Railcar Repairman - Mill Creek, OK
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Job overview
The Railcar Repairman inspects, maintains, and repairs railcars in accordance with FRA and AAR regulations. The role includes re-railing cars, estimating derailment damage, completing billing repair cards, and identifying railcar violations. The position also involves repair work, recordkeeping, equipment operation, and collaboration during derailment-site operations. Watco provides paid on-the-job training.
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Full job description
Start a Watco Career and Discover the Difference
Keep the world's supply chain moving. That's what the Watco team does every day at our short line railroads, switching sites, terminals, ports, and logistics hubs. Whether you're at one of these locations or in a support-services role, there's one thread that ties everyone together. We're all on the same team. One Watco.Here's what you can expect from Watco:
- Outstanding culture recognized by Forbes and Newsweek• Competitive compensation and benefits• Paid on-the-job training with peer trainers• Training for conductors, engineers, mechanics, and MOW Team Members at Watco's Safe Performance Center• Leadership and development programs offered through Watco University• Career advancement opportunitiesHourly Pay Rate: $21.00Shift: 8:00-4:30pm, M-F
Job Summary
Responsible for rail car inspection, maintenance and repairs in accordance with FRA and AAR regulations. Must re-rail cars and provide estimate damages at derailment sites, make out billing repair cards in compliance with AAR office manual, and identify AAR/FRA violations when present on railcars. This job description is general and illustrative of the type of duties required for this position. This description is not all inclusive and is not meant to be a detailed description of each duty performed by the incumbent of the position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Proficient in using a cutting torch in all positions without causing damage to adjoining parts; successfully completed 5F welding qualification test for pipe • Ensure compliance with all federal requirements, company guidelines, and safety regulations while performing duties • Reads and interprets blueprints accurately • Performs repairs on both foreign and fleet vehicles • Adheres to FRA and AAR regulations when conducting car repairs • Maintains accurate records of all repairs performed • Operates mobile cranes, wheel trucks, and forklifts safely and effectively • Collaborates with other departments during derailment site operations • Perform additional duties as assigned
Qualifications
- Driver's License
Education
Must be 18 years of age or older with High School or GED equivalent
How this job compares
Set against the 2,173 open Mechanic jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 4, 2026.
- Pay
- This posting$21/hr
- US median$26–34/hr1,193 hourly ranges
This rate, $21/hr, is 30% below the US median midpoint ($30/hr) — in the lowest quarter of Mechanic hourly ranges across the US.
- Openings
- Olive Jobs lists 32 open Mechanic jobs in Oklahoma and 2,173 across the US. Under 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
- Hiring the most in Oklahoma
- Warren Equipment Company10 open
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- Experience
- Mechanic postings that state a minimum ask for 3 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 2 to 4 years (1,249 postings).
- Education
- This posting asks for a high school diploma; 1,121 of the 2,173 open Mechanic jobs (52%) ask for a high school diploma or higher.
Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 4, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.
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