Job Description
Job Description
Join Velocity Rail Solutions Velocity Rail Solutions is seeking a Rail Yard Safety Technician to support safe railroad operations. This position offers consistent full-time hours, weekly pay, guaranteed overtime, and year-round stability with no seasonal slowdowns. If you're looking for a local job where you're home daily, earn dependable income, and work as part of a mission-critical railroad operation, this is an opportunity to build a long-term career with Velocity.
Why You'll Love This Job
- $65,520+ Annual Earnings (entry rate for candidates without a CDL)
- No CDL Required – Valid Driver's License Required
- Home Daily
- Paid Weekly
- 60-Hour Work Weeks
- Guaranteed Overtime
- Overtime Paid After 40 Hours
- Paid for Your Full 12-Hour Shift – including breaks, lunch, and dispatch wait time
- Year-Round Work – No Seasonal Layoffs
- Opportunity for Increased Earnings with Class B CDL
Schedule
- 5:00 AM – 17:00 PM
- Straight dayshift schedule
- Scheduled days off: Monday and Tuesday
- 60-hour work weeks
- 12 hour shifts
- Must be available to work weekends and holidays
- Railroad operations run 24/7/365, providing consistent hours and reliable pay
What You'll Do
As a Rail Yard Safety Technician, you'll help maintain a safe working environment within an active railroad yard. This is a hands-on role supporting railroad crews and equipment movement.
Responsibilities
include:
- Perform safety observations throughout the rail yard
- Assist with maintaining safe work areas around railroad operations
- Provide vehicle and equipment spotting support
- Hang and maintain track protection as required
- Monitor work activities and communicate safety concerns
- Follow all railroad, customer, and company safety procedures
- Work independently while supporting daily rail operations Requirements
- Must be 21 years of age or older
- Valid driver's license required
- Class B CDL is a plus and may increase earning potential
- Ability to pass company, customer, railroad, and government background checks
- Ability to read, write, and understand English
- Reliable, dependable, and safety-focused
- Comfortable working independently with minimal supervision
- Moderate computer skills required
- Willingness to work weekends, holidays, and varying schedules as needed Work Environment &
Physical Requirements
This position takes place in an active rail yard and requires working outdoors in all weather conditions. You should be comfortable with:
- Walking throughout the rail yard on paved, uneven, or unmaintained surfaces
- Bending, stooping, kneeling, and climbing as needed
- Climbing steps, ladders, and elevated surfaces
- Frequently entering and exiting vehicles
- Working around railroad equipment and materials
- Lifting and carrying items up to 50 pounds
- Working safely around liquid and dry bulk materials Build Your Career with Velocity Velocity Rail Solutions provides dependable railroad support services through long-term contracts with Class I Railroads. Our teams keep critical rail operations moving every day of the year. Join a company where you can count on steady work, reliable pay, home daily schedules, and opportunities to grow. Velocity Rail Solutions, Inc. is an
Equal Opportunity Employer
and a Drug-Free Workplace.
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