Signal Maintainer

Overview

SUMMARY

Repairs, inspects, and installs systems, apparatus, and components of railroad signaling systems and highway traffic control devices.

Responsibilities

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Installs railroad signaling equipment and highway traffic control devices according to layout plans and/or FRA regulations.
• Maintains signaling and traffic control devices; analyzes operational malfunctioning with testing devices to locate, diagnose, and ascertain repairs to be made.
• Examines mechanisms and disassembles components to replace, clean, adjust, or repair parts, wires, relays, circuits, or signaling units.
• Operates and tests equipment to ensure elimination of malfunction.
• Climbs poles or digs trenches to install or repair equipment.
• Maintain written electronic records of all tests, inspections, and repairs performed.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to per-form each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND/OR EXPERIENCE

• One year certificate from college or technical school in electrical field; or three to six months’ related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and ex-perience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to calculate figures and amounts such as speed discounts, interest, commissions, proportions, percentages, area, circumference, and volume. Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete or abstract variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. Ability to interpret a variety of instruc-tions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND/OR REGISTRATIONS

• Must have a Class B CDL driver license, or obtain same within six months.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk and hear; and smell. The employee is occasionally re-quired to walk, sit, and climb or balance.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 75 pounds.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works in outside weather conditions and is regularly exposed to risk of electrical shock. The employee frequently works in high, precarious places. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts and is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and extreme heat.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Qualified applicants will be considered for vacancies without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or any other characteristic protected by prevailing state and federal laws, regulations and ordinances.