Track Labourer
CPKC
Date: 4 hours ago
City: Kenora, ON
Contract type: Full time
Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here.
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
As a member of CPKC's Engineering team performing preventative, corrective maintenance and repairs on company track structures. Track Labourers operate in a high production environment performing physical labour to build and maintain tracks and manage right of way maintenance. This is a travelling position where your typical schedule will be 8 on/6 off, 7 on/7 off or 4 on/3 off. In Production you will travel across the territory, you will receive a rate premium, mileage, hotel accommodations, meal expenses, etc.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
Medical and Drug Testing
This is a safety sensitive position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.
Background Investigation
For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provide, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
PURPOSE OF THE POSITION:
As a member of CPKC's Engineering team performing preventative, corrective maintenance and repairs on company track structures. Track Labourers operate in a high production environment performing physical labour to build and maintain tracks and manage right of way maintenance. This is a travelling position where your typical schedule will be 8 on/6 off, 7 on/7 off or 4 on/3 off. In Production you will travel across the territory, you will receive a rate premium, mileage, hotel accommodations, meal expenses, etc.
POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:
- Physical labour may vary from moderate to heavy, bending & lifting to 50 lbs. on a regular basis
- Replacing and repairing various track defects, installing railway ties, and fences
- Handling equipment and materials like ballast, shovels, track spikes and rail anchors
- Adjusting the alignment and the surface of the track
- Clearing brush and debris, maintaining drainage, and ensuring safety along the tracks
- Responding to emergencies and track outages
- Operating company vehicles on as need basis
- Employees must always remain focused and be willing to work in a team environment
- This position works shifts; start times are set on a weekly basis and may change daily if required. Daily work shifts can start at any time, night or day
- Work can be seasonal, and employees may be laid off at the end of the work season. Employees will be called back as needed (and in seniority order) for the next work season
- High school diploma or general equivalency
- Must be at least 18 years of age
- Valid driver’s license required: Commercial driver’s license would be considered an asset
- Required to work assigned shift work in a 24/7 operating environment
- Strong communication skills (provide clear and concise instructions/directions including over radio)
- An emphasis on safety is essential for all employees. This is a high-risk environment - working around heavy moving equipment
- Flexible and competitive benefits package
- Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
- Employee Share Purchase Plan
- Annual Fitness Subsidy
- Part-time Studies Program
Medical and Drug Testing
This is a safety sensitive position and a successful pre-employment medical assessment including physical, vision, hearing, and a negative company drug test is required. Post hire qualification drug testing may also be required.
Background Investigation
- Criminal history check
- Education verification
- Driver’s license verification and driving history
For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provide, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).
- Req ID: 104483
- Department: Engineering
- Job Type: Full-Time
- Position Type: Union
- Location: Kenora, Ontario
- Country: Canada
- % of Travel: 90-100%
- # of Positions: 2
- Compensation Rate: $24.64 per hour
- Job Available to: Internal & External
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