rolling stock inspector
Rolling stock inspectors inspect wagons and carriages to assess their technical condition while grouped together and before they are used for transportation activities. They check technical devices, ensure complete and correct operation of the rolling stock, and prepare required technical documents and/or checklists. Depending on work organisation they are also responsible for limited ad-hoc maintenance or exchange work and the performance of brake tests.
Also called: railway inspector, rolling stock supervisor, carriage supervisor, rail car inspector, supervisor of rolling stock, carriage inspector, inspector of rolling stock, railway carriage and wagon supervisor
- 26
- essential skills
- 3
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
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- rail logistics coordinator3 skills in common
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Essential skills
26- carry out railway accident investigations
- characteristics of wheel rail interface
- check for defects in railcars
- detect flaws in rails
- electrical engineering
- electrical wiring plans
- enforce railway safety regulations
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ensure maintenance of railway machinery
- ensure safety of mobile electrical systems
- health and safety measures in transportation
- hydraulics
- keep up-to-date on manufacturer's policies
- maintain electrical equipment
- operate hydraulic jack lift
- operate rail-flaw-detection machine
- operate railway freight monitoring technologies
- operate railway vehicles
- perform rail track inspections
- rail disruption management
- rail infrastructure
- shunt inbound loads
- test the rail-flaw-detection machine
- use different communication channels
- write rail defect records
- write railway investigation reports
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