Rail Track Maintainer

Track Maintainer (Rail) Job Highlights

Company Profile

CN (Canadian National Railway Company) is a transportation and logistics leader focused on supply chain innovation and collaboration. It offers integrated shipping solutions, including rail, intermodal, trucking, freight forwarding, warehousing, and distribution.

Job Profile

The company is looking for a Rail Track Maintainer who will be responsible for inspecting, repairing, and replacing rails, ties, switches, and ballasts.

Performs outdoors in various types of weather and environmental conditions and ensures a safe working environment.

Educational Qualification

• Applicants should have a High School Diploma or GED
• Must be at least 18 years of age

Work Experience

• Possess experience operating heavy equipment and machinery
• Relevant work experience in similar working conditions or regulatory and safety environment

Duties/Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe working environment, by following CN’s safety policies and procedures
• Ensure railroad right-of-way is clear of brush, vegetation, snow, and litter
• Install and repair street and railroad crossings and assist in the replacement or repair of items such as power-operated switches and insulated joints
• Maintain CN’s train rails, ties, switches, and ballasts through inspection, repair, and replacement
• Maintain various hand tools for assigned work
• Remove and replace defective ties, rails spikes, and anchors
• Repair deviations in track surface, alignment, and gauge
• Sort used track material for loading
• Unload ballasts and distribute track material

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

• Ability to work autonomously, adapt to different situations and manage stress
• Dedicated to getting the job done while meeting established standards of quality, safety, productivity, and client satisfaction
• Demonstrate good teamwork and maintain positive interactions with others
• Displays common sense and good judgment
• Grasping skills
• Hand-eye coordination
• Knowledge of signals or Railroad Operating Rules
• Must meet all medical fitness for duty requirements for the position, including requirements for Safety
• A Valid driver’s licence
• Welding skills

Working Conditions

• Long periods of travel required, including overnight
• Physical: lift and carry up to 50 pounds frequently, and up to 70 pounds occasionally
• Primarily performed outdoors in various types of weather and environmental conditions
• Repetitive physical activity
• Shift work, with occasional overtime when necessary

Employer’s Statement

CN is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. The company considers all qualified candidates without regard to race, color, sex, religion, national origin, age, or disability.