Yardmaster

Overview :

Directs and coordinates activities of workers engaged in makeup and breakup of trains and switching inbound and outbound traffic of rail road yard by performing the following duties personally or through sub ordinates.

Responsibilities :

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

Reviews train schedules and switching orders, and observes traffic move ment in yard to determine which tracks can be made available to ac commodate inbound and outbound traffic.

Directs routing of inbound and outbound traffic to specific tracks.

Reviews waybills or other shipping records indicating material to be load ed or unloaded, tonnage of cargo, type of carrier, and planned routes.

Provides instruction concerning switching of cars, makeup and breakup of trains, and routing of inbound and outbound traffic to ensure safe and efficient conduct of yard activities.

Qualifications :

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfacto rily.

The requirements listed be low are representative of the knowledge, skill, and / or ability required. Reason able accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND / OR EXPERIENCE

High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and completion of on-the-job training program.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.

Ability to write rou tine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively be fore groups of customers or employees of organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, us ing whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Ability to com pute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete var iables in situations where only limited standardization exists.

Abil i ty to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, dia gram, or schedule form.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential func tions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with dis abilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly re quired to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or con trols;

reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.

Specific vision abilities required by this job include distance vision, color vision, and depth perception.

WORK ENVIRONMENT. The work environment characteristics described here are rep resentative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential func tions of this job.

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with dis abilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.