Train Conductor

Adecco is currently hiring full-time Train Conductors to join our client’s rail operations team. In this safety critical role, you will be responsible for coordinating train movements, assembling and disassembling rail cars, and ensuring safe, compliant, and efficient rail operations. This is a hands on position ideal for individuals who thrive in outdoor, physically demanding environments and excel at teamwork and communication.

• Location: Edmonton, AB

• Schedule: Flexible schedule aligned with a 24/7 rail environment

• Job type: Permanent | Full-time

Responsibilities:

• Ensure compliance with all train orders, signals, railroad rules and regulations related to safety and operations

• Provide and receive various forms of oral and printed instructions concerning the movement and placement of rail cars

• Assemble and dismantle trains in the rail yard, and pick up and set off rail cars on-route

• Observe, interpret, and relay signals to ensure safe train and locomotive movement

• Operate track switches to change locomotive and rail car routes

• Inspect the condition of a train and equipment

• Make effective decisions when in unfamiliar locations or emergency situations

• Communicate effectively with the Rail Traffic Control centre, other train crews and other departments on a regular basis via handheld radio

Qualifications:

• Relevant work experience in similar working conditions or regulatory and safety environment*

• Completion of College or Vocational or Technical School or Freight Conductor experience*

• High School Diploma or General Educational Development (GED)

• Write and pass safety and rules exams (as per collective agreement, subsequent mandatory Locomotive Engineer qualification to retain seniority and employment)

• Obtain and maintain Conductors Rule Card

• Possess and maintain a valid driver’s license

• Possess and maintain a passport allowing entry and re-entry to the Canada and the United States (in certain specific locations)

• Proficiency in both oral and written communications

• Must be legally eligible to work, and reside in Canada

*Any experience and/or education for these above would be considered as an asset

Working Conditions

• Work a flexible schedule aligned with a 24/7 rail environment, including nights, weekends, holidays, and overtime.

• Ability to be away from home for extended periods when required.

• Push, pull, lift, and carry up to 90 lbs.

• Work primarily outdoors in a variety of weather and environmental conditions.

• Operate rail car and locomotive devices including uncoupling levers and handbrakes.

• Climb on and off moving rail cars; walk and stand for extended periods.

• Grasp and hold objects while riding the side of a train.

• Frequent bending, stooping, squatting, and kneeling.

• Meet required medical fitness standards, including colour vision requirements set by the Railway Association of Canada.

Here's why you should apply:

• Competitive Wages, Benefits, and Pension Plan

• Paid Training and Career Development

• Medical, vision, and dental insurance

• Employee Share Investment Plan

Are you interested in this position? Apply now! Our dynamic team of recruiters will reach out if you qualify for this role.

Land Acknowledgement
Adecco acknowledges that our head office is located in Tkarón:to/Toronto, on the traditional territory of many Nations, including the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee, the Huron-Wendat, and the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. We recognize that our teams operate in offices and communities across the country, on the ancestral and contemporary lands of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis Peoples. We’re committed to continued learning, respectful relationships, and taking meaningful actions in partnership with Indigenous communities.

Our Diversity & Inclusion Statement
At Adecco our purpose is simple: to make the future work for everyone. We live our values, Passion, Collaboration, Inclusion, Courage, and Customers at Heart, by fostering a workplace where diversity is celebrated and every voice matters. This position is open to individuals who self-identify as First Nations, Inuit, and/or Métis, the Indigenous peoples of Canada. Through this initiative, Adecco is taking proactive measures to support the equitable representation of Indigenous peoples in the workforce in alignment with section 16(1) of the Canadian Human Rights Act. Together, we’re making the future work for everyone.