CN is seeking a highly skilled and safety-focused Train Conductor to join our team. As a key member of our rail operations team, you will be responsible for ensuring the safe and efficient movement of trains, rail cars, and locomotives.

• Ensure compliance with all train orders, signals, and railroad rules and regulations related to safety and operations.
• Provide and receive various forms of oral and printed instructions concerning the movement and placement of rail cars.
• Assemble and dismantle trains in the rail yard, and pick up and set off rail cars en-route.
• Observe, interpret, and relay signals to ensure safe train and locomotive movement.
• Operate track switches to change locomotive and rail car routes.
• Inspect the condition of a train and equipment.
• Make effective decisions when in unfamiliar locations or emergency situations.
• Communicate effectively with the Rail Traffic Control centre, other train crews, and other departments on a regular basis via handheld radio.

Candidates will participate in an intensive paid training program that includes 11 weeks of training, consisting of 7 weeks of classroom instruction at the CN Campus in Winnipeg, MB, and 4 weeks of field training. Successful completion of the training program is mandatory to work as a Conductor.

• Work a flexible schedule with regular and predictable attendance, in line with the 24/7 railroading environment.
• Push, pull, lift, and carry up to 90 pounds.
• Work outdoors in varying weather and environmental conditions.
• Operate various devices on rail cars and locomotives, such as uncoupling levers and handbrakes.
• Climb on and off ladders of moving rail cars.
• Grasp and hold objects while riding the side of a train.
• Walk for frequent extended periods.
• Bend, stoop, squat, and kneel frequently.
• Meet medical fitness requirements for the position, including those established by the Railway Association of Canada.

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• Obtain and maintain a Conductors Rule Card.
• Possess and maintain a passport allowing entry and re-entry to Canada and the United States.
• Proficiency in both oral and written communications.

• Completion of college or vocational/technical school and/or Freight Conductor experience.
• Relevant work experience in similar working conditions or regulatory/safety environment.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license.