Supervisor, Maintenance of Way

**POSITION**: Supervisor, Maintenance of Way

**REPORTS TO**: District Manager, Maintenance of Way

**DEPARTMENT**: Rail Infrastructure

**LOCATION**: North Bay to Temagami Subdivision

**REFERENCE**: 200-47-25

**SALARY**: $80,730 - $94,990

**WHO WE ARE**:
Ontario Northland Transportation Commission (ONTC) is an Agency of the Province of Ontario that provides efficient and vital transportation services. We employ over 900 skilled professionals and are over 120 years old and proud of our heritage and connection to the communities we serve. We are focused on moving forward with the goal of being a valued leader in transportation. We offer competitive salary, excellent benefits, a defined benefit pension plan, paid vacation, 3 paid personal leave days along with discounted transportation on our bus and passenger rail services.

**ACCOUNTABILITY STATEMENT**:
The Supervisor, Maintenance of Way (MoW) is responsible in ensuring the overall safety of the track territory assigned. They conduct risk assessments on a daily basis in regards to the safety of the track, assign and oversee repairs and deal with any employee issues. They are responsible in ensuring a safe track structure to maintain efficient train operations (freight and passenger).

**MAJOR DUTIES/ RESPONSIBILITIES**:

- Plan/Assign/Oversee/Verify that work is completed to standard and that track is safe for train operations.
- Perform inspections on all aspects of the track structure including turnouts, culverts, roadbed, crossing surfaces, crossing sightlines and other potential hazards.
- Reports and documents all inspections findings and corrective and/or protective action.
- Analyze risk on a daily basis and determine course of action to protect train operations.
- Ensure regulatory requirements for their territories are completed and inspections are logged into inspection system.
- Work with and coordinate track maintenance with internal/external customers including MTO and municipalities as to not interrupt their operations
- Ensure proper billing of third party work is completed
- Investigate and report on all injuries/incidents that occur on their assigned territory and provide/implement corrective actions
- Verify and approve all work hours, vacation and sick days for the work crews working on their assigned territory.
- Deal with union issues related to their assigned territories (grievances, work rules..etc.) and provide input to bargaining committee on work rule changes.
- Complete regularly scheduled inspections of bunkhouses, tool-houses, fire equipment, and ensure Health and Safety bulletin boards are organized and up to date.
- Complete work observations of work crews to ensure compliance to safe work procedures and workplace policies.
- Attend health and safety meetings/tailgate meetings
- Educate employees, on their assigned territories’, of any hazards or trends related to safety.

**REQUIREMENTS**:

- Must possess a Technical College diploma, preferably in the civil engineering or construction management field, or equivalent work experience with secondary school diploma/GED.
- Track Maintainer, Track Foreman, Extra Gang Foreman or related experience
- Qualified in Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) or ability to become qualified
- Certification in Track Inspection or ability to be certified
- Minimum 5 years' track work or track engineering related experience
- Minimum 3-5 years' managing a workforce, planning, executing and overseeing work
- Expert knowledge of inspection and construction practices
- Good computer skills are a definite asset
- Must have excellent leadership and interpersonal skills
- Committed to company health and safety
- Must be able to adapt to changing priorities and workloads and be available to work some off-hours emergency calls and irregular working hours, i.e. daily starting and quitting times must be flexible
- Experience working unaccompanied with considerable outdoor exposure in all weather conditions
- Must be available to travel frequently, approximately 90% of the time
- Must possess a valid driver’s licence

Ontario Northland is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodation is available for applicants with disabilities throughout the recruitment process. Please contact Human Resources.

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