Mechanical Car Operations Manager

1 month ago


Prince Rupert, Canada CN Full time
Job Summary

As a Mechanical Car Operations Manager at CN, you will be responsible for leading the mechanical operations team to ensure the on-time performance of trains and delivery of freight cars to meet customer requirements. This role involves overseeing the inspection, maintenance, and repair of freight cars and locomotives, as well as managing a team of supervisors and unionized employees.

Main Responsibilities
  • Safety Orientation, Compliance and Implementation
    • Oversee the application of safety processes and procedures
    • Validate the completion of Front Line Supervisors efficiency testing and quality audits
    • Conduct and follow up on accident and injury investigations and corrective action
    • Build safety compliance and improve safety results through a team of supervisors and unionized employees
  • Problem Solving and Decision Making
    • Lead budgets, workforce productivity and manpower within CN policy
    • Review production and operation reports and resolve operations and maintenance problems to ensure minimum costs and operational delays
  • Planning and Organizing Workload
    • Ensure the cohesiveness and execution of mechanical activities across the zone
    • Establish effective strategies and metrics to measure, control and improve freight-car reliability and availability for internal and external customers safely, and within budget constraints
  • General Leadership and Supervision of both Union & Non-Union Workforce
    • Build and lead an effective, high performing team in a unionized environment
    • Lead, plan, and control the overall repair/maintenance of freight equipment as well as purchasing
Requirements
  • Minimum 3 years experience in railroad Mechanical Shopcraft or comparable position
  • Minimum 5 years supervisory experience of both unionized and non-union employees
  • High School Diploma
  • Valid Driver's Licence
  • Bachelor's Degree in Mechanical or Electrical Engineering
Competencies
  • Follow safety procedures, information security instructions and ESC principles to lead by example
  • Improve processes on a continuous basis to enhance safety, security and to reduce CN's environmental footprint
  • Collaborate with key internal stakeholders to enable higher productivity
Technical Skills/Knowledge
  • Leadership, Finance/business acumen, communication, planning and organizing, problem solving and decision making, process improvement, investigation of accidents budget control and customer service (internal and external)
  • Comprehensive knowledge of car construction and operation, inspection and repair, operating rules, Transport Canada, AAR, and mechanical railroad operation measures

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