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Company Name : State of Alaska
Location : Alaska
Position : Track Laborer (Alaska Railroad)
Job Description : * * This position is eligible for a recruitment bonus of up to $2,000 * *
Track Laborers work as a member of crew or gang, that lays, aligns, replaces, and maintains railroad track, ties, roadbed, ballast, switches, crossings, and other track fixtures and equipment. Track Laborers perform heavy manual labor in extreme weather conditions.
Track Laborers work along the railbelt and may be away from home for several days at a time at their own expense. Applicants should consider the impact this type of schedule may have on their lifestyle.
Note: This is an FRA-covered position. FRA-covered employees are those employees who have been assigned to perform regulated services as roadway workers and are therefore subject to the random pool for monthly drug and alcohol testing.
Examples of Duties
Removes snow, mud, ice and rock on rail bed, in tunnels, and culverts caused by slides, washouts, and other climatic conditions using picks and shovels.
Uses jack hammer and other impact tools.
Operates single or multiple-head spike driving machine to drive spike into tie and secure rail. Fastens rails together with angle bars, bolts, and nuts. Fastens rails to ties with tie plates and rail spikes.
Levels rail by shimming or tamping sand, gravel, crushed rock, or other ballast material under low ties, using hand tamps or power tools.
May be required to drive company vehicles, i.e., pickup, suburban.
Replaces worn or decayed ties by removing spikes with claw bar, loosening ballast, removing ties from under rails, crossings and switches.
Applies oil to rail joints.
Raises rail, using manual or hydraulic jack to facilitate removal of old tie and installation of new tie.
Operates track-wrench to tighten or loosen bolts at joints that hold ends of rails together.
Operates rail saw to cut rails to specified lengths, and bends rail to required radius.
Operates portable grinder to grind worn ends of rails.
Cuts brush and cleans drainage ditches along track right-of-way.
The full position description and example of duties for this position is located under Class Specifications (enter position title in Search): https://www.governmentjobs.com/careers/Alaska/classspecs
Minimum Qualifications
High school diploma or GED is required. Six (6) months of heavy manual labor experience is required (i.e., construction work, warehouse work). A solid work history is a plus. Must be able to work safely with heavy tools. Nature of duties and tools utilized require continuous care and attention to avoid accidents and to finish work properly. Must be able to comprehend and follow oral and written instructions in English. Must be able to exert very heavy physical effort in doing tasks such as frequently lifting and moving objects weighing up to 100 pounds, driving spikes, pulling ties, removing rocks, mud, snow, and ice from rail bed, and operating jack hammer and other impact tools. Must have a valid driver’s license.
Additional Required Information
In order to move forward in the recruitment process, you must demonstrate that you meet the minimum qualifications. Best to clearly state any REQUIRED and DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS in your applicant profile and/or cover letter. If using work experience not already documented in your application, also provide the employer name, your job title, dates of employment and whether full- or part-time. Your application will be closely reviewed to determine if the responses are supported and minimum qualifications are clearly met. If they are not, the applicant will not advance to the interview and selection phase of the recruitment.
IF you are selected for an interview, then you MUST be able to submit a copy of a current driving record that reflects the past three (3) years of driving history.
The State of Alaska DMV Driving Records are available online: https://online.dmv.alaska.gov/onlinedrivingrecords
Contact Information
WORKPLACE ALASKA APPLICATION QUESTIONS & ASSISTANCE
Questions regarding application submission or system operation errors should be directed to the Workplace Alaska hotline at 1-800-587-0430 (toll free) or (907) 465-4095 if you are located in the Juneau area. Requests for information may also be emailed to recruitment.services@alaska.gov.
For applicant password assistance please visit: https://www.governmentjobs.com/OnlineApplication/User/ResetPassword
Alaska Railroad Human Resources Department
E-Mail: arjobinfo@akrr.com
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 107500, Anchorage, AK 99510-7500
Street Address: 327 West Ship Creek, Anchorage, AK
Fax Number: (907) 265-2542
Alaska Railroad Corporation is an equal opportunity employer
Alaska Railroad Corporation Benefits
The following briefly describes the main benefits available to regular employees of the Alaska Railroad Corporation. Actual benefits differ by bargaining unit.
Retirement Plans
ARRC Pension Plan – Participation is mandatory. You are automatically enrolled in the Plan when you meet the eligibility requirement of your bargaining unit. Employees contribute 9% of their Earnings on a pre-tax basis. The Railroad is exempt from participation in Social Security; however, Medicare Tax is withheld. Participants vest with 5 years of eligible Vesting Service which entitles one to receive a pension benefit at retirement age.
A new tier of benefits was added for new hires in the ARW and TCU represented unions and for non-represented employees July 1, 2015.
Tier 1 Description
Normal Retirement Age is age 62. The formula for a monthly Normal Retirement Benefit is the sum of:
2% x Final Average Earnings x all Credited Service, PLUS
0.5% x Final Average Earnings x Credited Service earned after 2005 and after completing 10 years of Credited Service.
(Final Average Earnings are computed from the 3 highest consecutive years of Earnings.)
Tier 2 Description
Normal Retirement Age is age 65. The formula for a monthly Normal Retirement Benefits is 2% x Final Average Earnings x all Credited Service.
Early retirement, survivor and disability benefits are available for vested participants, although the benefit levels differ for Tier 1 and Tier 2 participants.
401(k) Tax Deferred Savings Plan – Participation is optional. You may enroll once you meet the eligibility requirement of your bargaining unit. Depending on the bargaining unit, there may be an employer match.
457 Deferred Compensation Plan – Participation is optional for non-represented employees.
Insurance and Flexible Spending Plans
All plans are optional except the RR Dental Plan for bargaining unit employees.
Health Insurance Plan
A comprehensive health insurance plan, self-insured by the ARRC and administered by Premera Blue Cross Blue Shield of Alaska, with medical, prescription drug, dental, vision and hearing components. Coverage is also available for the employee’s spouse and dependent children. ARRC and the participant share the premium cost. Eligibility after 90 days for bargaining unit employees, and date of hire for non-represented employees.
RR National Dental: mandatory dental-only plan for bargaining unit employees (covers dependents also). Employee paid.
Life Insurance: Basic, AD&D, Supplemental and Dependent Life. Employee paid.
Flexible Spending Accounts: health care and dependent care. Employee paid.
Paid Leave & Holidays
Vacation Leave –accrual per bi-weekly pay period:
Represented Employees
0-3 Years of Service = 4 Hours
>3-15 Years of Service = 6 Hours
>15 Years of Service = 8 Hours
Non-Represented Employees
0-3 Years of Service = 6 Hours
>3-15 Years of Service = 8 Hours
>15 Years of Service = 10 Hours
Sick Leave: accrues at 4 hours (Represented) or 2 hours (Non-Represented) per pay period.
10 Paid holidays
For additional information regarding these benefits, please go to www.alaskarailroad.com
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