Rail Operations Lead - 5-on/5-off Shift

Keyera Corp.; Fort Saskatchewan; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Keyera is seeking a Rail Team Lead to oversee daily rail operations at our terminals. You will provide frontline leadership to the rail team, coordinate movements, ensure safe and reliable execution, and maintain strong communication with operations, maintenance, logistics and commercial stakeholders.

You will guide staffing, planning, and continuous improvement in a unionized environment, while upholding Keyera safety standards and procedures.

Qualifications

• Experience leading rail or terminal operations and scheduling.
• Leadership experience with coaching and performance management.
• Strong understanding of rail operations, safety, and procedures.
• Union environment experience is an asset.
• Familiar with collective agreements and labour relations concepts.
• Commitment to safety, hazard identification, and operational readiness.
• Clear, timely communication and strong cross-functional collaboration.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic setting.

Responsibilities

• Provide day‑to‑day leadership to rail operations employees, including assigning work, coaching employees, supporting performance, and maintaining clear expectations in a unionized operating environment.
• Support the safe and efficient execution of rail operations, including loading and unloading priorities, rail movements, car volumes, terminal status, production constraints, and operational risks.
• Maintain clear communication and alignment with the Operations Manager, rail operations teams, maintenance, logistics, Commercial, CN, Cando, and other internal and external rail stakeholders.
• Identify, mitigate, and manage rail production constraints, including railcar availability, loading and unloading delays, track access, equipment readiness, maintenance conflicts, and third-party service impacts.
• Create, review, and implement rail operating procedures while maintaining working knowledge of CSOP, OSS, SDS, Keyera standards, rail safety requirements, and applicable site procedures.
• Support rail pre‑maintenance planning with operations and maintenance staff, including lockout/tagout, pre‑job meetings, JHIDs, job planning, track or equipment access, and operational readiness.
• Coordinate rail inspections, yard inspections, HSE event follow‑up, corrective actions, rail‑related deficiencies, Maximo service requests, and related reporting.
• Train, validate, and support Facility Operators and rail operations teams on rail competencies, loading and unloading procedures, yard inspections, documentation, and site expectations.
• Support employee development, Annual Development Reviews, performance discussions, investigations, accommodation matters, return‑to‑work planning, grievance discussions, and labour relations processes in consultation with Operations leadership, Human Resources, and Labour Relations as required.
• Support rail staffing, scheduling, vacation coverage, weekend coverage, work lists, billing, purchase requisitions, financial and administrative approvals, bad order car reports, CN activity updates, rail asset administration, and related communications.
• Support rail terminal business needs, customer requirements, project work, training, and cross‑functional activities at related terminals, or other rail‑related departments as required, including after‑hours escalation and troubleshooting for rail movements, asset issues, equipment concerns, or terminal disruptions.

Skills

Leadership

Safety mindset

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Time management

Stakeholder management

Problem solving

Relationship building

Tools

Maximo

Job description

Keyera is seeking a Rail Team Lead to oversee daily rail operations at our terminals. You will provide frontline leadership to the rail team, coordinate movements, ensure safe and reliable execution, and maintain strong communication with operations, maintenance, logistics and commercial stakeholders.

You will guide staffing, planning, and continuous improvement in a unionized environment, while upholding Keyera safety standards and procedures.