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LK Conductor Marion, IN

Company Name:
Norfolk Southern
Company: Norfolk Southern is one of the nation's premier transportation companies specializing in freight railroading. We operate approximately 20,000 route miles in 22 states and the District of Columbia, serve every major container port in the eastern United States, and provide efficient connections to other rail carriers. Norfolk Southern has the most extensive intermodal network in the East and is a major transporter of coal and industrial products.
We are a team of more than 30,000 employees working together to maintain our reputation as The Thoroughbred of Transportation. As an industry leader, Norfolk Southern offers a competitive salary and an excellent benefits package.We are proud to be an EOE/AA employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. Work Conditions:
Job Description: Are you interested in being a part of moving America's economy? Or joining a team that creates innovative solutions to America's transportation challenges? What about working for a company that invests in the community? We invite you to join our team as a Conductor. We are a team of more than 30,000 employees working together to maintain our reputation as The Thoroughbred of Transportation.
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Compensation
Rates of Pay: The information below reflects the rates of pay presently in effect (subject to change):
Entry Rates: After establishing seniority, train and engine service employees are subject to a 5-year rate progression, after which they will receive full rates. The rate progression is as outlined: 1st two years at 80% of full rate in class of service working, 3rd year at 85% of full rate in class of service working and 4th year at 90% of full rate in class of service working. To progress to the next highest level in each step, employees must perform a minimum of eighty (80) tours of duty during the preceding 365 calendar days (160 starts at 80% level).
Basic Day Full (100%) Hourly Rate of Pay: Conductor (CO) / Engineer (EN)
Yard Service- CO $233.65 / EN $235.47 Through Freight- CO $208.49 / EN $224.13 Local Freight- CO $209.05 / EN $224.69
First year pay, after training period, will be 80% of these full rates and will progress as detailed above. Rates effective July 1, 2014, and are subject to change January 1, 2015.
Benefits
Employees are eligible for a comprehensive benefits package. Medical insurance for the employee, spouse and eligible dependents is provided on the first day of the second month of employment. After one year of employment, employees are eligible for dental insurance to cover the employee, spouse, and eligible dependents, a $20,000 life insurance plan for the employee, and participation in the Norfolk Southern 401 (K) plan. Employees are subject to Railroad Retirement taxes paid at a rate equivalent to Social Security tax plus an additional 5.35%. Employees are also covered by Railroad Retirement sickness and disability benefits, and following completion of the service requirement, employees will be eligible for Railroad Retirement pension benefits.
Vacation: Employees are eligible for paid vacation after one year of service on a covered position, which increases from one week to five weeks after 25 years, provided they work the required amount in the preceding year to qualify.
Training
Training will consist of sufficient class and field training to enable the freight service trainee to become a qualified Conductor/Trainman. The field experience will include training with yard, local, and through freight crews. Upon successful completion of the training and required written exams, the employee will be a qualified conductor.
Trainees start in a training program at the Norfolk Southern corporate training facility at McDonough, GA, 35miles south of Atlanta on 1-75. NS will pay mileage costs at $0.51 per mile for a round-trip for those driving personal vehicles. Often, new hires from the same location arrange to carpool to McDonough; only the driver is reimbursed for mileage. While in McDonough, NS pays room and board at a local hotel and provides for meal coupons to be used at the local restaurants. McDonough is a mix of classroom and field instruction.
Phase I (McDonough)- 3 weeks; $600/week, pre-tax Phase II (Division)- 4- 6 months; $600/week, pre-tax
Phase II is back on the hiring Division. Trainees are coupled with conductors and engineers to learn the duties and safe operations of train service. Supervisory trainmasters will conduct training as well as determine the point at which a trainee can be marked up for train service from the extraboard.
Advancement from Conductor to Engineer
Presently FTEs are required to accept mandatory promotion to Locomotive Engineer and attend Locomotive Engineer Training (LET). This can occur at any point after one (1) year of train service experience. LET lasts approximately 1 month at the Norfolk Southern Corporate Training Facility in McDonough, Georgia and approximately 5 to 6 months in the field. Total training normally lasts 6 to 7 months.
Work Schedule
Employees are required to work on-call, on an as needed basis, from an extraboard. Employees are expected to be available to work 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in all weather conditions. Work schedules are irregular and are determined by the rotation of the extraboard. Employees must have a telephone in order to be contacted for work. Most employees purchase a cellular phone to be called for work.
Employees in train service are subject to extensive travel requirements for the job and must be able to be away from home on a constant basis, depending upon the needs of the extraboard. Employees normally will have 1-2 hours from the time of call to report to work. Extra board employees can expect to work mostly nights, weekends, and holidays. Employees are not guaranteed a forty-hour work week, but are paid for the time spent performing train service. Mandatory rest periods under the Hours of Service regulations are required. New hires work from the extra board until they acquire sufficient seniority to be awarded a regularly scheduled position.
Union Membership
All employees will be required to join either the Train service union or Engineer's union within 60 days of establishing a seniority date. The union requires monthly membership dues of all members, ranging between $50 and $90 a month. Failure to comply with any policies as outlined in the Agreement between the Carrier and the Union may result in termination of employment.
Probationary Period
The probationary period is sixty (60) calendar days after an employee establishes a seniority date. Employees establish a seniority date on the date they first perform compensated service as a Conductor/Trainman following the initial training.
Alcohol and Drug Policy
Employees in Train and Engine Service are subject to random alcohol and drug testing as per the Federal Railroad Administration Guidelines. The Norfolk Southern Policy is ZERO TOLERANCE.
We are proud to be an EOE/AA employer M/F/Disability/Veteran. We maintain a drug-free workplace and perform pre-employment substance abuse testing. We test hair for illegal drugs as part of our pre-employment medical evaluation. Hair testing can reveal any drug use in the last 90 days. If you are unable to provide a hair sample from the head, arms, chest, or legs we will treat that failure as a refusal which will result in rejection of the application for employment.
This is intended to be an accurate overview of the terms and conditions of employment as well as benefits provided for the positions described above. However, information contained herein does not supersede any Agreements between the Carrier and the unions representing employees in the described positions nor supersede the benefit plan documents which contain more specific information. Rates of pay, benefits, and working conditions are subject to change. In the event of any conflict between the information contained in this summary and these agreements or plan documents, the agreements and plan documents will govern.Estimated Salary: $20 to $28 per hour based on qualifications.

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