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Siemens METROLINX Track Supervisor, OAKVILLE in Oakville, Ontario
Job Family: Customer Services
Req ID: 416118
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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 2022, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2022.
The Opportunity
As part of our Maintenance group and reporting to the Track Manager, the Track Supervisor is responsible for leading our track maintenance activities on the Oakville Subdivision.
Key Responsibilities and Functions
Provide direct leadership, oversight and guidance to a team of Assistant Track Supervisors, Track Foremen, Welders, Operators, Flagmen and Track Maintainers;
Manage and oversee the day-to-day operations of all inspection, maintenance and repair activities;
Identify work requirements, prioritize and plan maintenance activities with the assistance of his subordinates and monitor the execution and progression of plans;
Ensure that the work performed is completed in accordance with regulatory requirements and all applicable standards, with a high degree of quality;
Ensure that all necessary inspections and testing are performed as per requirements;
Ensure that reporting is completed (including Key Performance Indicators’) as per Maintenance Plans and customer requirements;
Ensure that track infrastructure is safe for train operations at all times or protected accordingly;
Act as a leader in terms of safety, providing guidance and information on safety practices, procedures or policies;
Perform efficiency and operational testing in the field and follow-up on non-compliances and corrective actions;
Lead accident, incident and near miss investigations and assess disciplinary measures, if and when required.
Approve payroll and expenses;
Assist in preparing budgets and cost estimates;
Maintain steady interaction and reporting with the customer, as needed;
Required Skills and Qualifications
Minimum of 2 years of management experience in the field of railway maintenance operations (Assistant Track Supervisor, Road Master, etc.);
A minimum of five (5) years of experience as a certified Track Foreman;
Track inspection guidelines (TIG) qualified and certified, with experience in track inspection (minimum 5 years); experience in maintaining Continuous Welded Rail (CWR);
Familiar with Transport Canada track safety rules, and other applicable regulations;
Ontario driver’s license of the class appropriate for the vehicle(s) they are to operate.
Demonstrated experience in managing work crews;
Able to efficiently delegate responsibilities and monitor progression of delegated tasks
Thorough understanding of Engineering Track Standards and Track Safety regulations;
Knowledgeable with track inspection procedures, installation and maintenance work;
Strong Leadership and Management Skills;
Highly organized and flexible;
Team player with the ability to train, supervise coach other employees;
Self-motivation and distinctive assertiveness;
Good written and verbal skills;
Good Skills in MS Office, SharePoint;
Ability to work under pressure and take ownership of escalating issues;
Valid driving licence.
About us.
We share our ideas and champion the people behind them.
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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