Senior Rail Operations Leader

NS & Eastern Railway Limited; Stellarton; On-site; CAD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Group Insurance program

Telemedicine services

Fitness allowance

RRSP contributions

TFSA availability

EFAP

Job summary

Nova Scotia & Eastern Railway is seeking a General Manager to direct the safe, efficient operation of the rail network, ensuring high service levels and on-time freight performance. This role reports to the Vice-President, Operations.

Permanent – Full-time; location TBD. Salary will be determined according to the Genesee & Wyoming Canada salary grid. Candidates should have 10+ years of railroad management experience and a degree in Operations/Logistics.

Qualifications

• High school diploma/College degree or bachelor’s degree in Operations/Logistic fields.
• More than ten (10) years of railroad management experience.
• Knowledge of Train Operations (strong background), Railroad Engineering and Mechanical.
• Familiarity with regulatory environments (CROR, FRA, US Customs, Transport Canada), labour standards, and occupational health and safety requirements.

Responsibilities

• Leads team’s safety process, ensuring the safe operations of the rail network, the safety of the workplace by implanting high level of safety awareness throughout all the departments and across the railroad.
• Manages, coaches, and supports a team of managers for different departments and crafts. Prepare and deploy annual Safety, Operational, Service and Corporate objectives.
• Directs and controls the daily activities of all departments.
• Creates, implements, and modifies operating plans and procedures to ensure that activities are conducted safely and in conformance with accepted practices and guidelines.
• Establishes appropriate service and staffing levels; monitors and evaluates the efficiency and effectiveness of service delivery methods and procedures; allocates resources to meet established schedule requirements.
• Develops and oversees administration of the team budget; assists with forecasts of funds needed for staffing, equipment, materials, and supplies.
• Maintain, develop relationship and communication with customers.
• Participates on various management committees; prepares and presents concise, accurate railroad status reports and other necessary presentations before executive staff.
• Investigate accident/incident with rigour and prepare appropriate documentation with ensuring proper corrective measures and action plan for implementation. Also, ensure a rigorous follow-up on those actions to be implemented.
• Participate to collective agreement negotiation and maintain high level communication with union representative and employees.

Skills

Railroad management

MS Office

Cross-border capability

Regulatory knowledge

Education

High school/College degree in Operations/Logistics

Bachelor’s degree in Operations/Logistics

Tools

MS Office

Outlook

Job description

Nova Scotia & Eastern Railway is seeking a General Manager to direct the safe, efficient operation of the rail network, ensuring high service levels and on-time freight performance. This role reports to the Vice-President, Operations.

Permanent – Full-time; location TBD. Salary will be determined according to the Genesee & Wyoming Canada salary grid. Candidates should have 10+ years of railroad management experience and a degree in Operations/Logistics.