METROLINX Track Maintenance Foreman, Central in Toronto, Ontario

Job Family: Customer Services

Req ID: 410990

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Why you’ll love working for Siemens!

• Freedom and a healthy work-life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.

• Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.

• Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.

• Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.

• Competitive total rewards package.

• Profit sharing available.

• Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.

• Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.

• Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.

• Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!

• Employee perks and discounts.

• Diversity and inclusivity focused.

Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2023, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto’s Top Employers 2022.

The Opportunity

Reporting to a Track Supervisor, the Foreman is responsible for protecting, controlling, and directing various rail infrastructure maintenance activities on active railway lines for work zones that are located within defined railway track limits. This is a full-time permanent opportunity based out of the GTA requiring work on the Metrolinx Central subdivision.

Key Responsibilities and Functions

• Obtain proper protection for work activities required within the boundaries of the Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR)

• Conducts daily job briefings to review protection provided and ensure that site-specific instructions and procedures are understood by workers prior to commencing work;

• Review the site of protected activities during the work shift on a regular basis and consult with Supervisor/foreman third party representative to understand the work being performed, and identify any potential hazards

• Always maintain alertness throughout the work shift;

• Install and remove track protection railway signaling devices (flags) at designated locations within work block time limits;

• Protect workers and the public by keeping workspace free of traffic, and warning oncoming traffic of unexpected situations and/or potential hazards;

• Communicate effectively with oncoming traffic, workers, other flagmen and Rail Traffic Controllers using established procedures and radio equipment to ensure the understanding of instructions, track protection work and time limits, worksite hazards and other specific site conditions

• Once briefed, directs the movement of personnel and equipment through work areas

• Prepares daily timesheets, worksheets and other reports as required

• Promotes executes and adheres to the company’s safety program, and encourage all employees, sub-contractors and consultants to adopt safety as a culture

• Other related track maintenance tasks as required.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 2 years of previous Railway experience in a related role (Track Maintainer);

• Sound understanding of railway engineering safety regulations, safe work practices and work procedures

• Certified in Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) and Track Inspection Guidelines (TIGS) is an asset

• Valid driver’s license of “G” classification (Ontario) or higher;

• Ability to read/write/speak English;

• Safety minded work ethic;

• Ability to work autonomously and adapt to different situations

• Demonstrate good teamwork and maintain positive interactions with others

• Must be able endure repetitive physical work activities and lift and carry approximately 60lbs;

• Computer skills (office suites, form entry, other) (asset);

• Safety Training and certifications (asset);

• Available to work on various work cycles with occasional overtime

About us.

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Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.7 billion and had around 38,200 employees worldwide. Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.

In Canada, Siemens Mobility has been providing solutions to the transportation industry for more than 40 years, including railway infrastructure maintenance services on the rail networks in Quebec and Ontario, light rail vehicles in Edmonton and Calgary, trainsets delivered to VIA Rail Canada, new trainsets for Ontario Northland that will bring back Northeastern passenger rail to Ontario that are expected to be delivered in 2026, an order for locomotives for Montreal’s exo and the rail electrification and overall system maintenance of the light rail transit network in Kitchener-Waterloo. Our footprint also includes dispatching services operated from Dorval, Québec, to more than 25 railways across Canada covering over 3,400 miles of track.

Today, Siemens Mobility provides customers with full-service capabilities for the entire life cycle of their projects to help evolve our growing cities while supporting Canada’s sustainability goals.

To learn more about Siemens Mobility, visit our website at Siemens Mobility Canada Siemens Mobility Canada (https://www.mobility.siemens.com/ca/en.html)

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