Location: Colfax, WA
Company: Watco
is a manual labor position which requires that the individual become proficient in the following skills, duties, and requirements within a prescribed training and introductory period. ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.
Demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance. Follow written and verbal directions to complete assigned tasks on schedule. Read, write, and communicate in English & understand basic math. Learn from directions, observations, and mistakes and apply procedures using good judgment. Reads switching orders from designated person. Supervises and coordinates the activities of train crews. Receives oral or written
instructions from Manager or Customer indicating which cars are to be switched. Notifies engineer of switching orders and, whereby, which cars are to be moved to specified locations of yard, using radio, verbal or hand signals.
Talks to crew or other yard workers via radio to give or receive switching information. Confers with train dispatcher via radio to issue or receive information or instructions concerning stops, delays, or oncoming trains. Gives instructions to throw track switches and to couple and uncouple cars. May assist workers to throw switches or perform other activities involved when performing switching operations. Turns hand brake wheel or ratchet type brake as well to
apply and release handbrakes. Observes track to detect obstructions.
Maintains records, number, origin, destination, and cargo of cars switched. May coordinate activities of switching crew from locomotive cab, caboose, or control tower. Raises coupling lever to couple or uncouple cars. Throws track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signals Engineer to move cars, using lantern, arm signals or radio. Connects air hose to cars when making up trains by bending and applying force. May set warning signals, such as flares, flags, or lanterns at front of and at rear of train during emergency stops to warn oncoming trains. Sits or rides in cab of locomotive to observe signals from other crew members.
May make minor repairs to couplings, and air hoses and report any equipment requiring major repairs. Talk to Dispatcher via radio to give or receive switching information. QUALIFICATIONS To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Must be able to pass and or obtain all reporting, testing, and certifications as required for this position. SKILLS and ABILITIES Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations. WORK ENVIRONMENT The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those a Team Member encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
highly complex mechanical fuel handling equipment from requirements through final design. Create 3D CAD models of parts and complex assemblies. Create interface, manufacturing, and assembly drawings, applying standards such as ASME 14.1 and Y14.5. Document design engineering work through technical writing.
Interface with other design disciplines (such as mechanical, instrumentation and controls, and nuclear) to identify and develop plant design information and specify system design and performance criteria. Coordinate and review inputs and requirements from Engineering and Project teams. Support planning efforts and maintain schedule adherence for design activities within a system,
as well as their integration with an overall plant design delivery schedule. Identify and ensure effective application of correct design codes into the design of plant systems.
Perform and review scoping analysis and calculations for design options. Present and participate in design reviews. Propose and initiate testing programs and provide support and oversight during test execution, evaluation of test results, and reporting of test results. This is a full-time contingent opportunity. Ideal candidate will have: Education: B. S. degree in Mechanical Engineering or equivalent. M. S. and Doctorate degrees may be credited for up to two and four years of experience respectively. A minimum
of 5 years of CAD proficiency is required, Solid Works preferred.
A minimum of 10 years of demonstrated experience in the design of complex mechanical equipment, preferably involving multiple degrees of freedom. Experience with feedback controlled electromechanical systems, linear and rotary motion components and associated I/O instrumentation Experience with or ability to demonstrate understanding of electrical and control systems. Excellent technical writing, documentation, and communication skills. Experience working to quality standards on design activities, such as ASME NQA-1 or ISO 9001 is preferred but not required. Experience in design of mechanical systems including industrial robotics, material handling or equivalent is preferred but not required.
Experience in finite element stress analysis, mechanical analysis methods, and commercial mechanical stress analysis modeling tools is preferred but not required. Experience in Design for Manufacturability (DFM) and Design for Assembly (DFA) is preferred but not required. Experience with Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing per ASME Y14.5M and tolerance stack up analysis is preferred but not required. Prior experience in the nuclear industry with nuclear fuel handling systems is preferred but not required.
Pay Rate: $55-$80/per hourPay range offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors, including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. Qualified candidates should APPLY NOW for immediate consideration! Please hit APPLY to provide the required information, and we will be back in touch as soon as possible. Benefits: Volt offers benefits (based on eligibility) that include the following: health, dental, vision, term life, short term disability, AD&D, 401(k), Sick time, and other types of paid leaves (as required by law), Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
Volt is an Equal Opportunity Employer and prohibits any kind of unlawful discrimination and harassment. Volt is committed to the principle of equal employment opportunity for all employees and to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, religion or belief, national origin, citizenship, social or ethnic origin, interaction, age, physical or mental disability, veteran status, marital status, domestic partner status, interactionual orientation, or any other status protected by the statutes, rules, and regulations in the locations where it operates.
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