Canadian Pacific (CPKC) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
As the Production Manager you will be leading a dynamic team of locomotive maintenance professionals daily covering all aspects of planning, scheduling, assignment of work within a locomotive maintenance environment, ensuring that all maintenance production activities are performed in a safe and efficient manner, and executed in accordance with company, industry and regulations and policy.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Supports Front line Mechanical supervisors on the planning and execution of Locomotive maintenance and repairs activities, hold supervisors and craft accountable to daily production targets
- Accountable for continuity of production shift over shift
- Support, communicate and deliver to key performance indicators. Drills down to get to the root cause of business issues to ensure all direct reports have an understanding of the business objectives, as well as the role they are all accountable for
- Validate job briefings, end of shift briefings, safety meetings and activities to ensure that safety rules, procedures and policies are adhered to through efficiency testing and safety tracking document;
- Validate that there is the appropriate level of stock/material and holds store department accountable to protect production plans for next 72 hours
- Audit maintenance activities and processes
- Maintain communication and foster positive working relationships with local union officials. Ensures the collective agreement is understood and managed as it is written
POSITION REQUIREMENTS:
- Must possess a minimum of a High school diploma or mechanical/Electrical trade certification and or equivalent university degree
- 5 years Railroad experience;
- 3-5 years’ experience leading front-line operations
- Experience in locomotive maintenance on GE and EMD locomotive product types.
- Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills;
- Working knowledge of SAP;
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel;
- Knowledge of collective agreement/non-union policies;
- Must be able to work with vast array of employees and be adaptable;
- Strong coaching skills
WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:
- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension plan
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Performance Incentive Program
- Annual Fitness Subsidy
- Part-time Studies Program
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
As an employer with national presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.
Medical Requirements:
Operating safely is a core foundation of CPKC. Our commitment is to protect our people, customers, communities in which we operate the environment and our assets. We are also committed to a healthy and safe workplace. CPKC’s Alcohol and Drug Policy and Procedures (“Policy and Procedures”) support these commitments. All new hires for a safety sensitive position will be required to complete a pre-employment medical that includes a physical, vision, hearing, alcohol and drug audit assessment. Pre-employment qualification drug test(s) are also required.
Background Investigation:
The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:
- Criminal history check
- Reference check
- Driver's License Verification
Management Conductor Program:
Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.
CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)”.
- Req ID: 103196
- Department: Mechanical Loco
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Position Type: Non-Union
- Location: Toronto, Ontario
- Country: Canada
- % of Travel: 0-10%
- # of Positions: 1
- Job Grade: 4
- Job Available to: Internal & External
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