Nicholas Robbins

• Ensure compliance with all railroad and safety rules, Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) regulations, railroad signals, and train orders
• Be able to safely perform all job responsibilities
• Inspect all equipment on cars prior to departures
• Receive and transmit information by radio and telephone
• Read and understand bulletins, work orders, and switch lists
• Assist with the coupling and uncoupling of cars, operate switches, and make minor repairs to railcars, including replacing heavy couplings or air brake hoses
• Work with customers to ensure accurate movement and placement of cars; delivers excellent customer service by identifying customer needs and meeting or exceeding expectations
• Maintain awareness of surrounding area and suspicious activity to ensure rail safety
• Operate locomotive equipment using remote control
• Review instructions from yardmasters and dispatchers

Operates track switches, couples and uncouples cars and performs other duties associated with the movement of trains, cars and engines in rail yards and on the main railroad. Receives, relays or acts upon oral, written or radio instructions from dispatcher, yardmaster, or other personnel indicating the switch movement, placement or delivery of railroad cars and/or a train.

• Delivered outstanding service to customers to maintain and extend relationships for future business opportunities.
• Developed and maintained strong working relationships with clients, leading to repeat business and referrals.
• Communicated effectively with clients throughout the entire project lifecycle, keeping them informed of progress updates or any potential issues that arose.
• Provided exceptional customer service by addressing client concerns promptly and offering solutions that met their needs.
• Consulted with customers to assess needs and propose optimal solutions.
• Increased client satisfaction by delivering high-quality projects on time and within budget constraints.

• Operates track switches, couples and uncouples cars and performs other duties associated with the movement of trains, cars and engines in rail yards and on the main railroad
• Receives, relays or acts upon oral, written or radio instructions from dispatcher, yardmaster, or other personnel indicating the switch movement, placement or delivery of railroad cars and/or a train.

• Delivered and Picked up Medical Equipment on daily Routes
• Worked on call schedule 24/7.

• Coordinate train crews' activities, complete shipping logs for freight that is being transported and ensure safe arrival of the train to its next destination
• Perform rail switches, review daily production schedules, coordinate distribution of weight throughout the train efficiently
• Read and communicate bulletins, work orders and switch lists to rail crew daily at shift start meetings.

• Set up and operated machinery to required specifications
• Installed and aligned knives, disk cutters and fixtures to enable fabricated items to be sheared, beveled, or trimmed properly
• Tested and adjusted machinery's cutting speed and action according to specified length of product, using gauges and hand tools
• Measured dimensions of work pieces using tapes, gauges, and templates to ensure conformance to specifications.

• Repaired and made adjustments to shop machinery
• Worked with pneumatics, schematics and hydraulics
• Performed quality control checks according to customer specifications, bottle types and dimensions.