Performs mock-ups of all pipe, tube, or conduit from piping
  schematics in a rail car and performs repairs on it. Makes jigs for spot welding
  aids such as templates, clamping fixtures, etc. Does troubleshooting of spot
  welding problems. Efficiently brazes copper-to-copper or dissimilar metals.
  From drawings, procedures, or mock-ups, can bend pipe, tube, or conduit. Is
  capable of setting up a welder to perform proper welds. Efficiently assembles
  and installs pipe, tube, or conduit on rail cars from drawings. Efficiently cuts,
  deburrs, and threads pipe, tube, or conduit. Operates spot welding machine
  efficiently with minimal supervision.

For more than 30 years, Altech has built a tradition of innovation, service, and growth while maintaining a safe and highly-ethical culture. Headquartered in Fairfield, NJ with offices on the West Coast, Altech serves clients throughout the United States and Canada. As the staffing industry leader in rail transportation, maintenance, manufacturing and IT, we have successfully paired skilled technicians with in-demand electrical, electro-mechanical, HVAC, management, and quality assurance/vendor surveillance roles.

Not your typical staffing firm, Altech offers competitive rates, comprehensive benefits, training, and career advancement opportunities that will help you maximize your full potential. Working hand-in-hand with our clients, we uncover opportunities that lead to advancement and direct hire opportunities. We understand that our employees are the driving force behind our success.