Start a Watco Career and Discover the Difference
Keep the world's supply chain moving. That's what the Watco team does every day at our short line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you're at one of these locations or in a support-services role, there's one thread that ties everyone together. We're all or the same team. One Watco.
Here's what you can expect from Watco:
• Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Paid on-the-job training with peer trainers
• Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University
• Career advancement opportunities
Schedule: 7 Days on 7 Days off
Pay: $24.00 per hour
Job Summary
In this role, the primary responsibility is the safe and efficient loading of crude oil and natural gas liquids into tanker railcars. Duties include operating and monitoring pumps and related equipment, inspecting and securing railcars, and ensuring product transfers are completed accurately and in compliance with company and regulatory standards. This position requires a strong commitment to safety, attention to detail, and the ability to work outdoors in a fast-paced industrial environment.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
•Must maintain regular, dependable attendance and a high level of performance
•Must be able to follow written and verbal instructions to complete assigned tasks on schedule.
•Read, write, and communicate in English and understand basic math.
•Learn from directions, observations, and mistakes and apply procedures using good judgment.
•Transfer of various dry bulk products including cement and coal from barge to bag, truck or railcar.
•Complete all applicable documentation, recordkeeping and daily inventory.
•Must be able to bend, stoop, lift up to 50 pounds alone, twist, and climb. Must be able to talk and hear well enough to communicate with all team members, vendors, and customers 100% of the time
•Participate in safety briefings, job briefings, and pass along information from team members, management or customer.
•Operate in a manner where SAFETY and the ENVIRONMENT are of the highest importance.
•Climb onto top and underneath railcars in order to inspect, hook up, disconnect and seal.
•Perform daily inspections on all stationary and mobile equipment
•Prepare equipment for product transfer.
•Start, stop, and operate equipment within defined operating parameters.
•Perform all work in compliance with Company standards, procedures, and regulatory requirements.
•Ability to work outside majority of the time and withstand extreme weather conditions.
•Must be able to work with a team, take direction and follow work rules, as well as, take on additional job responsibilities as needed or assigned.
•Flexibility to work overtime and weekends based on production needs
•Goal oriented and results driven
Qualifications
Valid driver's license preferred