Track Maintainer/Flagman

Job description

Change the future with us.

We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

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 2022, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2022.

What will you do?

Primary/Essential Responsibilities and Duties

• Removes and replaces track and track components.
• Inspect and repair rail lubricators.
• Clean Flangeways.
• Remove graffiti and garbage from alignment.
• Removes and replaces ballast.
• Corrects deviations in track surface, alignment and gauge.
• Observes condition of tracks, track beds, and track right of way to detect and report problems or defects.
• Installs and repairs street and railroad crossings.
• Complies with all company and railroad safety rules, practices and regulations.

General/Other Responsibilities and Duties

• Digs holes and trenches.
• Repair fence.
• Sorts track material for loading and unloading.
• Cleans tracks and clears ice and snow from tracks and switch boxes.
• Lubricates machines, changes oil, and fills hydraulic reservoirs to specified levels.
• Cuts brush and vegetation from the right-of-way.
• Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned
• Alignment housekeeping.

**This job description is not intended to represent a complete, comprehensive list of all duties and responsibilities that may be required in this position. There may be unplanned activities and other duties as assigned.**

What will you need to succeed?

Qualifications

• Experience with track installation, maintenance and repair is an asset.
• Ability to understand verbal and written instructions, both general and technical.
• Problem solving and troubleshooting skills.
• Basic math skills.
• Good verbal skills to communicate and coordinate with crew and managers.
• Basic computer skills (word, excel)
• DZ driver's license is an asset.
• Machine operation experience an asset.
• Able and willing to work rotating shifts to support a 24/7/365 operation

Physical Requirements and Working Conditions

• Works outdoors and able to be exposed to all weather conditions including extreme hot and cold temperatures
• Frequently stands, walks, climbs, balances, lifts, bends, and moves objects up to 50 pounds on uneven terrain
• Exposed to loud noise.
• Exposed to live track/trains and high voltage.
• Ability to work rotating shifts
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team
• Ability to maintain concentration and mental alertness in a variety of situations
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

About us.

We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.

Siemens Mobility is the global market leader for mobility solutions that enable the efficient, safe and ecofriendly transport of people and goods – and help improve the quality of everyday life for millions of people around the globe. Our range of offerings includes rail vehicles, rail automation, road traffic management systems and rail electrification. Our data-driven services offer customers unrivaled value-added in the rail sector. Our intelligent mobility solutions increase the availability of infrastructure, optimize throughput and create a new quality of passenger experience. We call this Ingenuity for Life.

Making a difference together we raised $$385,000 towards charitable contributions, support over 38 non-profit organizations and planted 660 trees in our local communities. Siemens Canada has 2,500 employees from coast-to-coast and 24 office and production facilities across Canada. Join our team of approximately 293,000 talented professionals in more than 190 countries/regions and help us tackle the most exciting challenges to build a successful future together. So, what are you waiting for? Take your next career step with us.

To learn more about Siemens Canada, visit our website at www.siemens.ca

While we appreciate all applications we receive, we advise that only candidates under consideration will be contacted.

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