CN Railway Hiring
 

I just thought that I would share.

https://prod.fadvhms.com/cnr/jobboar...FB4F1F9E74DDED

So far, CN has hired 30 people for Vancouver, and now are looking for another 25.

For those interested, you will be applying as a conductor. Basically, in charge of the train, but not moving it. Hours are weird, but the pay is damn good. Training wage is $20 an hour (800 a week) and after 6 months, you will be making, at minimum, $220 a day in the yard.

Hope to see those of you who are interested in a few months in the yard.

EDIT: Now looking for more. New job posting was up as of October 12!

how many hrs do you work a single day?

8 hours. We don't have the quit system anymore like we used to. They can ask you to work over time (3 hours) or pull a double shift (16 total, two 8 hour shifts), but that won't be until you're qualified and done all training.

when you said in charge of train. Can you be a little more specific? And is this mostly indoor job or outdoor? Thanks

do you need to take the train course @ bcit before you can apply for this job?

Basically, the engineer drives the locomotive. The train (locomotive and rail cars) is your responsibility. You handle the paperwork, the inspections, etc of the train to ensure it's safe operation.

It is also unlikely that a new hire would be on the road for most of their shifts. Expect to be in the yard putting together or pulling apart trains.

It is ENTIRELY outdoors. I suppose I should be a bit more descriptive as well. The railway runs 24/7. Employees will work around the clock to ensure things run they way they should. There is a good possibility of working evenings/nights, and almost guaranteed that you will work weekends and holidays.

Baring that though, it's a hell of a job and I don't think that I could be happier anywhere else.


I did, but there were several in my hiring group who did not.

so its about 53g base salary to start eh.

whats the upper cap? just interested.

Working yard, looking around 70k.

Working road, we have guys clearing 120k.

Engineer will clear closer to 140k.

Thanks for the info il def be applying (sorry can't Thanks you via mobile).

Is this full time work, or more on call? Guaranteed 40 hours?
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It's full time. CN does not hire transportation trades as part time.

At first, it will be on call on the spare board, but there is a board guarantee. There is, however, 4-6 months of training to go through first.

Damn, sounds like a fun job.

I can't see myself in a 9-5 office job.

I'm guessing the first interview will be a group interview?

Yes and no. When I went, they held an info session for those who they picked out of the pool of candidates they had. After said info session, we were taken individually for interviews (2 interviewers to one potential hire). After that, I never received another interview, but many people in my class did.

interesting, what kind of qualifications do you need?

Grade 12 is all they really ask. That being said, a bit of common sense, an eye for detail, and a good sense of safety tend to help.

sht i would totally applied if i wasnt busy with stupid intern
sounds awesome

Suddenly, I like trains.

How far do we have to work around the vicinity of Metro Vancouver?

"Working shifts, sometimes away from home for up to 6 days " this somewhat put me off but I'll apply and go from there for more info. :)

Farthest from city of Van is Surrey. The "up to six days away from home" is not realistic. Doubtful that you will get that, but it can happen from time to time. That is really only for road shifts and not the yard.

Any idea when they will start calling?

Also the application process was pretty long. When I got to the final part and I clicked next, there was no "thank you for applying" or "your application has been completed" type message. Just a blank page. Is that normal? Also I recieved an email however saying my application has been received. Just worried they only have my email address and not the results of that long process.
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Do you have to be built? i'm not a huge guy by any means, but i got good work ethic and this looks very appealing.

I have applied in the past for this job and had no response, I have trades experience have worked as a mechanic for 7 years and also have paramedics training i think i would be a good fit for this kinda work is there any other way to apply? is there a place i could hand a resume in or just online?

It's normal. I had the same. Just keep track on the CN website for status updates. From what I understand, my class, as well as the one after, will go through training. 3-5 months hopefully, then they will take in the next intake as to not overflow the system.

We have all sizes of people in our class. Big, small, male and female. Being strong helps, but by no means is it a requirement.

As far as I know, the only way to apply is through a CN career fair (there hasn't been one in a few years) or online. They don't take resumes or applications any other way.

applied

There is a short video description on the conductor job which is very helpful under Working at CN heading.