Coolest Job on Planet! Paid to run trains! Valparaiso, Indiana

Schedule: Seasonal (March 27 – October 31, 2017), up to 40 hours per week. Holidays and weekends are required.

Reports to: Lead Visitor Services Associate & Railway Garden Special Projects Manager

Position Overview Helps to maintain the tracks and vignettes, operate the Taltree Railway Garden G-scale trains, and answer the public’s questions about the trains in operation.

Primary Functions

• Learn and comprehend detailed operations of an advanced model railroad system.
• Operate trains utilizing a digital command control system and notify staff if any problems occur.
• Adhere to all safety regulations when operating equipment.
• Follow a maintenance schedule with engines, rolling stock, and vignettes.
• Repair and replace track as needed.
• Answer guests’ questions about the Taltree Railway Garden and Taltree Arboretum & Gardens as a whole.
• Maintain positive relationships with volunteers, staff members, and Taltree guests at all times.
• Successfully complete all required training.

Required Qualifications

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Maintain a valid state issued Driver’s License
• Ability to lift 50 lbs. and to perform physical tasks in all weather and temperature conditions

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in operating model railroads is preferred.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to walk; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee is occasionally required to sit. The employee must regularly lift and /or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Must regularly climb stairs. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. The employee must be able to pick up from the ground 40 pounds and carry this weight up and down stairs several times in a shift. The employee must be able to work with miniature equipment and models.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts and outside weather conditions. The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and high, precarious places. The noise level in the work environment is usually

Job Type: Temporary

Salary: $9.00 /hour