Description:
**WE ARE**
Work in Paradise! Join the team of the **Napa Valley Wine Train**. This historically, luxury, and Iconic experience has been a staple in Napa's Wine Country for over 30 years. As a Railroad Conductor, you get to be a part of this iconic history.
**Napa Valley Wine Train** has an array of enticing (and delicious) adventures, there is always something new to try on the Napa Valley Wine Train.
**A day in the life...**
**As a Railroad Conductor,** you will coordinate activities of train crew engaged in transporting passengers or freight on a train by performing the following duties.
Requirements:
**To be a successful Railroad Conductor,** you coordinate activities of train crew engaged in transporting passengers or freight on a train by performing the following duties. To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirement listed below is representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
**Education and/or Experience**
Language Skills
Mathematical Skills
Reasoning Ability
Computer Skills
Certificate, License, Registrations
Other Skills and Abilities
**Physical Demands:**
Qualifications include:
Must be able to climb and balance well enough to climb ladder and/or cars 100% of time.
Must be able to stand and walk 100% of time.
Must be able to hear well enough to distinguish warning sounds or verbal instructions above loud noises 100% of time.
Must be able to reach with hands and arms and/or use fingers to feel handle 100% of time.
Must be able to stoop, bend, kneel, and lift at all times.
Hearing Ability\- To show that they can hear warning signals and communicate with other employees. Railroad Conductors must pass a Standard FRA Hearing Test.
Visual Ability\- Railroad Conductors must pass a Standard FRA Vision Test.
**Important Qualities:**
**Hand\-eye coordination**\- Railroad Conductors must be able to operate various tasks while staying aware of their surroundings.
**Leadership skills**\- Railroad Conductor directs train movement to Locomotive Engineer and must be able to direct passengers.
**Mechanical skills**\- All rail employees work with complex machines. Most have to be able to adjust equipment when it does not work properly.
**Physical strength**\- Railroad Conductors have to lift equipment up to 50 pounds, through rail switches, hook up air lines and electrical cables, and open, close and maneuver knuckles to hook up and disconnect railcars and locomotives.
**Speaking skills**\- Railroad Conductors must be able to speak clearly so other railroad employees and sometimes passengers understand what they are saying.
**Work Environment**\- While performing the essential functions of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to loud noise, moving machinery parts, outdoor weather cond...