Job summary The Operator 2 Blast position prepares the railcars to be blasted, operates advanced equipment to blast the interior and/or exterior of manufactured rail cars and repairs poor blast work to meet required customer specifications.
Pulls and scotches rail cars, as required.
Job seniority: entry level
Responsibilities • Connects railcars to rabbit device to pull railcars into automatic blast equipment
• Operates advanced automatic blast machine to blast exteriors and/or interiors of railcars
• Suits up on hood, coveralls, and gloves to perform touch up hand blasting of railcars after the automatic blasting
• Pulls and scotches rail cars
• Trouble shoots, maintains, and cleans blast equipment
• Ensures that safety and housekeeping standards are met and maintained
• Preps cars for paint and blast
Requirements • Ability to be fit-tested and wear a respirator in the areas where respirator use is required
• Ability to follow verbal and written instructions