About the Role
Join Alstom as a First-Line Supervisor, Train Operations in Toronto, Ontario, and apply your leadership and operational expertise in a dynamic and impactful field. You’ll work alongside a collaborative and customer-focused team of professionals, ensuring the safe, efficient, and timely operation of train movements across the Metrolinx system while delivering exceptional customer service.
Responsibilities
- Ensuring all transportation and customer service activities are performed safely, promptly, and courteously, in compliance with corporate policies, government regulations, and Canadian Rail Operating Rules.
- Coordinating, directing, and supervising Train Operators to ensure the safe operation of trains and the provision of quality service aligned with schedules.
- Monitoring train performance, addressing deviations from operating plans, and collaborating with Metrolinx and host railway officers to ensure daily performance.
- Providing on-the-job training and coaching for Train Operators and supporting the development of follow-up training programs.
- Investigating customer complaints, accidents, injuries, rule violations, and other incidents, and recommending corrective actions to prevent recurrence.
- Responding to accidents, derailments, or disruptions, coordinating maintenance activities, and ensuring a swift return to normal operations.
- Serving as a liaison with the Transportation Safety Board and Transport Canada inspectors regarding operations and investigations.
- Contributing to the development of a Safety Management System to meet regulatory requirements.
Requirements
- A Secondary School diploma.
- Experience as a Locomotive Engineer, Conductor, or similar role in the rail industry, with a minimum of five (5) years of experience.
- Previous experience as a Railway Supervisor, Trainmaster, Superintendent, or in crew management (preferred).
- Rules Qualification and Canadian Rail Operating Rules (CROR) certification (an asset).
- Strong English communication skills, both verbal and written.
- Ability to work different shifts as required.
- Demonstrated ability to lead, coach, and develop teams in a fast-paced environment.
Skills
- Leadership
- Operational expertise
- Customer service
- Team collaboration
- Communication skills
- Coaching
- Team development
Location
- Toronto, Ontario
Work Type
- Full-time
Experience Level
- Minimum of five (5) years of experience
- Previous experience as a Railway Supervisor, Trainmaster, Superintendent, or in crew management (preferred)
Education Level
- Secondary School diploma
Salary/Compensations
- $90,000 to $125,000
Benefits
- Stability
- Challenges
- Long-term career
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams
- Supportive colleagues
- Innovative projects
- Empowering and inclusive working environment
- Career development opportunities
- Award-winning learning opportunities
- Progress towards leadership roles
- Fair and dynamic reward package
- Comprehensive and competitive social coverage (life, medical, pension)
About the Company
- Alstom develops and markets mobility solutions that provide the sustainable foundations for the future of transportation.
- Product portfolio ranges from high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams to integrated systems, customized services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility solutions.
- More than 70,000 people lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide.
- Understands transport networks and what moves people.
- Offers the broadest portfolio in the industry.
- Every day, 80,000 colleagues connect cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.
Equal Opportunity
- As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 63 countries we operate in.
- We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.
- We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing accommodation throughout the recruitment process.
- Alstom is a global company where our people's vision and values embrace Diversity and Inclusion (D&I).
- Wherever we operate and across all our businesses, we want to create an inclusive culture in which diversity is welcomed and appreciated.
- By bringing together people from diverse backgrounds and giving everyone the opportunity to contribute with their knowledge, skills, experiences and perspectives, we also generate value for Alstom and its stakeholders.
- Employment at Alstom is based solely on a person's merit and qualifications directly related to professional competence.
- Alstom does not discriminate against any employee or applicant because of race, creed, colour, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, national origin, disability, age, genetic information, veteran status, marital status, pregnancy or related condition (including breastfeeding), or any other basis protected by law.
- It is Alstom's policy to comply with all applicable national, state and local laws pertaining to non-discrimination and equal opportunity.
- The Company's Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO) policy, as well as its affirmative action obligations, includes the full and complete support of the Company.
- Because it's just the right thing to do.
