Track Laborer - Durham, NC

The Engineering department at Norfolk Southern plays a vital role in ensuring the safety, efficiency, and reliability of our rail network. We focus on infrastructure design and maintenance, developing and maintaining track, bridges, and terminals. Our team implements cutting-edge technology and engineering practices to enhance performance and reduce costs while ensuring compliance with safety standards. We manage major construction and renovation projects from concept through completion, collaborating closely with other departments to align our initiatives with overall business goals. Join us to drive the future of rail transportation through innovation and excellence! Primary Purpose: Performs physical labor using hand tools and equipment to construct, alter, repair, maintain, and demolish railroad tracks, associated structures, and components. Works as a member of a local Line Maintenance crew. Click on links to learn more about this position: Line Maintenance Track Laborer Principal Duties: Carry and place track materials using hand tools such as tie tongs, rail tongs, rail forks, lining bars, shovels, and jacks. Attach the rail to ties using spike mauls or spike drivers. Remove spikes with claw bars, spike lifters, and spike pullers. Lift, position, handle, remove and install railroad crossties in and around the track structure. Connect and disconnect rail using the track, impact, power wrenches, or welding materials. Move, clean, and tamp ballast (crushed stone-like material) with shovels, clay picks, lining bars, and ballast forks. Raise tracks, turnouts, crossings, and rails with track or power jacks. Cut associated materials with oxygen-propane torches, rail saws, cut-off saws, and cold chisels. Drill holes with gasoline, pneumatic, hydraulic, and electric drill motors. Work alongside heavy equipment by connecting, disconnecting, and controlling material that is being moved and by directing such movement. Participate in safety meetings. Wear all appropriate personal protective equipment. Minimum Qualifications: Must have either a High School Diploma or GED Must be 18 years of age or older. Must have a valid Driver’s License Capable of lifting and carrying a minimum of 75 pounds. Willing and able to travel to various job sites, including those that require overnight stays and those that require short notice mobilization. Capable of working in inclement weather and/or conditions. Capable of covering distances afoot up to five (5) miles per day, on railroad right of way, negotiating steep grades and rough terrain, without assistance. Capable of working unsupervised at times. Skills and Abilities: Interact effectively as a crew member. Understand and follow verbal and visual communications. Understand and respond to audible visual signals and warnings. Quickly learn and perform job duties. Recognize, avoid, and report potential hazards. Pay Rates for Track Laborer & Traveling Track Laborer: 1st year rate: $30.98 - $31.44 per hour (90% of full rate) 2nd year rate: $32.70 - $33.18 per hour (95% of full rate) 3rd year rate: $34.42 - $34.93 per hour (100% of full rate) Company Overview Since 1827, Norfolk Southern Corporation (NYSE: NSC) and its predecessor companies have safely moved the goods and materials that drive the U.S. economy. Today, it operates a customer-centric and operations-driven freight transportation network. Committed to furthering sustainability, Norfolk Southern helps its customers avoid 15 million tons of yearly carbon emissions by shipping via rail. Its dedicated team members deliver more than 7 million carloads annually, from agriculture to consumer goods, and is the largest rail shipper of auto products and metals in North America. Norfolk Southern also has the most extensive intermodal network in the eastern U.S., serving a majority of the country’s population and manufacturing base, with connections to every major container port on the Atlantic coast as well as the Gulf of Mexico and Great Lakes. Learn more by visiting www.NorfolkSouthern.com . At Norfolk Southern, we believe in celebrating our individuality. By leveraging the unique backgrounds and viewpoints of our employees, we can create a culture of innovation, respect, and inclusion. We know that employees thrive in a workplace where differing viewpoints, ideas, and experiences are freely shared and valued. As such, we encourage all employees to contribute their distinctive skills and capabilities to our organization. Equal employment opportunities are available to all applicants regardless of race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetic information, veteran status, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Together, we power progress. Nearest Major Market: Durham Nearest Secondary Market: Raleigh