Track Maintainer​/Truck Driver

Track Maintainer/Truck Driver

At CN, safety and integrity guide every action. You will work outdoors in a teamwork-focused environment, maintaining track components to keep the economy on track. This role is key to ensuring our infrastructure is safe, sound, and train‑ready.

The Track Maintainer/Truck Driver is responsible for maintaining track components. The position leads crews to ensure that fixtures on the railroad work properly and participates in inspecting, repairing, and replacing rails, ties, switches, and ballasts.

• Available to work shifts, away from home on various work cycles, and occasional overtime
• Work outdoors in various types of weather and environmental conditions, involving physical work
• Perform repetitive physical activities
• Lift and carry 50 pounds (22 kg) frequently and up to 70 pounds (32 kg) occasionally
• Good eye‑hand coordination and grasping

• Inspect and maintain track structure and right‑of‑way to CN’s specifications
• Supervise and develop track forces to ensure quality maintenance and safe work performance
• Inspect track work on completion and approve track for service
• Maintain train operating restrictions in alignment with track standards
• Implement safety directives and assist in the development of safety programs and goals
• Drive trucks to transport materials, equipment, and personnel to and from work sites
• Load and unload cargo, securing loads according to safety standards
• Communicate effectively with dispatchers, supervisors, and clients
• Perform pre‑trip and post‑trip inspections of the vehicle, reporting any maintenance issues
• Remove and replace defective ties, rails, spikes, and anchors
• Correct deviations in track surface, alignment, and gauge
• Install and repair street and railroad crossings
• Assist in the replacement and repair of items such as power‑operated switches and insulated joints
• Help to unload ballast and distribute track material
• Sort used track material for loading, which may be loaded by hand
• Clear brush, vegetation, snow, and litter from railroad right‑of‑way
• Establish and maintain drainage
• Clean up after work completion
• Comply with track safety standards, Operating Rules, and safe work procedures
• Complete work, material inventory, and inspection reports

• Experience in similar working conditions
• High School Diploma or equivalent General Education Diploma (GED)
• Valid Driver’s License
• Knowledge of Microsoft Office (Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Collaborates with others and shares information
• Communicates with impact
• Sets direction and inspires others
• Leads by example for the safety and security of all
• Considers ESG principles in all operations

• Welding skills
• Knowledge of signals or Railroad Operating Rules

• Competitive wages and benefits
• Paid training and career development
• Medical, vision, and dental insurance
• Defined benefits pension plan
• Employee share investment plan
• Educational financial assistance program
• Employee resource groups (ERGs)
• Generous employee discount program
• Employee & family assistance program (EFAP)
• Telemedicine service

This position is a unionized position, as such pay and benefits are governed by the applicable Collective Agreement.

Successful candidates will participate in a paid four‑week training program at a CN Campus (Winnipeg, MB) with additional on‑the‑job training to ensure they meet regulatory requirements and CN’s safety standards. Completion of the classroom and on‑the‑job training is required to continue employment as a Track Maintainer at CN.

• 4 weeks at CN Campus

As an equal‑opportunity employer, qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, and other protected status as required by applicable law.