Job Title: Locomotive Engineer

Location: This Position has availability at all UGC Montana locations: Conrad, Culbertson, Moccasin, and Pompey's Pillar

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Job Classification: Part-time as needed

Work Schedule: Scheduled to meet production requirements in a 24 hour / 7 day a week business. Schedule will include some nights, weekends, holidays and split shifts.

WHO WE ARE

At United Grain Corporation, our employees are our most valuable asset. For over 50 years, we have been a premier grain exporter and supply chain management company for the export of agricultural grain products. We have been serving the needs of American grain producers and suppliers, fulfilling the evolving needs of our global customers, uniting them and creating success for all, and in the process, we feed the world safely and reliably. We want employees to feel like they are part of a family, the UGC family.

WHAT UGC CAN OFFER YOU IN THIS POSITION

SALARY: Pay is $400 a day for 10-12 hours of work

BENEFITS:

Job Summary

This position is for dedicated, hard-working individuals who are looking for a chance to prove they can learn new tasks, advance and take any and all responsibility for their safe work behavior and the safety of their coworkers, and crew. These tasks include, but are not limited to: Driving the locomotive as grain is filled into rail cars and any other activity, as required. This position will be required to maintain a positive, forthright attitude that promotes a collaborative, respectful, and diverse Corporate culture, and conducts themselves in a professional and favorable manner.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Perform your job tasks in a safe manner in compliance with UGC safety programs and procedures.
• Take responsibility for your safe work behavior.
• Maintain your work area and facilities properly.
• Provide courteous and responsive customer service to co-workers.
• Assist in the loading of grain commodities by rail.
• Observe operations and monitor lights, dials, and gauges to maintain specified equipment operations.
• Identify, diagnose and resolve mechanical problems that affect rail operations
• Identify and document equipment defects on the Daily Equipment Inspection Report

Qualifications

• High School diploma/GED
• 18 years of age or older
• Must have a valid driver’s license with clean driving record
• Must reside near one of our Montana locations listed
• Experience working on an on-call basis
• Experience working varying shift schedules
• Medium to Heavy Work, lifting up to 50 pounds occasionally and up to 83 pounds on a rare basis
• Stoop/bend/kneel/crouch/crawl/balance/climb
• Ride on the outside of rail equipment for long periods of time
• Walk long distances over uneven terrain
• Demonstrate auditory and visual acuity/tracking/inspection
• Must meet color vision requirements as described in the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA)

United Grain Corporation is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to status as a protected veteran or a qualified individual with a disability, or other protected status such as race, religion, color, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, or age. Reasonable accommodations may be made to help enable qualified individuals with disabilities perform the essential functions of the job.