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Division/Department: Maintenance of Way

Job Title: Track Inspector

Reports To: Roadmaster & Vice President and General Manager

Type of position: Non-Exempt / Hourly

Employee Classification: Regular

Location: Various locations along track line

Compensation: $18-26 hourly

Job Summary:

A Track Inspector inspects and monitors functions of railroad track and structures to assure compliance with Federal safety and health regulations among railroads, railroad employees, and contractors to railroads within the assigned geographical territory.

Benefits Offered: The Great Smoky Mountains Railroad offers a comprehensive Medical/Rx, dental and vision package with company-funded H.S.A. (for qualified employees), Parental Leave, Life/AD&D Insurance, Long/Short Term Disability coverage, Tuition Reimbursement, Train passes, a 401K with company-match and a generous PTO plan. Southern Highlands Attraction pass and Pass Exchange program for complimentary admission to area attractions.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Plan and implement a program of tack inspections per compliance with CFR Part 213.
  • Perform on-ground inspections where defects to identify to determine the seriousness of the defect and the best means of correction in compliance with CFR Part 213.
  • Investigate complaints from railroad employees, the general public, or Legislative or governmental representatives involving unsafe conditions of track or the other subject areas of responsibility, and interviews complainants, railroad officials, and any parties as required for proper investigation of the complaint.
  • Maintains a working relationship with state and Federal Railroad Safety Inspectors.
  • Conducts visual inspections either walking, and/or driving including but not limited to switches, turnouts, crossings, rail, joints, plates, fascinating systems, gauge, drainage, ballast, alignment, cross ties, vegetation.
  • Properly documents, codes, communicates to Roadmaster and schedules work to repair defects expeditiously.
  • Conducts inspections walking and driving looking for defects within compliance with CFR Part 213.
  • Strong knowledge and understanding of thresholds for defects with the understanding of when to issue slow orders and take the track out of service.
  • Maintain appropriate record keeping in compliance with CFR Part 213.241.

Work Environment:

  • Work in varied terrain in all weather during both daylight and dark hours.
  • Work around MOW equipment, etc.
  • The work requires long periods of walking on rocky and uneven surfaces around railroad tracks and accident sites, frequent bending and crouching to measure track geometry and inspect track defects, frequent climbing of embankments and track structures, and mounting and dismounting from railroad inspection vehicles. The inspector will occasionally travel on foot as much as five miles in one day.
  • Scheduled ten-hour days Monday-Thursday and rotating on-call weekends.
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