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You will play a vital role in transporting, operating, and servicing assigned heavy equipment used in clearing railroad derailments by lifting and moving derailed railway cars and locomotives.\r\nAbout Us\r\nHulcher Service is an industry leader with more than 500 employees and over 25 divisions located in the United States and Mexico assisting customers with derailments as well as engineering work, track maintenance, disaster response, and environmental projects.\r\nWhat You'll Do\r\nDrive tractor-trailer or escort vehicles.\r\nMaterial handling of heavy steel chains, blocks, and steel cables, and other devices.\r\nClimbing and crawling on and under derailed railroad cars.\r\nMaintenance, cleaning and setup of equipment requiring use of small and large tools including cutting torch and welding.\r\nDigging, hammering, and other physical types of work with various tools.\r\nLifting 100 lbs. maximum with frequent lifting and or carrying objects up to 50 lbs.\r\nWork at heights over 25 feet on railroad cars; may be on bridges, over water, or in water.\r\nWhy Join Us\r\nRoom for growth.\r\nUnion benefits including medical insurance and a pension plan.\r\nRequirements\r\nWhat You Bring\r\nMust have a valid Class A CDL with no restrictions.\r\nMust have a valid driver's license.\r\nAbility to work on-call 24/7 365 days a year in an emergency response environment.\r\nAbility to travel up to 50% of the time.\r\nAbility to conduct maintenance inspections on equipment.\r\nWork Schedule\r\nMonday through Sunday on the job or possibly at division.\r\nOn call for 24 hours for derailments requiring immediate response.\r\n8 hours per day Monday through Friday; on call at other times for derailments requiring immediate response.\r\nThe Response Team must be available at all times and all hours of the day.\r\nJ-18808-Ljbffr","company":"Hulcher Services","rawCompany":"hulcher services","city":"Springfield","state":"IL","isRemote":false,"isActive":false,"createdAt":"2026-07-04T02:56:00.212Z","occupations":[{"code":"47-2073.00","title":"Operating Engineers and Other Construction Equipment Operators","slug":"operating-engineers-and-other-construction-equipment-operators"},{"code":"53-3032.00","title":"Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers","slug":"heavy-and-tractor-trailer-truck-drivers"},{"code":"53-7051.00","title":"Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators","slug":"industrial-truck-and-tractor-operators"}],"industries":[{"code":"488210","title":"Support Activities for Rail Transportation","slug":"support-activities-for-rail-transportation"},{"code":"482112","title":"Short Line Railroads","slug":"short-line-railroads"},{"code":"482111","title":"Line-Haul Railroads","slug":"line-haul-railroads"}],"jobPosting":{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"JobPosting","title":"Apprentice Operator I","description":"Description\r\nHulcher Services is seeking a motivated and success-driven Apprentice Operator I. 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