Track Labourer
- Barrie, ON, Canada
Full-time
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Original job description
Track Maintainers with Cando provide track inspection, maintenance, and clearing services for the short line and various customer sites If you enjoy working outdoors, physical activity, problem solving, and a company that promotes a strong safety culture, this opportunity is for you!
Cando provides specialized rail operating services. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, and more. With over 80 operations, we are the 3 largest locomotive fleet in Canada and growing!
Cando Advantages
Track Maintainers with Cando provide track inspection, maintenance, and clearing services for the short line and various customers sites. Track Maintainers duties can include replacing and repairing various track components including rails, railway ties, fences and adjusting the alignment and the surface of the track as well as responding to emergencies and track outages.
Roles & Responsibilities
At Cando, we prioritize a personalized and human-driven recruitment process. We do not use artificial intelligence in our hiring practices, ensuring that every candidate receives individual attention. Additionally, please note that all positions we post are for current vacancies, and we’re actively looking to fill these roles.
Cando provides specialized rail operating services. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, and more. With over 80 operations, we are the 3 largest locomotive fleet in Canada and growing!
Cando Advantages
- Work Life Balance with Fixed Schedules
- Cando’s Technical and Leadership Training Programs
- Award Winning Safety Culture
- Employee Ownership Program
- Group Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurances
- Flexible Health & Dental Benefits
- Canada’s Best Managed Company for 9 years!
Track Maintainers with Cando provide track inspection, maintenance, and clearing services for the short line and various customers sites. Track Maintainers duties can include replacing and repairing various track components including rails, railway ties, fences and adjusting the alignment and the surface of the track as well as responding to emergencies and track outages.
Roles & Responsibilities
- Conduct regular track inspections and perform general repairs and maintenance
- Ensure switches, crossings, and flangeways are cleaned, lubricated, and adjusted
- Perform regular maintenance on all tools and small machines ensuring that all equipment is kept in good working order
- Conduct job hazard analysis, report unsafe working conditions, and ensure they are repaired immediately
- Manage all paperwork associated with purchasing supplies, equipment, and fuel related to the maintenance work
- Ensure work reports are completed and documented as required (eg. Log books, maintenance reports, inspection reports, audits, purchase orders, fuel sheets)
- Perform other track activities as required by the customer
- Skilled and knowledgeable in the appropriate inspection, maintenance, and repair techniques required to ensure the rail line is safe for operation and in compliance with all required standards
- Communicate effectively both orally and in writing with people of all backgrounds and levels of comprehension including managers, employees, customers, and the public
- Demonstrate initiative to work with others to foster a respectful workplace
- Physically fit including the ability to work in adverse weather conditions
- Ability to obtain and maintain a valid driver’s license, Canadian Rail Operating Rules certification and other clearances required to perform the role including clear drug and alcohol testing
- Experience operating various types of equipment such as hi-rails, ballast regulator/snow fighters, loaders, bobcats, snowblowers, tie tampers, rail drills, and spikers is an asset
At Cando, we prioritize a personalized and human-driven recruitment process. We do not use artificial intelligence in our hiring practices, ensuring that every candidate receives individual attention. Additionally, please note that all positions we post are for current vacancies, and we’re actively looking to fill these roles.
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Responsibilities
Inspect, maintain, and repair railway tracks and components, including rails, ties, fences, switches, and crossings; respond to emergencies and track outages as needed. Maintain tools and equipment, identify and report hazards, and complete required maintenance, inspection, purchasing, and fuel documentation.
Requirements
Candidates should have knowledge of rail inspection, maintenance, and repair practices, communicate effectively, work collaboratively, and be physically fit to work outdoors in adverse weather. A valid driver’s license, Canadian Rail Operating Rules certification, and other required clearances, including passing drug and alcohol testing, must be obtained and maintained; experience operating rail maintenance equipment is an asset.
Skills
- Track Inspection
- Track Maintenance and Repair
- Rail Component Replacement
- Track Alignment and Surfacing
- Switch and Crossing Maintenance
- Equipment and Tool Maintenance
- Job Hazard Analysis
- Hazard Reporting
- Written and Oral Communication
- Teamwork
- Physical Fitness
- Emergency Response
- Equipment Operation
- Recordkeeping and Reporting
- Safety Compliance
Benefits
- Work-Life Balance With Fixed Schedules
- Technical and Leadership Training Programs
- Award-Winning Safety Culture
- Employee Ownership Program
- Group Life Insurance
- Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Flexible Health and Dental Benefits
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Categories
- Transportation
- Trades
- Security & Safety
- Logistics
Keywords
- Rail Transportation
- Track Maintainer
- Track Inspection
- Track Maintenance
- Rail Repair
- Railway Ties
- Track Alignment
- Track Surfacing
- Switches
- Crossings
- Flangeways
- Job Hazard Analysis
- Safety Compliance
- Canadian Rail Operating Rules
- Hi-Rails
- Ballast Regulators
- Snow Fighters
- Loaders
- Bobcats
- Snowblowers
- Tie Tampers
- Rail Drills
- Spikers
- Maintenance Reports
- Inspection Reports
- Emergency Response
- Equipment Maintenance
- Driver’s License
- Drug and Alcohol Testing