Join a team of Apprentice Diesel Mechanics who have been repairing a fleet of locomotives with Union Pacific over 150 years! Our apprentices inspect, diagnose issues, repair, and maintain the engine and mechanical components of diesel-electric locomotives, while working in and around our locomotive shops. We are powered by our people, will you join our team?
Accountabilities
- Conduct job briefings to ensure safe and effective coordination of activities and keep assigned work areas, tools, and equipment clean and in proper working order
- Repair, replace, or rebuild locomotive and diesel engine components as needed
- Develop and maintain positive working relationships with coworkers, supervisors, contractors and/or customers and effectively handle controversy
- Prepare equipment and materials as needed, and efficiently operate the equipment including the following: measuring instruments (micrometers, tape measures, dial calipers); precision machines (drill and punch presses bench lathes); hand tools (drills, wrenches, grinders); and material handling equip
- Diagnose diesel engine, air compressor, and other locomotive mechanical system malfunctions
- Communicate technical information, job briefing information, job procedure recommendations, and other work-related information through writing, in-person interaction, telephone, radio, and intercom
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Read, interpret, understand, and find written or electronic information from diagrams, schematics, blueprints, graphs, and charts, and input information as needed into a computer
- Inspect and service the diesel locomotive fleet in compliance with company, federal and industry standard
Qualifications - Required
- Basic keyboarding skills
- Ability to use both low precision (tape measure, hand level) AND high precision (caliper, electronic scale) instruments to get accurate measurements
- Valid driver's license
- Able to effectively work independently and in group settings
- Proficient verbal and written communication skills to deliver information to coworker(s) and supervisor(s)
- Able to extract relevant information from tables, charts, graphs, and text
- 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
- Able to take initiative and take responsibility for the timely and quality completion of one's tasks. Need to be open to change
- Able to understand and apply basic mechanical principles to solve mechanical problems
- Experience reading and understanding instructions (examples may include: operating and safety rules, bulletins, special instructions, and federal regulatory documents)
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Union Pacific Railroad
$33.95 per hour - What we offer:
A strengths-based, engagement-focused, and performance-oriented culture
Ongoing learning, development, and Educational Assistance
401(k) retirement plan
Employee Stock Purchase Plan with 40% match up to 5% (contribu
Nov 07, 2024