METROLINX Track Maintainer Job Oakville Ontario Canada,Transportation

Position: METROLINX Track Maintainer, Central

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We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens!

Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.

Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.

Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.

Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.

Competitive total rewards package.

Profit sharing available.

Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.

Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.

Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.

Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!

Employee perks and discounts.

Diversity and inclusivity focused.

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2022, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2022.

The Opportunity

Reporting to a Track Supervisor, the Track Maintainer is responsible for the execution of various railway track maintenance and/or track rehabilitation activities in a group of 2 to 5 employees. This is a full-time permanent opportunity based out of the Oakville Area requiring work within Kitchener/Hamilton to Toronto.

Key Responsibilities and Functions

Vegetation Control (grass/brush) using gas powered hand equipment;

Repair of deficiencies in the track structure under the direction of a Track foreman;

Removal and replacement of defective rails, railway crossties, rail fastenings and other rail infrastructure components;

Maintenance of at grade public and private road crossings;

Minor repairs to asphalt surface of at grade public road crossings;

Assist in unloading ballast and distributing track material;

Installation of signage within railway right of way;

Minor repairs to right of way fencing;

Snow clearing from railway turnouts (switches) and other key track and right of way components – Winter;

Maintain various hand tools for assigned work

Operation of medium duty equipment (if qualified);

Other related tasks as required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

3 years of previous Railway experience in a comparable role;

Valid driver’s license of “G” classification (Ontario) or higher;

Ability to read/write/speak English;

Safety minded work ethic;

Ability to work autonomously and adapt to different situations

Demonstrate good teamwork and maintain positive interactions with others

Transportation to starting work location;

Must be able endure repetitive physical work activities and lift and carry approximately 60lbs;

Good understanding in track standards and track safety requirements (asset);

Computer skills (office suites, form entry, other) (asset);

Trade Training and certification applicable to the position (asset);

Ability to read/write/speak French (asset);

Safety Training and certifications (asset);

Available to work on various work cycles with occasional overtime

About us.

We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.

In Canada, Siemens Mobility has been providing solutions to the transportation industry for more than 40 years, including railway infrastructure maintenance services on the rail networks in Quebec and Ontario, light rail vehicles in Edmonton and Calgary, trainsets delivered to VIA Rail Canada, new trainsets for Ontario Northland that will bring back Northeastern passenger rail to Ontario that are expected to be delivered in 2026, an order for locomotives for Montreal’s exo and the rail electrification and overall system maintenance of the light rail transit network in Kitchener-Waterloo.

Our footprint also includes dispatching services operated from Dorval, Québec, to more than 25 railways across Canada covering over 3,400 miles of track.

Today, Siemens Mobility provides customers with full-service capabilities for the entire life cycle of their projects to help evolve our growing cities while supporting Canada’s sustainability goals.

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