Army Railway Car Repairer

Enlisted

88Q MOS

Job Detail

Supervises or performs maintenance on railway passenger, freight and hospital cars.

Supervises large activity involved in repair of railway cars and air brake systems of locomotives and cars; the railway senior sergeant performs principal NCO duties associated with SQI M when serving as first sergeant; advises on all matters relating to railway operations, maintenance-of-way, and repair; monitors and controls railway, passenger, and freight traffic; prepares, reproduces, and distributes operation reports; edits and prepares training material; assists in coordination and implementation of operations, training programs, and administrative activities; maintains records of strength, location, and employment of railway personnel, and equipment; coordinates railway operations and maintenance; consolidates, prepares, reviews; and processes regular and special reports of command railway activities.

Performs unit and intermediate maintenance on railway passenger, freight and hospital cars; must be able to perform the duties of airbrake repairer (88R20) and railway car repairer (88Q20); supervises small activity involved in repair of railway cars and airbrake systems of locomotives and cars.

The railway senior sergeant performs principal NCO duties associated with SQI M when serving as first sergeant; advises on all matters relating to railway operations, maintenance-of-way, and repair; monitors and controls railway, passenger, and freight traffic; prepares, reproduces, and distributes operation reports; edits and prepares training material; assists in coordination and implementation of operations, training programs, and administrative activities; maintains records of strength, location, and employment of railway personnel, and equipment; coordinates railway operations and maintenance; consolidates, prepares, reviews; and processes regular and special reports of command railway activities; provides advice and makes recommendations to the commander and staff on all matters pertaining to enlisted personnel and their families; accompanies the commander on inspections and visits and at ceremonies; assists in inspection of command activities facilities and personnel as prescribed by the commander; holds first sergeants' or sergeants' major call to announce information and instructions; insures that newly assigned enlisted personnel are instructed in military courtesy, customs of the service, and command regulations or policies; provides counsel and guidance to NCOs and other enlisted personnel of the command; inspects duties performed by subordinate NCOs; notes discrepancies and initiates appropriate corrective action; assists in reception of visitors to the command; sits as president or member of command promotion board for NCOs, as authorized by regulations; performs other duties prescribed by the commander.

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