Job Description

Overview

The Railway Car Technician (Car Mechanic) position at CN involves inspecting, maintaining, building, and repairing railway freight cars and equipment. CN is committed to safety, integrity, and collaboration, providing a meaningful career in a skilled trades environment.

Responsibilities

  • Inspect cars and components in accordance with regulations and company standards.
  • Perform scheduled, on-request, and preventive maintenance and repair on rail cars and associated systems.
  • Repair and install railway car parts such as compressors, air valves, and bearings.
  • Use hand tools, power tools, welding equipment, and measuring instruments.
  • Operate transport vehicles including cranes and shop equipment.
  • Prepare inspection, maintenance, and work reports.

Requirements

  • High School Diploma or GED.
  • Must be 18 years of age or older.
  • Must meet medical fitness for duty requirements.
  • A valid driver's license.
  • Ability to work autonomously and manage stress.
  • Good teamwork and positive interaction skills.
  • Good verbal, reading comprehension, and writing skills.
  • Familiarity with electrical and electronic tools.
  • Basic computer skills.
  • Ability to pass a background investigation.

Benefits

  • Health Insurance
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • 401k
  • PTO

Additional Information

  • Irregular shifts including nights, weekends, and holidays.
  • Frequent physical activity including lifting up to 85 pounds.
  • Paid training structure includes classroom and on-the-job training.

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Gary, IN

Pay in context

At roughly $42/hr, this posting sits about 47% above the $29/hr median for welding jobs across Indiana — toward the top of a $23–$31/hr middle band drawn from 95 postings with published pay. Put another way, it pays more than about 97% of the comparable postings we have wage data for. Pay that far above local median usually comes attached to something: a harder cert requirement, travel, night shift, or overtime that isn't really optional. Worth establishing which before you accept.

The local market in Gary, IN

Gary, IN currently has 8 other active welding openings besides this one, spread across 5 employers. 2 of them were added in the last week. Across Indiana as a whole we're tracking 172 other active welding openings from 110 employers. That's enough local activity to be worth comparing two or three offers before committing. Browse every welding job in Gary, or widen the search to Indiana.

The most active employers in Indiana at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are NCW (36), Aerotek (6), and SMS group (4). Volume like that usually means either a genuine expansion or a staffing agency working several client sites — worth knowing which before you apply.

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