Job Title:  Locomotive Maintenance Technician
 
About Us:  SGS Petroleum Service Corporation (PSC) is a growing company with a proud tradition of excellence in providing product handling, operations, and logistics support at major oil refineries, chemical plants, and storage terminals in the United States and Canada. We are leaders in tankering barges, operating docks, switching railcars, operating warehouses, and loading and unloading tank cars and tank trucks with a variety of oil products and chemicals.  We offer competitive wages, advancement opportunities, and industry-leading training and safety programs.  Our excellent benefits package helps employees and their families maintain health, save money, and prepare for the future.  At SGS PSC, we are a family-oriented company that fuels integrity, teamwork, and ambition.  Our mission is to simply be the best at what we do and be recognized as the best.
 
Primary Responsibilities:  Perform predictive/preventative maintenance on locomotives, troubleshoot and repair unplanned locomotive mechanical/electrical issues.
 

Department/Job Function:  Operations	Reporting to:  Locomotive Fleet Manager
Exempt or Non-Exempt: Non-Exempt	Hourly or Salary:  Hourly

Specific Responsibilities:

• Maintain locomotives to FRA standards
• Implement and sustain locomotive inspection and preventative maintenance program in the field at various customer locations
• Ability to use and maintain electronic work order/maintenance tracking system
• Coordinates, schedules, and performs routine maintenance on equipment and logs pertinent information
• Assist operations personnel as needed with locomotive issues
• Coordinates and assist with third party locomotive maintenance contractors as needed
• Experience with EMD locomotive systems
• Troubleshoot and repair locomotive mechanical/electrical issues
• Must be familiar with and comfortable working around high voltage and rotating equipment
• Periodic overtime and overnight travel is a requirement of the job. Requires the ability to work some weekends and nights as needed

 
Skills/Qualifications:
Should have knowledge of EMD locomotives mechanical and electrical systems. Should have proven trouble shooting skills for locomotive mechanical and electrical systems. Must have the ability to diagnose problems in a timely manner and determine if it can be fixed with internal resources or referred to a third party provider with special skills and/or equipment. Good organization and communications skills also required.
 
Must possess a valid driver's license.  Must have the ability to speak, write, read, hear and have good vision.  Must be able to work outside in environmental conditions which at times include extreme heat or extreme cold. Must be able to wear all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) without restriction and pass any medical examination associated with the use of said PPE.
The physical requirements for a switchman include the following: Lift 50 pounds floor to waist, push and pull 50 pounds horizontally, carry 20 pounds while walking, walk 3-10 miles per day, stand 4-8 hours per day, climb stairs, climb ladders, extend arms through normal range of motion while standing and squatting, support oneself on a ladder with two feet and one arm extended for up to 5 minutes.

 
Minimum Job Requirements: 18 years or older and legally able to work in the U.S.; stable work history with good references from past employers; pass a drug screen, physical, and background check; and speak fluent English. 
 
Benefits:  Key benefits and services offered (depending on eligibility) include affordable options for medical, dental, vision, life, and disability insurance; matching 401(k) plan; employee discounts; industry-leading training and leadership development programs; paid sick leave, vacations, and holidays; safety incentives and bonuses; and much more. 
 
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without reasonable accommodations. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.

This job description should not be construed as an exhaustive statement of duties, responsibilities or requirements, but a general description of the job. Nothing contained herein restricts the company’s rights to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.