Switchman - Brighton, CO

**Start a Watco Career and Discover the Difference** ---------------------------------------------------- Keep the world's supply chain moving. That's what the Watco team does every day at our short line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you're at one of these locations or in a support\-services role, there's one thread that ties everyone together. We're all on the same team. One Watco. Here's what you can expect from Watco: * Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek * Competitive compensation and benefits * Paid on\-the\-job training with peer trainers * Training for conductors, engineers, mechanics, and MOW Team Members at Watco's Safe Performance Center * Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University * Career advancement opportunities **Job Summary** --------------- The Switchman position will control and coordinate the train movements while switching railcars whether in the yard of a railroad, industrial plant, or similar location to facilitate the unloading and loading of railcars in a safe and efficient manner to service our customers. This position is a manual labor position which requires that the individual become proficient in the following skills, duties, and requirements within a prescribed training and introductory period. This job description is intended to be general and illustrative of the typical duties required of the position. It is not all\-inclusive and does not detail every task that may be assigned to the incumbent. **Essential Duties and Responsibilities** ----------------------------------------- * Demonstrate predictable, reliable, and timely attendance * Follow written and verbal directions to complete assigned tasks on schedule * Read, write, and communicate in English and understand basic math * Learn from directions, observations, and coaching and apply procedures using good judgment * Read switching orders from designated person * Receive oral or written instructions from Manager or Customer on which cars are to be switched * Notify engineer of switching orders and which cars are to be moved to specified locations in the yard using radio, verbal, or hand signals * Communicate with crew or other yard workers via radio to exchange switching information * Confer with train dispatcher via radio to issue or receive information or instructions regarding stops, delays, or oncoming trains * Follow instructions to throw track switches and to couple and uncouple cars * Turn hand brake wheel or ratchet\-type brake to apply and release handbrakes * Observe track to detect obstructions * Maintain records of car numbers, origin, destination, and cargo switched * Coordinate activities of switching crew from locomotive cab, caboose, or control tower * Raise coupling lever to couple or uncouple cars * Throw track switches to facilitate shunting of cars and signal Engineer to move cars using lantern, arm signals, or radio * Connect air hose...