Wash Rack Technician – Freeport, TX

Wash Rack Technician – Freeport, TX

Job Location:

Freeport, Texas, 77541 United States

Office Location: Onsite

Employment Type: Hourly

Job Type: Full Time

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 on the same team. One Watco.

Here’s what you can expect from Watco:

• Award-winning culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek
• Competitive compensation and benefits
• Paid on-the-job training with peer trainers
• Operations training at the Safe Performance Center in Birmingham, Alabama
• Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University
• Career advancement opportunities

Starting Hourly Rate: $19.00/hour.

Must be able to pass all pre-employment testing including background check and hair follicle drug screen.

Dupont Schedule: Rotating Days/Nights

Job Requirements

• Responsibility to clean out boxcars in preparation of repair using shovels, brooms and pressure washers.
• Must be physically able to climb in and out of boxcars all day, repetitively push, pull and bend; lift up to 100 lbs. moving debris and receptacles.
• Must have valid driver’s license as position requires operation of company vehicles.
• Work is performed outside – applicants must be willing to work in adverse seasonal conditions.

Education and Experience

• High school education or general education (GED)
• Valid driver’s license
• Ability to pass all preemployment testing including background check and hair follicle drug screen.
• Ability to obtain a TWIC card.

Work Environment

While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to loud noise, moving machinery parts, outdoor weather conditions and elements, airborne particles and fumes from gas, oil, and grease, welding arcs: and/or frequently exposed burns.

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