Job Description
ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
Duties include, but are not limited to:
- Participate in group discussions including unit meetings, job briefings, safety meetings or process reviews.
- Remove and replace track and track components (e.g. ties, rails, bars, etc.)
- Replace or repair track switches with specific components.
- Slide and align tie plates.
- Drill holes through rails for insertion of bolts and tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends or rails together.
- Cut rails to specific lengths.
- Receive instructions, requests, orders, and information.
- Adjust, lift and roll rails.
- Sort track material for loading and unloading.
- Install and repair street and railroad crossings.
- Cut brush and vegetation from the right-of-way.
- Spray switches, angle bars and joints with oil for lubrication.
- Install and remove rail anchors with hand tools.
- Drive spikes with a spike maul.
- Work safely to prevent on the job accidents and injuries.
PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Ability to walk on uneven surfaces.
- Ability to climb in and out of various equipment.
- Heavy work, lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally, up to 100 pounds on a rare basis.
- Stoop / bend / kneel / crouch / balance / climb on an occasional basis.
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS:
- Ability to work in all weather conditions.
- Exposure to equipment that intensifies the heat factor on an occasional basis.
- Wear protective equipment such as hard hat, hearing protection, safety-toe boots, and safety glasses.
- Work hours may include a nonstandard workweek, overtime, and various shift work.
QUALIFICATIONS:
- High school diploma or equivalent.
- Outside work experience (e.g. construction, heavy equipment operation, farming, landscaping)
- Must maintain reliable transportation to get to and from job sites
- Complete annual training and pass safety and track worker rules examinations.
- Must pass all required assessments.
- 18 years of age or older.
Holland LP provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, citizen status, religion, ancestry, national origin, age, disability, sex, marital status, military status, pregnancy, sexual orientation, or any other basis prohibited by applicable federal, state, or local employment laws or regulations in every location in which the company has facilities.
Disclaimer
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise this job description at any time to add or remove tasks as circumstances change, (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).
This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, or working conditions associated with the job. Management reserves the right to revise this job description at any time to add or remove tasks as circumstances change, (e.g., emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs or technical developments).
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Clyde, Ohio |
| Industry | Transport and Storage - Materials |
| Company Size | 5,000 to 9,999 employees |
| Year Founded | 1929 |
| Website | http://www.hollandregional.com |
About Company
Unmatched Next-Day Coverage
Founded in 1929 in Holland, Mich., Holland has long been recognized for delivering the most next-day service lanes in its territory and annually records one of the lowest claim ratios in the industry. Originally committed to serving the central United States, Holland has expanded farther into the Southeast and Midwest where it continues to provide on-time reliability. Its dedicated employees have earned the prestigious Quest for Quality award from Logistics Management magazine every year since the mid-1980s.
Coverage
Holland provides full-state regional delivery in 12 states and 2 provinces: Illinois; Indiana; Iowa; Kentucky; Michigan; Minnesota; Missouri; North Carolina; Ohio; South Carolina; Tennessee; Wisconsin; Ontario; and Quebec, Canada. We provide direct, regional delivery in large markets in 9 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kansas, Nebraska, New York, Pennsylvania, South Dakota and West Virginia. Holland also provides service to additional points in the Northeastern United States through a partnership with its sister company New Penn and to additional points in the Western United States through a partnership with its sister company Reddaway.
History
- Founded in 1929 in Holland, Mich.
- Acquired by TNT Ltd. in 1985; TNT became USF in 1996
- Became part of YRC Worldwide (YRCW) in 2005
Facilities and Equipment
- 58 service centers including 4 in Canada
- 6,886 Trailers
- 4,190 Tractors
- Liftgate service available at most service centers
People
- Scott D. Ware, president
- Over 8,500 employees
- 135 account executives
Service
- More next-day service lanes than any other competitor in its region
- Highly reliable on-time performance
- 0.69 percent claim ratio 2017 YTD
- 99.75 percent of all shipments delivered claim-free
Skills
- Agricultural Equipmentunmatched
- Construction Equipment Operationunmatched
- Fast Foodunmatched
- Hand Toolsunmatched
- Heavy Equipment/Vehiclesunmatched
- Heavy Liftingunmatched
- High School Diplomaunmatched
- Landscapingunmatched
- Lift/Move 50 Poundsunmatched
- Loading/Unloadingunmatched
- Materials Trackingunmatched
- Safety Processunmatched
- Safety/Work Safetyunmatched
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