Job Description:

• 1) Fabricates and installs braces to prevent shifting or damage to products shipped in railroad cars: Determines size of bracing needed, using tape measure.

• 2) Selects lumber and cuts boards, using power saw.

• 3) Assembles boards and fits or wedges braces into position to prevent load from shifting during transit.

• 4) Nails braces to car floor or walls, using hand- or air-powered hammer.

• 5) May secure load with banding machine and clincher.

• 6) May place and inflate dunnage bags with compressed air between sections of load or between ends and sides of car and load.

• 7) May cover load with tarpaulin.