Assistant Signal Person

Work Location: Reno, NV

Closing Date: Apply early as this job may be removed or filled as soon as there are sufficient applicants.

Salary: $22.35 per hour

Basic Purpose of Job:

Assist in the installation, repair and maintenance of various railroad signals and grade crossing warning devices. Physical duties require the ability to do the following: make quick and accurate movements; maintain exact and steady arm/hand positioning movements; perform a rapid, horizontal hand torque action; lift/carry and push/pull objects weighing 25 lbs. (frequently), 50 lbs. (occasionally) and 75 lbs. (infrequently); climb poles, ladders and large structures and maintain balance while working on equipment (occasionally); dig holes and trenches; set poles; sweep between rails and switches; lift and maneuver heavy objects overhead (infrequently); walk for varied distances on uneven terrain (typically 3-5 miles per week); maintain muscular exertion over time; perform occasional overhead work for short periods of time; perform occasional bending, stooping and kneeling; and stand for more than half of a work day with break periods.


ALL accepted employees, including furloughed employees, offered an Intercraft transfer for the Assistant Signal Person will be required to sign a Transfer Agreement. Employees signing the Transfer Agreement will relinquish and terminate all seniority rights in his/her previous craft and establish a new seniority date in the new craft. An employee's relinquishment of his/her seniority rights in his/her current craft is a condition for acceptance of the transfer offer. Failure to properly complete and sign the Transfer Agreement will result in rejection of the employee's offer. The company reserves the right to reject or limit the number of transfer opportunities for any reason, including, but not limited to, the needs of the Company's service and the continued safe and efficient operation of trains.
Click here for FAQs regarding the Intercraft Transfer policy as it applies to this posting.

Accountabilities:

  • Inspect and test signal circuitry, equipment, and systems for problems and defects.

  • Troubleshoot and fix malfunctions.

  • Build and dismantle signal crossing warning device equipment.

  • Maintain, repair, and replace signal communication circuitry, systems, and components.

  • Work with machines, tools, vehicles, and equipment.

  • Assist and help direct the work of others.

  • Work with information in print or on a computer.

  • Clean and maintain work areas.

  • Understand and follow company and industry safety rules, practices, and procedures.

  • Operate company vehicles and drive throughout geographic territory

  • Plan, organize, and track information and activities.

  • Construct and install.

  • Communicate with others.

Required Education, Training, Experience or Skills:

  • Applicants must be 18 years of age or older.

  • Applicants must have a valid driver's license or be able to obtain one in a reasonable amount of time.

  • Applicants must be computer literate and have basic keyboarding skills.

  • Applicants 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 will be granted an interview is based upon hiring needs. If you have taken this test and failed within the last six months, you will not be eligible to apply for this position. Click here to see a sample of the Skilled Craft Battery test.

  • Applicants receiving a conditional job offer must pass a color vision assessment to ensure that they are able to perform the essential functions of the job by adequately discerning different colors.

  • Applicants must have the ability to effectively and accurately understand, interpret, reference, evaluate, organize, and record non-technical and technical information.

  • Applicants must be able and willing to understand and apply safety rules, practice safe work habits, identify safety risks, and avoid potentially risky behaviors and situations.

  • Applicants must have the ability 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.

  • Applicants must have the ability to understand and apply basic mechanical principles to solve mechanical problems.

  • Applicants must have the ability to communicate and work well both independently and with others.

  • Applicants must be open to change, take initiative, make meaningful contributions, and take responsibility for the quality and timely completion of one's tasks.

  • If hired, an applicant must be capable of obtaining a Commercial Driver's License (CDL) within a reasonable amount of time. Click here to see the requirements to obtain a CDL.

  • Applicants must be able to perform heavy physical labor.

  • Applicants must have the ability to effectively and accurately understand, interpret, reference, evaluate, organize, and record non-technical and technical information.

  • Applicants 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 will be granted an interview is based upon hiring needs. If you have taken this test and failed within the last twelve months, you will not be eligible to apply for this position. Click here to see a sample of the Skilled Craft Battery test.

Preferred Education, Training, Experience or Skills:

  • Previous construction experience and/or experience operating construction equipment.

  • A certificate in electricity or electronics or equivalent education.

  • Electronic/electrical background or education.

  • Previous railroad experience in signaling.

Background:

  • On a post-offer basis, Union Pacific will conduct an investigation into newly hired or transferred employees regarding their past employment, state and federal criminal history, military history, driving history, education, professional license or certification verification if job-related, Social Security number, prior drug history, and other job-related information. Individuals with felony and/or misdemeanor convictions may not be hired. Click here for Union Pacific's policy regarding background investigations.

Medical:

  • Employment with Union Pacific is contingent upon the successful completion of a medical examination. The medical examination includes a drug screen, a color vision exam, and a medical assessment to ensure that candidates can safely perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation. In addition, the company conducts for-cause, post-accident, and random drug and alcohol testing of its employees.

Union:

  • Brotherhood Railway Signalmen.

  • The probationary period is 90 calendar days.

  • Union membership initiation fee and monthly dues or assessments are required as per the collective bargaining agreement.

Work Conditions:

  • Outside work is required regardless of weather conditions.

  • Must wear personal protective equipment such as safety glasses, safety boots, hard hats, and hearing protection where the company requires. They will be working:

    • Outside with exposure to all weather conditions.
    • Occasionally at heights of 20 feet or more above the ground.
    • With, on, and around moving or rotating heavy equipment.
    • Occasionally in confined spaces.
    • Away from home for several days or weeks at a time, with travel constituting 95-100% of the position.
    • Forty-hour workweeks that may include variable shifts with overtime and work on rest days, holidays, and weekends.

Other:

  • Job applicants who have previously interviewed for this position regardless of geographical location can only reapply for this position after a period of six months has passed.

  • Please apply only to those locations where you are prepared to live and work.

  • Applicants must be open to change, take initiative, make meaningful contributions, and take responsibility for the quality and timely completion of one's tasks.


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