Job Description:

• 1) Tends railcar loading devices to load bulk material, such as phosphatic fertilizer, into hopper cars and boxcars: Presses buttons on hand held control box to position loading spout and feed conveyor over compartment of hopper car.

• 2) Presses buttons to start spout feed conveyor and to start flow of material from overhead bin onto feed conveyor.

• 3) Observes flow of material into hopper car and presses buttons on control box to change position of spout to assure equal weight distribution in hopper car.

• 4) Collects sample of material from spout as each compartment is filled to make up composite sample for laboratory analysis.

• 5) Closes hinged hatch covers on top of hopper car.

• 6) Attaches grain doors to contain material in boxcar, using hammer and nails.

• 7) Moves lever to position hydraulically powered loading chute into boxcar.

• 8) Presses buttons to start flow of material from overhead bin and to start slinger unit which throws material to ends of boxcar.

• 9) Moves levers to swivel slinger to distribute load evenly.

• 10) Cleans boxcars and hopper cars to eliminate product contamination, using broom and shovel.