What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025 Electrical Apprentice Signal Trainee- Columbus, OH position at Norfolk Southern?
Requisition 38158 : 2025 Electrical Apprentice Signal Trainee- Columbus, OH
Norfolk Southern Electrical Signal Trainee Program (Day in the Life) : https : / / vimeo.com / 871474435 / 990fe84216
Primary Purpose :
Apprentice Signal Trainees will be trained to perform the duties of Signal Workers. Signal Workers are an important link between ensuring compliance to FRA regulations and customer satisfaction while achieving the safest most efficient railroad operations.
Principal Duties :
- Signal Workers are primarily responsible for performing FRA regulatory test and inspections of the signals systems and crossings.
- Install, repair, and maintain, test and inspect various equipment such as signals lights, switch machines, electrical switch locks, switch circuit controllers, as well as crossing warning devices as well as the maintenance and repair of automated classification yards.
- Install, repair, maintain, test, and inspect signal systems including Automatic Block, Traffic Control, Positive Train Control, cab signal and interlocking systems.
- Other general duties include cable locates, painting and housekeeping of signal housings & equipment; climb and troubleshoot signal structures and make electrical connections.
- Use of a wide variety of hand tools, on track high-rail equipment, and test instruments
- Perform construction duties, including digging holes and trenches to lay cables, wiring apparatus, setting foundations, installing equipment, etc.
- This role requires travel and on-call availability including weekends.
Apprentice Signal Trainee Training Program
Week 1-3 : Signal Training-1 (McDonough, GA)
Eastern Region North (ERN)
Rate of Pay
Initial 3 weeks at the Norfolk Southern Training Center – Compensation is $1,200.00 per week.
First Period (through day 130) – Compensation is $36.48 per hour.
Second period (next 130 days) – Compensation is $36.85 per hour.
After completion of these 275 days, new hires will receive 100%, which is $37.98 per hour.
Medical Benefits
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Predecessor Jobs : None
Future Jobs : Supervisor C&S
Environment : Outdoor / Field
Shift Work : No
On-Call : Yes
Weekend Work : Yes
Travel Required : Yes (75% during training; dynamic after mark-up)
Norfolk Southern Electrical Signal Trainee Program (Day in the Life) : https : / / vimeo.com / 871474435 / 990fe84216
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Job Description Work Conditions Company Overview
Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE : NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country's population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com.
At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization.
Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress.
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