Manager Production(Locomotive) - #446451

Canadian Pacific (CPKC) and Kansas City Southern (KCS) are now CPKC. As the only truly North American railway, we are making big moves! Drawing on our strong foundations and heritage, CPKC moves essential goods across our 20,000-mile network to support economic growth throughout Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. Be a part of history as we connect a continent and create exciting career opportunities across our new transnational network. Visit cpkcr.com to learn about the CPKC advantage, our purpose and culture.

PURPOSE OF POSITION:

As the Production Manager you will be leading a team with varied strengths of locomotive maintenance professionals daily covering all aspects of planning, scheduling, assignment of work within a locomotive maintenance environment, ensuring that all maintenance production performed safely and in compliance with regulatory and maintenance standards consistent with expectations of the business. The ideal candidate builds a safety focused culture, communicates efficiently, and drives accountability.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Supports Front line Mechanical supervisors on the planning and execution maintenance and repair activities, hold supervisors and craft accountable to daily production targets
• Accountable for continuity of production shift over shift
• Support, communicate and deliver to key performance indicators. Drills down to get to the root cause of business issues to ensure all direct reports have an understanding of the business objectives, as well as the role they are all accountable for
• Validate job briefings, end of shift briefings, safety meetings and activities to ensure that safety rules, procedures and policies are adhered to through efficiency testing and safety tracking document
• Validate that there is the appropriate level of stock/material and holds store department accountable to protect production plans for next 72 hours
• Maintain communication and create positive working relationships with local union officials. Ensures the collective agreement is understood and handled as it is written
  
  

POSITION REQUIRMENTS:

• Must possess a minimum of a High school diploma or mechanical/Electrical trade certification and or equivalent university degree
• Valid driver’s license
• 3-5 years Railroad experience and leading front-line operations
• Experience in locomotive maintenance on GE and EMD locomotive product types
• Read and understand safety instructions, operating rules and regulations and other written or printed material in English
• Proficient in MS Office Outlook, Word, and Excel and knowledge of SAP systems
• Effectively communication and coach a vast array of employees, while being adaptable to change
  
  

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension plan
• Employee Share Purchase Plan
• Performance Incentive Program
• Annual Fitness Subsidy
• Part-time Studies Program
  
  

ADDITONAL INFOMRATION:

As an employer with national presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Medical Requirements:

Operating safely is a core foundation of CPKC. Our commitment is to protect our people, customers, communities in which we operate the environment and our assets. We are also committed to a healthy and safe workplace. CPKC’s Alcohol and Drug Policy and Procedures (“Policy and Procedures”) support these commitments. All new hires for a safety sensitive position will be required to complete a pre-employment medical that includes a physical, vision, hearing, alcohol and drug audit assessment. Pre-employment qualification drug test(s) are also required.

Background Investigation:

The successful candidate will need to successfully complete the following clearances:

• Criminal history check
• Reference check
• Verification of driver’s license and driving history
  
  

Management Conductor Program:

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including women, Black, Indigenous, People of Colour (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community, and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA)”.

With Job Requisition Fields

• Req ID: 104564
• Department: Mechanical Loco
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Montreal, Quebec
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 0-10%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External