Metropolitan Transportation Authority Careers

Description

Metro-North Railroad reserves the right to remove this posting prior to the Application Deadline.          

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MTA Metro-North Railroad is a dynamic organization, operating out of the jewel of New York City, Grand Central Terminal.  We provide service to over 86.5 million customers, traveling in and out of New York and Connecticut.  A subsidiary of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Metro-North Railroad is one of the busiest commuter railroads in the nation.  MTA Metro-North Railroad strives to provide a safe and reliable commute, excellent customer service and rewarding opportunities to its employees.

          

STOCK DRIVERS are responsible for receiving, issuing, maintaining, and transporting Metro-North’s inventory of materials and equipment in support of Metro-North business operations.

          

THE ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO:          

• Operate company vehicles (e.g., box trucks, vans and other company trucks) to pick up and deliver mail, material, and other items over public highways
• Inspect assigned vehicle as per Metro-North policy and Federal CDL and DOT requirements and report defects to supervisor
• Process all source documents pertaining to picking up, shipping and receiving of material
• Load and unload trucks, vans, and railcars
• Unpack, count, sort, mark, and place materials received in storage
• Receives, transfers, checks, classifies, stores, and distributes materials and supplies
• Perform physical inventories
• Operate material handling equipment including forklift and turret trick to retrieved and transport material and equipment
• Complete and process required paperwork documenting materials picked up, shipped, received and issued
• Maintain all inventory transaction documents and data
• Issue material to using departments on proper withdrawal forms
• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:          

REQUIRED:          

• Must have High School Diploma, General Equivalency Diploma (GED), or Test Assessing Secondary Completion (TASC)
• Must have valid Class B Commercial Driver’s License (to include Hazardous material endorsement); drivers license by NYC must have metal coil endorsement or must obtain metal coil endorsement within 30 days of hire

PREFERRED:          

• Experience working in a warehouse
• Experience working as an Inventory Control Clerk

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:          

• Must pass annual physical examination
• Must obtain Material Handling Equipment Certification

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES          

• Ability to complete required paperwork and filling out forms; ability to use a computer to enter numeric data; basic math skills; ability to work well with others; ability to communicate verbally; written comprehension and expression skills; ability to follow instructions; ability to operate material handling equipment safely

DETAILS OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES:          

• Handling ability required to operate material handling equipment (e.g., forklift, turret truck, etc.)
• Must be able to push, pull, lift and carry material, cartons and equipment (e.g., boxes of goods/equipment, buckets, drums, etc.) weighing up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to reach items located on shelves and from various storage locations equipment
• Must be able to climb into and out of truck cabs, cargo areas and material handling 
• Must be able to walk along uneven surfaces and in yards about the tracks
• Must be able to stand and walk for prolonged periods of time while performing tasks

DETAILS OF WORKING CONDITIONS:          

• Works inside and outside storeroom areas
• Works exposed to various weather conditions from extreme hot to extreme cold
• Work around moving equipment in warehouses including fork trucks, material handling equipment and trains while in and around yards
• May be required to work at height of up to 40 feet when operating turret truck to retrieve materials and goods from storeroom shelves

Assignments          

• Ability to work various hours, days, shifts and locations

Rate of Pay          

The starting rate for this position is $26.10 (70% of the full rate). The annual wage progression scale is as follows:  Year 1=70% > Year 2=70% > Year 3=75% > Year 4=85% > Year 5=85% > Year 6=85% > Year 7=90% > Year 8=100% The 100% full rate of pay is $37.29
    

This rate has been established by the collective bargaining unit and is non-negotiable.          

MNR Health Insurance & Vacation          

As a full-time employee, you are eligible for the following health and welfare benefits.          

Our benefits program provides flexibility, protection, and value through:          

• Health care benefits, including medical, dental, and vision plans
• Employee Assistance Program
• Welfare Benefits, including basic and optional life, dependent life, basic and optional Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
• Disability benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts, including a Health Care Account and Dependent Care Account
• Retirement benefits, including a retirement plan, 401(k) and 457 savings plans

Seniority          

Applicants will establish seniority in the Transportation Communications International Union (TCU), the union representing Inventory Control Clerks, in accordance with the union's current collective bargaining agreement.          

Members of TCU are subject to an initiation fee and monthly union dues.