Supervisor Track Production-CA

CN; Kamloops; On-site; CAD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

CN is seeking a Production Team Lead to oversee the operation of the production team within the Region. The incumbent develops and oversees unionized Railroaders to ensure safe, quality, and efficient production and shipment of track products for Engineering's Capital and Maintenance programs.

You will coordinate workflow, monitor KPIs for safety, quality and efficiency, and ensure adherence to CN track standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of supervising, planning, coordinating, scheduling, and auditing production operations in a unionized environment.
• Equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Overseeing Employee Performance and Safety
• Coordinate and monitor production cycle, planning, scheduling, and staffing
• Lead Track Programs and Safety to ensure cost-effective, on-time shipments
• Communicate with customers regarding product requirements, schedules, and shipping

Skills

Leadership

Safety

Communication

Mentoring

Team management

Education

High School Diploma or GED

CROR Card

Valid Class 5 Driver's Licence

First Aid & CPR

Tools

SAP Production Planning

Microsoft Office

Track Standards Knowledge

Job description

Job Summary

The Incumbent is responsible for leading the operation of the production team within the Region. The incumbent develops and oversees unionized Railroaders to ensure safe, quality, and efficient production and shipment of track products for Engineering's Capital and Maintenance programs.

The Incumbent is responsible for leading the operation of the production team within the Region. The incumbent develops and oversees unionized Railroaders to ensure safe, quality, and efficient production and shipment of track products for Engineering's Capital and Maintenance programs.

Main Responsibilities

Overseeing Employee Performance and Safety

• Ensure effective, impactful, and engaging leadership of unionized staff
• Improve team and individual performance through mentoring, training, coaching, auditing, and feedback
• Lead continuous improvement culture
• Communicate with customers regarding detailed product requirements, schedule, and shipping requirements

Lead Track Programs and Safety

• Coordinate and monitor products through complete production cycle, which includes planning, scheduling, staffing, producing, handling inventory, loading, shipping, and documenting
• Cohere to a production schedule and control internal and external customer expectations
• Ensure the production process is cost-effective, and shipments are made on time
• Coordinate, establish, and implement standard operating procedures for safe and quality production

Ensure Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) of safety, quality, and efficiency are met or exceeded

Inspect major track work in accordance with CN track Standards

Working Conditions

The incumbent works primarily outdoors (90%) with limited office time (10%), in all types of weather and environmental conditions. The role requires extensive travel (80%) across the region to provide oversight on projects and programs. The position is required to work a production cycle schedule, including overnight stays. The role requires being available on-call 24/7 for critical incidences. The role involves managing priorities and delivering work within established timelines, with support from the team to ensure sustainable and effective workload management.

Experience

• Minimum 2 years of supervising, planning, coordinating, scheduling, and auditing production operations in a unionized environment
• Candidates with an equivalent combination of education, training, and experience will be considered

Education/Certification/Designation

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)
• Valid Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) Card
• Valid Class 5 Drivers Licence
• First Aid and Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) qualified
• Candidates with equivalent practical experience, education, or training will be considered

Competencies

• We Care About Each Other
• We Strive for Excellence
• We Succeed Together
• We Lead Responsibly
• Vision and strategic thinking
• Impactful and inclusive leadership
• Performance and value delivery
• Empowerment and talent development
• Strategic communication and influence
• Managerial courage and decisiveness
• Compliance
• High
• Planning
• Build trust
• Depth of analysis

Technical Skills/Knowledge

• Knowledge in the interpretation and application of CN Engineering Track Standards, Track Standard Drawings, and Recommended Methods
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, Word)
• Ability to learn business-critical systems, including Systems, Applications and Products (SAP) such as Production Planning, Payroll, and Time Reporting
• Additionally, interest in learning Service Reliability System (SRS), Safety Risk Management (SRM) eBusiness Applications, Lotus Notes Applications, which consist of Performance Assessment Process (PAP), Performance Monitoring Compliance Rules (PMRC)
• Fluently bilingual both written and verbal (English, French)*

Any requirement marked with (*) will be considered an asset (not mandatory).