Military Conductors - Midwest Region (IL,OH,MI,IN,MO)
Location:
Midwest Region (IL,OH,MI,IN, MO), All Norfolk Southern Locations
Travel Required:
Over 10 days/month
Job Description:
Conductor Trainees operate track switches, couple cars and work on freight trains in yard operations and on the road with heavy travel. You must be able to lift 80 lbs., as required when replacing knuckles that connect rail cars. This involves strenuous, outside work in all weather conditions and requires extensive travel. The conductor trainee operates track switches by moving a lever that moves sections of track to properly place railcars, couples cars, and works assembling freight trains in rail yard operations performing various duties involving moving and aligning various parts of rail equipment to create or build trains. You must be able to perform several tasks safely that will require pulling, controlling and maneuvering onto and off of equipment.
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Training: Will consist of sufficient class and field training to enable the freight service trainee to become a qualified Conductor/Trainman. Field experience will include training with yard, local, and through freight crews. At the conclusion of the training and successful completion of the required written exams, the employee will be a qualified conductor.
Probationary Period: Applications for employment may be rejected within sixty (60) calendar days after an employee establishes a seniority date. Employees establish a seniority date on the date they first perform compensated service after the initial training.
Advancement: Presently conductor trainees are required to accept mandatory promotion to locomotive engineer and attend Locomotive Engineer Training. This can occur at any point after 1 year of train service experience. This training entails 3 to 4 weeks of training at our McDonough, GA, training facility and sufficient field training to become a qualified locomotive engineer, generally lasting 8 to 12 months.
Hours: Employees are required to work on-call, on an as needed basis, from an extra board. Employees are expected to be available to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all weather conditions. Work schedules are irregular and are determined by the rotation of the extra board. Employees must have a telephone in order to be contacted for work. Most employees purchase a pager or cellular phone to be called for work.
Employees in train service are subject to extensive travel requirements for the job and must be able to be away from home on a constant basis, depending upon the needs of the extra board. Employees normally will have 1.5 hours from the time of call to report to work. Extra board employees can expect to work mostly nights, weekends, and holidays. Employees are not guaranteed a forty-hour work week, but are paid for the time spent performing train service. Mandatory rest periods under the Hours of Service Act are required. New hires work from the extra board until they acquire sufficient seniority to be awarded a regularly scheduled position.
Union Membership: All employees will be required to join either the train service union or engineer's union within 60 days of establishing a seniority date. The union requires monthly membership dues of all members. Failure to comply with any policies as outlined in the Agreement between the carrier and the union may result in termination of employment.
Alcohol And Drug Policy: Employees in Train and Engine Service are subject to random alcohol and drug testing as per the Federal Railroad Administration Guidelines. The Norfolk Southern Policy is Zero Tolerance.
Rates of Pay: The information below reflects the rates of pay presently in effect (subject to change):
Training: Trainees start in a training program at the Norfolk Southern corporate training facility at McDonough, GA, 35 miles south of Atlanta on I-75. NS will pay mileage costs at the current rate per mile for a round-trip for those driving personal vehicles. Often, new hires from the same location arrange to carpool to McDonough; only the driver is reimbursed for mileage. While in McDonough, NS provides a room at a local hotel and provides meal coupons to be used at local restaurants. McDonough is a mix of classroom and field instruction.
Phases 2 and 4 are back on the hiring division. Trainees are placed with conductors and engineers to learn the duties and safe operations of train service.
Phase Length Location Pay Rate
Phase 1 8 days McDonough, GA $120 per day
Phase 2 4 weeks Division $600 per week
Phase 3 2 weeks McDonough, GA $600 per week
Phase 4 8-16 weeks Division $600 per week
Entry Rates: After establishing seniority, train and engine service employees are subject to a 5-year rate progression, after which they will receive full rates. The rate progression is as outlined:
1st year 80% of full rate in class of service working
2nd year 80% of full rate in class of service working
3rd year 85% of full rate in class of service working
4th year 90% of full rate in class of service working
5th year 95% of full rate in class of service working
To progress to the next highest level in each step, employees must perform service a minimum of eighty (80) days during the preceding calendar period of 365 days.
BASIC DAY FULL (100%) HOURLY RATES OF PAY:
Conductor to Engineer
Yard Service $175.78 per day to $191.56 per day
Through Freight Service $157.22 per day to $181.83 per day
Local Freight Service $157.58 per day to $182.39 per day
First year pay, after training period, will be 80% of these full rates and will progress as detailed above. Rates effective July 1, 2003.
We are proud to be an EEO/AA employer M/F/D/V. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. We test hair for illegal drugs as part of our pre-employment medical evaluation. Hair testing can reveal any drug use in the last 90 days. If you are unable to provide a hair sample from the head, arms, chest, or legs we will treat that failure as a refusal which will result in rejection of the application for employment.
-- Edited by Pipes FC on Friday 30th of October 2009 06:43:11 PM
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Szabo in his role as band officer and conductor, Szabo holds the responsibility of guiding the Marines through each performance, something he attempts to do using his entire body to emphasize each movement.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Szabo in his role as band officer and conductor, Szabo holds the responsibility of guiding the Marines through each performance, something he attempts to do using his entire body to emphasize each movement.
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Robert Szabo in his role as band officer and conductor, Szabo holds the responsibility of guiding the Marines through each performance, something he attempts to do using his entire body to emphasize each movement.
