Outpost Technician

Alstom; Toronto; On-site; CAD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Alstom is seeking a maintenance professional to troubleshoot and repair electrical and mechanical systems on coaches and locomotives. You will handle power shutdowns, layover setups, and perform thorough inspections, with responsibilities spanning communication with control towers and detailed reporting.

Outpost duties include training at Willowbrook or Whitby, ensuring safety protocols, and maintaining readiness for dispatch.

Qualifications

• Experience or understanding of troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical systems.
• Knowledge of locomotive and coach operations.
• A safety‑focused mindset and ability to follow protocols.
• Strong communication and reporting skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical systems on coaches and locomotives.
• Shutting down consist power and placing it on wayside power, ensuring proper dispatch setup.
• Applying 575 volts layover cables and ensuring the layover system operates correctly.
• Performing comprehensive interior and exterior checks on coaches and locomotives.
• Securing consist with activated radio alarm systems.
• Maintaining minor materials at the outpost station.
• Communicating with the control tower for duty updates.
• Reporting abnormalities and preparing detailed reports.
• Preparing consist for dispatch, including starting Main and HEP engines.
• Undertaking training and testing related to Outpost Location duties at the nearest Zone (Willowbrook or Whitby).

Skills

Troubleshooting & repair

Electrical systems

Mechanical systems

Safety mindset

Communication

Team collaboration

Job description

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high‑speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your troubleshooting and repair expertise in a new cutting‑edge field. You’ll work alongside dynamic and supportive teammates. You’ll play a critical role in ensuring the reliability and safety of our coaches and locomotives. Day‑to‑day, you’ll work closely with teams across the business (such as dispatchers, control tower operators, and maintenance staff), perform routine inspections and repairs, and much more.

You’ll specifically take care of maintaining electrical and mechanical systems, but also ensure proper set‑up and operation of layover systems.

• Troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical systems on coaches and locomotives
• Shutting down consist power and placing it on wayside power, ensuring proper dispatch setup
• Applying 575 volts layover cables and ensuring the layover system operates correctly
• Performing comprehensive interior and exterior checks on coaches and locomotives
• Securing consist with activated radio alarm systems
• Maintaining minor materials at the outpost station
• Communicating with the control tower for duty updates
• Reporting abnormalities and preparing detailed reports
• Preparing consist for dispatch, including starting Main and HEP engines
• Undertaking training and testing related to Outpost Location duties at the nearest Zone (Willowbrook or Whitby)

All About You

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Experience or understanding of troubleshooting and repairing electrical and mechanical systems
• Knowledge of locomotive and coach operations
• A safety‑focused mindset and ability to follow protocols
• Strong communication and reporting skills
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life‑long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also:

• Enjoy stability, challenges and a long‑term career free from boring daily routines
• Work with new security standards for rail signalling
• Collaborate with transverse teams and helpful colleagues
• Contribute to innovative projects
• Utilise our inclusive and flexible working environment
• Steer your career in whatever direction you choose across functions and countries
• Benefit from our investment in your development, through award‑winning learning
• Progress towards roles such as Maintenance Supervisor or Technical Specialist
• Benefit from a fair and dynamic reward package that recognises your performance and potential, plus comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal‑opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across 63 countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you!