Train Conductor

CN Rail is seeking a highly skilled and safety-focused Train Conductor to join our team in Grande Cache, AB. 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 in rail yards and on the road.

• 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

Newly hired CN Conductors participate in a comprehensive paid training program at the CN Campus in Winnipeg, MB. The program includes 9-10 weeks of classroom training and exams, followed by 11+ weeks of on-the-job training and qualification trips.

• Working a flexible schedule with regular and predictable attendance, in line with the 24/7 railroading environment
• Pushing, pulling, lifting and carrying up to 90 pounds
• Working outdoors in varying weather and environmental conditions
• Operating various devices on rail cars and locomotives, such as uncoupling levers and handbrakes
• Climbing on and off ladders of moving rail cars
• Grasping and holding objects while riding the side of a train
• Walking for frequent extended periods
• Bending, stooping, squatting, and kneeling frequently
• Meeting medical fitness requirements for the position, including those established by the Railway Association of Canada

• High school diploma or equivalent
• Obtaining and maintaining Conductors Rule Card
• Possessing and maintaining a passport allowing entry/re-entry to the Canada and the United States (in certain specific locations)
• 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
• Possessing and maintaining a valid driver's license

CN offers a generous relocation incentive package to newly hired Train Conductors who complete their training and qualification period and remain in their assigned location for a minimum of three years.