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As we move America’s workforce toward the future, Amtrak connects businesses and communities across the country. We employ more than 20,000 diverse, energetic professionals in a variety of career fields throughout the United States. The safety of our passengers, our employees, the public and our operating environment is our priority, and the success of our railroad is due to our employees.

Are you ready to join our team?

Our values of ‘Do the Right Thing, Excel Together and Put Customers First’ are at the heart of what matters most to us, and our Core Capabilities, ‘Building Trust, Accountability, Effective Communication, Customer Focus, and Proactive Safety & Security’ are what every employee needs to know and do to be most impactful at Amtrak. By living the Amtrak values, focusing on our capabilities, and actively embracing and fostering diverse ideas, backgrounds, and perspectives, together we will honor our past and make Amtrak a company of the future.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Responsible for posting bulletins, awards, displacements, and abolishment notices for all crafts in MARC Mechanical, which includes running LSO Reports to check for current qualifications.  All these are reported to supervision before posting
• Maintain and update employee database
• Generate Human Resource forms to update employee records (internal/external transfers, medical correspondences, return to work physicals, etc.)
• Plan for meetings, conference rooms, any kind of special needs or requests
• Process expenses (including travel), make reservations and procure travel, including system approvals
• Prepare and file disciplinary correspondences, along with sending certified mail
• Prepare all FRA/Amtrak forms in connection with Maintenance of Equipment
• Produce Locomotive/Cab Car Blue forms (MAP 816 – FRA F6180-49A) and maintain throughout the year
• Must organize and file all MAP forms and other miscellaneous paperwork in accordance with the appropriate retention period
• Prepare all daily, weekly, and monthly Commuter Mechanical reports
• Responsible for daily maintenance planning and coordination with all external parties via a daily conference call
• Input/Extract Mechanical and Labor information (WMS & OMS) for supervision
• Order office supplies etc. and maintain the Daily Material Report
• Check Tableau Absenteeism Report and review with each responsible General Foreman
• Organize and maintain/update vacation schedules for all the MARC Mechanical crafts
• Produce and keep filed any supervision correspondences as directed
• Answer phones and timely deliver all work-related messages
• Must be proficient with a computer and all associated software, to include but not limited to: Microsoft Office included software, WMS, E-Trax, SPARTN, SAP and ARROW (OMS)
• All other duties as assigned
   

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

• High School Diploma or GED
• Employees must have positive test results on file for both proficiency tests in MS Word and MS Excel 

COMMUNICATIONS AND INTERPERSONAL SKILLS:
Must have excellent written and oral communication skills.

The hourly rate is $27.08 - $36.11 (with opportunity for increases, as per the applicable collective bargaining agreement, after beginning employment). Amtrak offers a comprehensive benefit package that includes health, dental, and vision plans; wellness programs; flexible spending accounts; 401K retirement plan; life insurance; paid time off; reimbursement of education; Public Service Loan Forgiveness eligibility; Railroad Retirement sickness and retirement benefits; and rail pass privileges. Some benefits are subject to the collective bargaining agreement. Learn more about our benefits offerings here.

You power our progress through your performance.
 

We want your work at Amtrak to be more than a job. We want your career at Amtrak to be a fulfilling experience where you find challenging work, rewarding opportunities, respect among colleagues, and attractive compensation. Amtrak maintains a culture that values high performance and recognizes individual employee contributions. 

Amtrak is committed to a safe workplace free of drugs and alcohol. All Amtrak positions requires a pre-employment background check that includes prior employment verification, a criminal history check and a pre-employment drug screen. 

Candidates who test positive for marijuana will be disqualified, regardless of any state or local statute, ordinance, regulation, or other law that legalizes or decriminalizes the use or possession of marijuana, whether for medical, recreational, or other use. Amtrak's pre-employment drug testing program is administered in accordance with DOT regulations and applicable law.  

In accordance with DOT regulations (49 CFR § 40.25), Amtrak is required to obtain prior drug and alcohol testing records for applicants/employees intending to perform safety-sensitive duties for covered Department of Transportation positions. If an applicant/employee refuses to provide written consent for Amtrak to obtain these records, the individual will not be permitted to perform safety-sensitive functions.

In accordance with federal law governing security checks of covered individuals for providers of public transportation (Title 6 U.S.C. §1143), Amtrak is required to screen applicants for any permanent or interim disqualifying criminal offenses. 

Note that any education requirement listed above may be deemed satisfied if you have an equivalent combination of education, training and experience.

Amtrak is an EOE/Affirmative Action Minority/Female employer, and we welcome all to apply. We consider candidates regardless of race/color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth and related conditions), national origin/ethnicity, age, disability (intellectual, mental and physical), veteran status, marital status, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression, genetic information, citizenship or any other personal characteristics protected by law.