Posted 20 days ago
Électricien(ne) / Electrician
@ CAD Railway Industries
Montréal, Quebec
Overview
CAD Railway Industries is hiring a full-time electrician to install, test and repair electrical systems on railway cars and locomotives at its Lachine workshops in Montreal. The role requires a DEP in maintenance or construction electricity, the ability to read English procedures, and tolerance for harsh conditions including heat, cold, noise, dust, confined spaces and heights. Railway experience is an asset.
Responsibilities:
- Lire les schémas électriques et déterminer l'emplacement du matériel
- Installer, vérifier et réparer câblage, prises et luminaires
- Effectuer des essais de continuité, tension et résistance
- Entretenir moteurs, générateurs, transformateurs et batteries industrielles
- Compléter les fiches de production
Requirements summary:
- DEP en électricité d'entretien ou de construction
- Capacité à lire des procédures en anglais
- Bonne condition physique
- Travail en chaleur, froid, bruit, poussière et endroits en hauteur
- Expérience en milieu ferroviaire, un atout
Tools & skills
Source and dates
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- Employer posting date
- 2026-10-20
- First seen by our source
- 2026-10-21
- Source record updated
- 2026-10-21
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Job details
| Department | Maintenance & repair |
| Hours per week | 40 (estimated) |
| Travel | air: none · ground: none |
| Work setting | Plant or factory, Vehicle |
| Position | Sitting and standing |
| Physical demands | physical high · computer low |
| Languages | English, French |
| Education | Trade certificate (required) |
| Fields of study | électricité d'entretien, électricité de construction |
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Full company description
CAD Railway Industries: Leading the Future of Rail Transportation === With over 45 years of excellence, CAD Railway Industries has established itself as a leader in the rail sector. Based in Lachine, Quebec, we specialize in delivering comprehensive repair and refurbishment services for locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, and diesel engines. Our work ensures long-lasting performance, extending the life of rail assets by up to 20 years. CAD has grown and expanded its business from coast to coast in the past decade. In 2017, CAD strengthened its national reach by acquiring Calgary-based Caltrax Inc., Western Canada’s only independent rail repair services provider with already 3 locations. With 450 skilled employees and facilities strategically located across Canada, CAD Railway Industries is your trusted partner in maintaining rail transportation's safety, efficiency, and sustainability—keeping the industry on track for the future.
- LinkedIn followers
- 36,346
- People associated on LinkedIn
- 296
- Reported office locations
- 155 Montreal-Toronto Highway, Lachine, Québec H8S 1B4, CA
- 1805 30 Ave SE, Calgary, Alberta T2G 4X8, CA
- Business categories
- Energy Management
- Railroad
- Environmental Consulting
- Fleet Management
- Industrial Manufacturing
- Logistics
- Mechanical Engineering
- Transportation
- Automotive
- Other recorded names
- CAD Railway Industries
- CADRail
- CAD Railway Industries Ltd.
- Specialties
- Locomotive Engine Repair
- Train Car Repair
- Train Car Remanufacturing
- and Locomotive Overhaul
- Profile identifies a recruitment agency
- No
- Reported total investment
- 0
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CAD Railway Industries: Leading the Future of Rail Transportation === With over 45 years of excellence, CAD Railway Industries has established itself as a leader in the rail sector. Based in Lachine, Quebec, we specialize in delivering comprehensive repair and refurbishment services for locomotives, freight cars, passenger cars, and diesel engines. Our work ensures long-lasting performance, extending the life of…
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Industry | Railroad Equipment Manufacturing |
| Company size | 201-500 employees |
| Headquarters | Lachine, Québec |
| Organization type | Privately Held |
| Year founded | 1968 |
| Specialties | Locomotive Engine RepairTrain Car RepairTrain Car Remanufacturingand Locomotive Overhaul |
| Open jobs on Jobsy | 13 |
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Qui sommes-nous ?
CAD Railway Industries est une entreprise québécoise active depuis plus de 60 ans, spécialisée dans la réparation, la conversion et la remise à neuf d’équipements ferroviaires (wagons et locomotives).
L’entreprise possède des ateliers et des bureaux à Montréal (secteur Lachine) et en Alberta (sous la bannière Caltrax).
Notre mission est de réparer, prolonger la durée de vie et moderniser les équipements confiés par nos clients afin de leur donner une seconde vie.
Nos équipes conçoivent des équipements répondant aux besoins de nos clients, tant pour le transport de marchandises que de passagers.
Rôles et responsabilités
- Lire et interpréter les schémas électriques, les plans et les prescriptions pour déterminer l'emplacement du matériel électrique;
- Installer, vérifier, remplacer et réparer des câbles électriques, prises de courant, boîtes de commutation, conduits, artères, montages de câbles à fibres optiques et coaxiaux, appareils d'éclairage et autres composants;
- Procéder aux essais de matériel électrique et électronique et de composants pour vérifier la continuité, le courant, la tension et la résistance;
- Entretenir, réparer, installer et procéder aux essais des appareils de coupure, transformateurs, compteurs de tableaux de distribution, régulateurs et réacteurs;
- Entretenir, réparer, installer et procéder aux essais des moteurs électriques, générateurs, alternateurs, batteries d'accumulateurs industriels, et systèmes hydrauliques et pneumatiques de contrôle électrique;
- Compléter les fiches de production;
- Accomplir toute autre tâche requise par les opérations.
Exigences du poste
- DEP en électricité d’entretien ou de construction;
- Capacité à lire des procédures en anglais;
- Avoir une bonne condition physique;
- Pouvoir travailler dans des conditions difficiles : chaleur et froid, bruit, poussière, odeurs, endroits clos et en hauteur.
- Expérience en milieu ferroviaire, un atout.
Aptitudes et compétences
- Aptitude à travailler en équipe et de façon autonome;
- Aptitude à travailler sous pression et avoir bonne gestion des priorités ;
- Flexibilité quant aux tâches à accomplir;
- Usage fonctionnel de l’anglais, parlé et lu.
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Who are we?
CAD Railway Industries is an ambitious Quebec company, in business for more than 60 years, specializing in the repair, conversion and reconditioning of railway equipment (cars and locomotives of all kinds) that has workshops and offices in Montreal (Lachine sector) and Alberta (under the Caltrax banner).
Over the years, our mission has become more precise in order to become a responsible company that seeks to repair and extend the life of the equipment whose work our customers entrust to us or, in many situations, to modernize it and literally give it a 2nd life.
In their projects, our teams therefore see to designing equipment that will meet the needs of these same customers who work on both the cargo and passenger side.
Roles and Responsibilities
• Read and interpret electrical schematics, drawings, and specifications to determine the location of electrical equipment;
• Install, inspect, replace, and repair electrical wiring, outlets, switch boxes, conduits, raceways, fiber optic and coaxial cable assemblies, lighting fixtures, and other components;
• Perform testing of electrical and electronic equipment and components to verify continuity, current, voltage, and resistance;
• Maintain, repair, install, and test switching devices, transformers, meters, distribution panels, regulators, and reactors;
• Maintain, repair, install, and test electric motors, generators, alternators, industrial storage batteries, and hydraulic and pneumatic electrical control systems;
• Complete production reports;
• Perform any other tasks required by operations.
Job Requirements
• DEP (Vocational Diploma) in maintenance or construction electricity;
• Ability to read procedures in English;
• Good physical condition;
• Ability to work in challenging conditions: heat and cold, noise, dust, odors, confined spaces, and at heights;
• Experience in a railway environment is an asset.
Skills and Competencies
• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team;
• Ability to work under pressure and manage priorities effectively;
• Flexibility regarding assigned tasks;
• Functional use of English, spoken and read.
The masculine form is used in this text solely to simplify its wording and facilitate reading.
Please send your résumé to the following address: [email protected]
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