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Additional Skills
- Keep maintenance reports and documentation
Yard Locomotive Engineer Specific Skills
- Operate locomotives to switch, couple and uncouple cars for loading and unloading
- Inspect locomotives, replenish fuel or perform routine maintenance on locomotives
- Perform switching operations according to written switching orders or dispatched instructions
Specific Skills
- Troubleshoot and inspect equipment to detect faults and malfunctions
Railway Locomotive Engineer Specific Skills
- Operate locomotives on railways
- Operate communication systems to communicate with train crews and traffic controllers to ensure safe operation and scheduling of trains
- Inspect assigned locomotives and test operating controls and equipment
Security and Safety
- Bondable
- Driver's validity licence check
Own Tools/Equipment
- Steel-toed safety boots
- Safety glasses/goggles
- Gloves
Work Site Environment
- Outdoors
- Noisy
- Hot
- Cold/refrigerated
Transportation/Travel Information
- Willing to travel regularly
- Valid driver's licence
- Travel expenses paid by employer
Work Conditions and Physical Capabilities
- Work under pressure
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sound discrimination
- Standing for extended periods
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Overtime required
Work Location Information
- Various locations
Personal Suitability
- Flexibility
- Accurate
- Team player
- Excellent oral communication
- Dependability
- Judgement
- Reliability