Supervisor Mechanical (Locomotive)
Canadian Pacific based in Montreal, Quebec is inviting applications from suitable candidates for the position of Supervisor Mechanical (Locomotive). Canadian Pacific is a transcontinental railway in Canada and the United States. We work with directly linking to major ports on the west and east coasts. We are well-known to provide North American customers a competitive rail service with access to key markets in every corner of the globe. We are growing with our customers, offering a suite of freight transportation services, logistics solutions and supply chain expertise. The candidates who will get selected for the vacancy will be required to start the work as soon as possible.
For the candidate, as an employer with national presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
The candidate will become a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CP. The candidate may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
Job Description:
Employer Name: Canadian Pacific
Position: Supervisor Mechanical (Locomotive)
No of Vacancies: 1
Salary: Not provided by company but Canadian Job Bank Experts estimated average yearly salary range 85,604.00-120,625.00 /annum
Job Type: Full-Time
Position Type: Non-Union
Location: Montreal, Quebec
Shifts: To be determined
Req ID: 89764
Department: Mechanical Loco
Country: Canada
% of Travel: 0-10%
# of Positions: 1
Job Grade: 5
Job Available to: Internal & External
Requirements:
Languages: Candidates must have knowledge of the English Language.
Education: Candidates need standard educational qualifications such as high School Diploma or mechanical trade certification
Experience: Candidates don’t need experience although having experience is an asset
Other Requirements:
- The candidate should be completely vaccinated in accordance to COVID-19 guidelines. The candidates also need to confirm with their vaccination certificates
- The candidate should be able to fulfill all health related requirements
- The candidates must have proficient knowledge of railway operations (road, yard, locomotive, mechanical)
- The candidate must have working knowledge of CP systems (CIM, TYES, YOP, Nexus, ITM, SAP and Wreck Estimator)
- The candidate must have knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, PowerPoint and Excel
- The candidate must have knowledge of collective agreement/non- union policies
- The candidate must have strong mechanical aptitude
- The candidate must be able to work with a vast array of employees and be adaptable.
- The candidate must be able to work under pressure and adapt to change;
- The candidate should be able to drill down, understand the root cause and resolve complex issues.
Responsibilities:
- The candidate will be able to assist the General Shop Foreman with the planning, scheduling and assignment of manpower to specific jobs within the Shop/Yard and Line Point environments ensuring that all repairs and/or servicing are performed in a safe and efficient manner, in accordance with Company, Association of American Railroad and Transport Canada regulations
- The candidate should be able to conduct job briefings, end of shift briefings, safety meetings and activities, ensuring that safety rules, procedures and policies are adhered to through efficiency testing and safety tracking document
- The candidate should be able to correct and document safety incidents, safety hazards/concerns, investigates for corrective actions to the various departments, involving the Mechanical Manager and Health and Safety Committee in the prescribed timelines
- The candidate should be able to support, communicate and deliver key performance indicators. Leads to ensure all direct reports have an understanding of the business objectives, as well as the role they are all accountable for
- The candidate should be able to communicate and interact regularly with management within field operations to ensure locomotive repair and train servicing is meeting the expectations of internal and external customers
- The candidate should be able to ensure that there is the appropriate level of stock/material and is responsible for ordering within prescribed limits through the SAP system.
- The candidate should be able to support all expenditure reduction initiatives
- The candidate should be able to maintain communication and foster positive working relationships with local union officials.
- The candidate should be able to ensure the collective agreement is understood and managed as it is written
- The candidate should be able to support and participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity and effectiveness of the operation
- The candidate should be able to support Lean Philosophy and Principles
- The candidate should be able to ensure locomotive bad order repair, cycle time, dwell time, productivity and key metrics are met including inventory management for all locomotives on the territory
- The candidate should be able to coordinate with Field Operations to ensure Local Service Operating Plan (LSOP) targets are met.
- The candidate should be able to direct road repair on the territory to meet 24 hour repair cycle time
- The candidate should be able to ensure repairs and train servicing are in compliance with AAR, Transport Canada standards and CP policies
- The candidate should be able to support mechanical forces at train incidents within their jurisdiction adhering to the guidelines of the Emergency Response Plan
- The candidate should be able to communicate and interact regularly with local/external counterparts
- The candidate should be able to work directly with employees in the shop and yard environments to establish self-managed work teams and provide guidance and support to employees to bring about the vision of an empowered and engaged workforce.
Benefits:
- The employees get flexible and competitive benefits package
- The employees get the benefits of competitive company pension plan
- The employees get the benefits of Employee Share Purchase Plan
- The employees get the benefit of annual fitness subsidy
- The employees get equal work opportunities
- The employees get to work with equity and inclusion
We thank all the applicants for showing their interest and trust in us, however, only the most eligible candidates will be selected and conducted for further procedure directly from employers, in between no charges/fees or original documents will be asked from any applicant. All the best!