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Train Conductor Positions Available

Job ID0F-A4-CB-DF-5C-E8
CompanyCN
LocationMultiple Locations
ProvinceWestern Canada
Date Posted2021-11-01
Posted Until2022-04-30
Job TypeFull-time
Job CategoryTransportation
Description
About the Job
Enjoying physical labour, teamwork and working outdoors as well as being safety-minded are vital to a career in rail
operations at CN. With a vibrant, 24/7 schedule, no two days will ever be alike. You can expect fresh challenges, a
safety-focused work environment, paid training and supportive colleagues who share your passion for motion.
The careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us!
Conductors work as members of two or three person train crews and perform duties associated with the movement of
trains, rail cars, and locomotives in rail yards and on the road. They coordinate the assembly of trains and execute any
ground work outside the locomotive cab while in the yard or en-route (ex: operating track switches, picking up rail cars,
making emergency repairs, etc.).

Responsibilities
The statements in this section are essential job functions that an employee must be able to perform with or without
accommodations in order to achieve the objectives of the Conductor job.
- Ensuring compliance with all train orders, signals, railroad rules and regulations related to safety and operations
- Providing and receiving various forms of oral and printed instructions concerning the movement and placement of rail cars
- Assembling/dismantling trains in the rail yard, and picking up/setting off rail cars en-route
- Observing, interpreting, and relaying signals to ensure safe train and locomotive movement
- Operating track switches to change locomotive and rail car routes
- Inspecting the condition of a train and equipment
- Making effective decisions when in unfamiliar locations or emergency situations
- Communicating effectively with the Rail Traffic Control centre, other train crews and other departments on a regular basis via Handheld radio
LanguagesEnglish
OtherTrain conductor positions are available in the following locations:
Grande Cache
Saskatoon
Jasper
Humboldt
Grande Prairie
Fort St John
Lac la biche
Chetwynd
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