GATX · 2 months ago
Apprentice Railcar Mechanic
US-IN-Terre Haute
Full-time
Onsite
New Grad
$48K/yr - $53K/yr
1+ years expGATX Corporation is an industry leader in railcar leasing and repair, headquartered in Chicago, IL. The Apprentice Railcar Mechanic assists in repairing GATX owned railcars while learning advanced skills and ensuring compliance with safety and quality standards.
Financial ServicesIndustrialTransportationVenture Capital
Responsibilities
Provides assistance to Railcar Mechanic in performing all aspects of Railcar repair as required to meet regulatory, quality and shop production needs. To include, but not limited to the following:
Follows all company safety rules and procedures
Prepares equipment and surfaces, welds, burns, fits, tacks as necessary to complete repairs. (Splices, patches, shims cracks, etc.)
Welds ferrous (TC 128 materials) and non-ferrous materials in multiple positions for both fillet and groove welds
Finishes weld by removing slag and grinding when necessary
Performs Oxy-Fuel and Plasma cutting processes
Jacks car to remove/replace/disassemble/assemble trucks to repair or gain access to parts needing repair
Removes, replaces, straightens, renews or repairs various car parts such as couplers, gears, center-sills, safety appliances, insulation, jackets, running boards, etc. as required to achieve proper repairs
Maintains work area in a clean and orderly manner. Complies with the established safety policies and awareness for safety, and when possible recommends specific changes and improvements to health and safety policies and programs
Ensures quality of work performed meets AAR, FRA, GATX and customer guidelines
Completes daily work orders
Ensures that all necessary forms, systems and work order information is complete in order to facilitate correct and timely reporting
Works toward NDT Certifications as required prior to and after repair and as needed to assist with pre-work/inspection activities
Other tasks as assigned
Qualification
Required
High School Diploma or equivalent required
Willingness to work toward Class C welding certification (2G, 3G, 4G) required
Willingness to work toward Air Brake certification required
Willingness to complete the Class B weld test required
Willingness to obtain a Visual Testing - NDT-VT required
Willingness to obtain a Bubble Leak Test certification, either NDT-LT or NDT-BT, required
Willingness to obtain a Magnetic Particle Testing – NDT – MT required
Preferred
Minimum of 1 year related experience and/or training strongly preferred
Benefits
Short-term incentive plan
Company
GATX
GATX is an equipment finance company based in Chicago, Illinois.
1001-5000 employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$400M2025-10-23Post Ipo Debt· $400M
1987-11-05IPO
Leadership Team
M
Max Epstein
Founder
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