Supervisor Mechanical - Vancouver, Canada - Canadian National Railway

Canadian National Railway

Verified Company

Vancouver, Canada

4 days ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

CN is home to opportunities for skilled tradespeople who are interested in continually learning and building a career in a safety-focused, team environment.

Working on state-of-the-art equipment and train cars that carry freight from coast-to-coast-to-coast, you'll feel proud knowing you're a part of what makes the economy work.

And with paid training, you'll be able to evolve your skills. At CN, the careers we offer are meaningful because the work we do matters. Join us

Job Summary

When stationed at a main terminal, the Supervisor, Mechanical (Car) manages the day-to-day operations through unionized staff to ensure railcar inspection maintenance and repair work is performed safely and efficiently.

The Mechanical Supervisor may also be an on-call position that reports to remote locations (line points) and supervises the maintenance, inspection and repair of railcars and locomotives when required outside of main terminals (line points).

Ultimately, managing the day-to-day operations of a 24-7 function, the role is critical to ensuring availability, reliability and dwell targets are achieved in order for CN to meet its commitments to its customers.

Main Responsibilities

Safety Orientation, Compliance and Enforcement

Coach and train Mechanical employees on safe and productive work procedures
Accountable for Online Failure Investigation and followup to include corrective action
Build safety compliance and improve safety results through regular efficiency tests and safety walkabouts and provide feedback (positive and constructive) to subordinate and take action on noncompliant behaviour
Response to dangerous good incidents and leaks in a yard
Liaise with Dangerous Goods Officer and ensure employee and public wellbeing is upheld
Create, train, audit, and enforce of standard operating procedures
Ensure safe operation as measured by accidents, incidents and employee injuries
Manage the onboarding and training activities of new employees and supervisors
Ensure Performance Monitoring Reporting Compliance (PMRC) targets, expectations and objectives are met
Monitor completion and compliance accordingly
Be responsible for preventative maintenance plans and execution on yard vehicles and equipment
Meet audit and compliance requirements (Association of American Railroads (AAR) inspections, chain inspections, qualification recertification, equipment)
Ensure an active involvement in Joint Health and Safety Committee (JHSC) as well as ensuring the subsequent followup
Ensure an active involvement in Apprentice Committee Workplace Location Joint Apprentice Committee (WLJAC)

Problem Solving and Decision Making

Manage wrecking response to yard and line outages, working with Transportation and Engineering and direct reports to efficiently restore service to the operation
Use CN data to analyze car inspection and repair productivity
Determine actions to improve fleet reliability as well as efficient inspection and repair processes
Maintain teamwork and order amongst staff, contractors, and internal clients by acting with a sense of urgency to respond to issues as they may arise

Planning and Organizing Workload

Ensure Shift Supervisors utilize crews effectively by inspecting cars and testing air brakes
Certify that car inspection and productivity standards are maintained to ensure train arrival and departure in accordance with the service plan
Against multiple demands, determine the best opportunity to repair cars to reduce badorder counts and dwell times in order to increase availability
Drive freight car fleet reliability as measured by bad order status, percentage of cars available and initial terminal delay
Ensure overall utilization is maximized, as measured by productivity, attendance and labour costs
Maintain inventory such as personal protective equipment (PPE), parts, etc.

General Leadership and Supervision of both Union & Non-Union Workforce

Communicate company goals and policies to create clear understanding of direction and expectations
Manage earnings per share (EPS) process: evaluate supervisor and employee performance and review performance expectations, actual performance, and overall performance ratings for reports and ensure EPS accountability for both Union and nonUnion reports and completion
Conduct investigations per collective agreement and issues discipline in collaboration with function's leadership team
Develop and sustain the right employee behaviours with feedback, recognition, reinforcement and coaching
Responsible for the administration of payroll and time of requests
Manage account payable responsibilities: paying and authorizing invoices

Working Conditions
The Mechanical Shop operates 24/7 in all weather conditions. The Supervisor Mechanical (Car) works on rotating shifts (days, afternoons, midnights) covering the 24/7 operation. The Supervisor manages the day-to-day operations of the Shop t