Supervisor Mechanical
Canadian Pacific Railway
- Toronto, ON
- Contract
- Full-time
- 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
- 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
- Support, communicate and deliver to 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
- Communicate and interact regularly with management within field operations to ensure Freight Car repair and train servicing is meeting the expectations of internal and external customers
- Ensure that there is the appropriate level of stock/material and is responsible for ordering within prescribed limits through the SAP system. Supports all expenditure reduction initiatives
- Maintain communication and foster positive working relationships with local union officials. Ensures the collective agreement is understood and managed as it is written
- Support and participate in Consequence Leadership, provide employees both Positive and Constructive Feedback throughout shift
- Support and participate in continuous improvement initiatives to improve productivity and effectiveness of the operation. Support Lean Philosophy and Principals
- Ensure Freight Car bad order repair, cycle time, dwell time, productivity and key metrics are met. Coordinate with Field Operations to ensure over the road set-offs of bad order Freight Cars are repaired in a timely manner
- Ensure repairs and train servicing are in compliance with AAR, TC standards and CPKC polices
- Support mechanical forces at train incidents within their jurisdiction adhering to the guidelines of the Emergency Response Plan
- Communicate and interact regularly with local/external counterparts
- Work directly with employees in the shop & yard environments to establish self-managed work teams and provides guidance and support to employees to bring about the vision of an empowered and engaged workforce
- Must possess a minimum of a High school diploma or mechanical trade certification
- Proficient knowledge of railway operations (road, yard, freight car, mechanical)
- Working knowledge of CPKC systems (CIM, TYES, Nexus, SAP and Wreck Estimator) is an asset
- Microsoft Outlook, Word, Power Point and Excel
- Knowledge of collective agreement/non- union policies
- Mechanical aptitude
- Must be able to work with vast array of employees and be adaptable
- Must be able to work outdoors in all weather
- Must be able to work shift work
- Ability to drill down, understand root cause and resolve complex issues
- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension plan
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Performance Incentive Program
- Annual Fitness Subsidy
- Criminal history check
- Driver License Verification
- Reference Checks
- Req ID: 102462
- Department: Mechanical Car
- Job Type: Fixed Term
- Position Type: Non-Union
- Location: Toronto , Ontario
- Country: Canada
- % of Travel: 0-10%
- # of Positions: 1
- Job Grade: 5
- Job Available to: Internal & External