Job Summary

The general purpose of this position is to provide accurate repair estimates for our customers railcars and tank cars that are in line with AITX ’s Customer, company and regulatory procedures: improve customer satisfaction, improve profitability, and build relationships with our customers, team members, communities, vendors, and investors. The focus of this position will be to ensure work is conducted in a safe and quality manner.

Job Duties

• Performs visual inspection of inbound rail and tank car for repairs.
• Performs detailed inspections of specific items such as paint, lining or coatings for continued service.
• Documents and input estimates of repairs into computer estimate system. Labor hours and material amounts are part of the estimate.
• Submits estimate to car owner for approval.
• Updates customer and AITX computer systems with required information.
• Generates shop work order from estimate and supply required forms, etc for documentation requirements.
• Maintains current knowledge of government, industry (FRA & AAR), customer, and company policy, procedures, and work instructions.
• A 100% commitment to comply with all the terms of company’s safe work policies and quality functions is an absolute requirement.
• Inspects and ensures workmanship meets government, industry (FRA & AAR), customer, and company quality requirements.
• Ability to read prints and drawings, including weld and nondestructive testing symbols.
• Participates in root-cause investigations, and corrective and preventative actions to prevent recurrence.
• makes efforts for continuous improvement of quality and the elimination of nonconformances; Communicate effectively through email, phone and estimate line item descriptions with customers.
• Performs other duties as assigned.