Rail Switching Conductor Trainee

Develop railroad switching skills as Watco's Student Conductor in Prentiss, Alberta. Learn locomotive controls, coupling procedures, and safety rules.

Working with peer trainers, managers, and train crews, you will learn to move and couple railcars safely. The work follows company and customer requirements and includes communication with dispatchers and yard workers. Each shift requires dependable attendance and paperwork.

Key Responsibilities:

• Move cars using lanterns, hand signals, or radio
• Operate controls to move locomotives forward or backward
• Raise coupling levers and connect air hoses
• Throw track switches and apply handbrakes
• Communicate switching information with crews and dispatchers

Requirements:

• Read, write, and communicate in English
• Understand basic mathematics for assigned work
• Follow directions and apply procedures with good judgment
• Demonstrate predictable, reliable, timely attendance
• Pass required conductor training and certification testing

Prepare for conductor certification by learning locomotive controls, railcar movement, coupling, switching signals, and safe operating procedures.