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Description
Join our team of Assistant Signal Workers! These employees provide support with the installation, repair, and maintenance of railroad signals and grade crossing warning devices. You’ll work with several types of equipment to help ensure Union Pacific can continue to safely and efficiently transport goods to customers across North America! We are powered by our people, will you join our team?
Accountabilities
- Inspect and test our signal circuitry, equipment, and systems for problems and defects
- Build and dismantle our signal crossing warning device equipment; troubleshoot and fix malfunctions
- Construct, install, maintain, repair, and replace signal communication circuitry, systems, and components
- Work with machines, tools, vehicles, and equipment while maintaining clean work areas
- Operate company vehicles and drive throughout the geographic territory
- Open to change, take initiative, make meaningful contributions, and take command of the quality and timely completion of one’s tasks
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, contractors and/or customers and efficiently handle controversy
- Ensure compliance with all railroad rules and regulations for safety, operations and Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications Required
- Basic computer skills
- Able to assist and direct work of others
- Able to plan, organize, and track information and activities
- Able and willing to understand and apply safety rules, practice safe work habits, identify safety risks, and avoid potentially risky behaviors and situations
- Able to perform basic arithmetic operations such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and conversion of fractions into decimals and decimals into fractions to solve practical problems. In addition, applicants must be able to extract relevant information from tables, charts, graphs, and text
- Able to understand and apply basic mechanical principles to solve mechanical problems
- Able to communicate and work well both independently and with others
- Valid driver’s license
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills to deliver information to coworker(s) and supervisor(s)
- Candidates for this position must pass a pre-employment test in English before being allowed to interview. The number of candidates who pass the test and are granted an interview is based upon hiring needs. Click here to see a sample of the .
- Candidates must qualify on a Physical Ability Test (PAT) prior to employment. Click here for a description of the
Preferred
- An Associate’s degree in electrical engineering or electronic technology or higher
- Completed a formal electrical training program (e.g. training or certificate presented by a community college, trade/vocational school, or military)
- Commercial Drivers License (CDL) Class A or Class B
- Experience operating heavy equipment such as construction, farm, etc. (consider professional, personal, and volunteer experience)
- Experience working outdoors in variable weather conditions (consider professional, personal, and volunteer experience)
- Experience working in an environment that requires you to wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety boots, hard hats, and hearing protection
- Experience installing and/or maintaining railroad signaling devices
- Experience working in a construction-type setting (consider professional, personal, and volunteer experience)
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Physical Requirements
- Able to remain standing for more than one-half of every work day with an opportunity to periodically change position for comfort
- Able to make frequent coordinated hand movements to grasp, place, or move objects
- Able to safely walk and maintain balance on uneven surfaces
- Must have normal color vision
- Able to occasionally push and pull objects weighing up to 119 lbs
- Able to occasionally lift and carry objects weighing up to 65 lbs
- Able to perform physically strenuous work
- Able to frequently walk to access work site
- Able to occasionally bend, stoop, and kneel
Work Conditions
- Benefit information can be found under the Benefits section on up.jobs (https://up.jobs/why/benefits/index.htm)
- Apply only to those locations where you are prepared to live and work
- Willingness to practice safe work habits
- 18 years of age or older
- Agree to wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety boots, hard hats, and hearing protection where the company requires
- Work at heights of 20 feet or more
- May require relocation during employment
- Travel Requirements: Travel 95-100% of the time
- Authorized to work in the United States without company sponsorship
- Willing to work in confined and/or small spaces
- Willing to work on-call, overtime, various shifts, 7 days a week, as well as weekends and holidays
- To the extent required by federal law and/or collective bargaining agreement, membership to the respective labor union is required. The union agreement dictates the pay rate and cannot be individually negotiated. Monthly dues are the responsibility of the employee.
COVID-19: Union Pacific complies with its federal contractor obligations concerning the spread of COVID-19; however, the vaccination mandate is currently stayed. Union Pacific will update our employees and applicants of any changes to these obligations as warranted.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Reasonable Accommodation: Union Pacific supports diversity in the workplace and is an equal opportunity employer . Union Pacific is committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce where equal employment opportunities are available without regard to race, color, sex, national origin, age, disability, religion, military and veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, pregnancy, or genetic information. Union Pacific strictly prohibits any discrimination or harassment based on protected status. Union Pacific is committed to providing access and reasonable accommodation in its employment of individuals with disabilities. To request a disability accommodation in the application process, please use this link to submit a request.
Union Pacific supports diversity in the workplace and is an Equal Opportunity Employer inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities.
