Job Description

Overview

PSC Group is hiring full-time Railcar Repair Technicians to safely handle heavy equipment, railcars, and tracks while completing all repairs. The company values safety and quality training, aiming to build a stable, long-term career for its employees.

Responsibilities

  • Interprets job work orders and follows blueprints/schematics to perform required repairs
  • Utilizes basic mechanical skills and builds knowledge of machines and tools to weld, cut and gouge
  • Notifies of any materials and/or equipment required to ensure completion of job tasks
  • Follows all safety rules, keeps work area clean and complies with all ARS Environmental Health and Safety Policies
  • Ensures AAR, ARS and customer quality assurance standards are met
  • Completes any other duties as assigned in order to complete the task

Requirements

  • Experience is a plus but not required, and paid on-the-job training is available
  • May require a valid Driver’s License and/or a valid TWIC card, depending on work location
  • 18 years or older and legally able to work in the U.S.
  • Pass a drug screen, physical, and background check
  • Wear all required PPE without restriction and pass any required medical exams
  • Speak, write, read fluent English
  • Regular on-site attendance and punctuality is required
  • Previous military experience and proven ability to follow procedures is a plus

Benefits

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

Additional Info

  • 12 Hour Rotating Shift (Days/Nights/Weekends/Holidays)

Benefits

Health Insurance
Dental
Vision
401k
PTO

How this job compares in Columbia, SC

Pay in context

This employer didn't publish a rate. For reference, welding jobs across South Carolina currently run a median of $28/hr in our index, with the middle half of them falling between $24–$35/hr across 48 postings with published pay. That median is a reasonable floor to anchor on when a recruiter asks what you're looking for.

The local market in Columbia, SC

Columbia, SC is a small market in our index: 2 other active welding openings alongside this one, from 2 employers. Across South Carolina as a whole we're tracking 108 other active welding openings from 85 employers. With this few local postings, most welders here end up either commuting or looking at travel work. Browse welding jobs across South Carolina.

The most active employers in South Carolina at the moment, by number of open welding reqs, are Boiler Tube Company of America (BTA) (4), Parker Hannifin (3), and Thompson Construction Group, Inc. (3). 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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