Assistant Superintendent is responsible for providing a safe, customer oriented, cost-effective response to meet requirements. If you enjoy working within a team, problem solving, and a company that promotes a strong safety culture, this opportunity is for you!
Cando provides specialized rail operating services. We provide a wide range of rail services including short line operations, industrial switching, material handling, terminal & transload services, and more. With over 80 operations, we are the 3rd largest locomotive fleet in Canada and growing!
Cando Advantages
- Work Life Balance
- Cando’s Technical and Leadership Training Programs
- Award-Winning Safety Culture
- Group Life, Accidental Death & Dismemberment, and Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Health and Dental Benefits with Voluntary Options
- Opportunities to Grow with Our Expanding U.S. Operations!
Assistant Superintendent is responsible for providing a safe, customer oriented, cost-effective response to meet requirements. The Assistant Superintendent coordinates the safety initiatives, workflow processes, procedures, people management, and daily operational needs on site.
Roles & Responsibilities
Safety
- Perform Safety Management System activities such as Employee Efficiency Testing, Incident Reporting, Workplace assessments, etc.
- Implement changes as a result of site and employee performance audits in a timely manner and to ensure effectiveness of changes
- Respond to incidents, lead investigations and implement recommendations
- Works with employees to ensure that all Cando’s safety policies are strictly adhered to with a focus on operational practices, identifying potential hurdles, targeting inconsistencies and aligning the services of the operations to meet requirements
- Design and implement work systems and procedures for operational effectiveness
- Be a leader in safe work practices; responsible for the mentoring of employees in all aspects of safe railway operations
Management, Administration & Planning
- Ensure service aligns with Vision, Mission, and Goals
- Implement plans for managing growth and delivering on goals and objectives
- Manage contractors on site and ensure they have the understanding, skills, training, and resources to achieve objectives
- Lead activities related to division initiatives; deliver initiatives around company programs and policies
- Interprets legislation, regulations, policies etc. as they relate to the site and services
- Identify new business leads; implement start up plans for new business
- Manage invoicing and purchasing for sites and ensure accurate tracking of key performance indicators
- Monitor locomotive and equipment procurement and maintenance programs
Leadership & Employee Development
- Work to improve operational practices, identify hurdles, target inconsistencies and align services
- Promotes harmonious relations while guiding and coaching; build and maintain healthy relationships
- Prepares and implements employee development plans; ensures all employees have adequate training to contribute fully to the project
- Manage site staffing including participating in interviews, onboarding new employees, managing schedules and absenteeism, performing payroll activities, coordinating training, and conducting performance evaluations
- Work with local Class 1 providers to resolve day to day issues
Skills, Knowledge, & Abilities
- Communicates effectively both orally and in writing with people of all backgrounds, levels of comprehension including managers, employees, customers, and the public
- Demonstrates initiative to work with others to foster a respectful workplace; creates a work environment that is open to maintaining positive relationships
- Considerable knowledge of modern principles, practices, and techniques in motivating employees and building successful working teams
- Ability to measure and report financial metrics and align with department budgets
- General understanding of the principles of efficient service delivery
- Understands effective cost monitoring, control, reporting and bottom-line profitability and accountability
- Demonstrates innovation and responsibility in the decision-making process
- Ability to implement best practices in skill development, training, and service delivery which will be sustainable
- Ability to exercise discretion and good judgement in providing information to internal or external customers in a courteous and tactful manner regarding sensitive or confidential issues
- Ability to handle a diverse range of responsibilities in an entrepreneurial environment
- Proficient in a Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlook with the skill to adapt easily to other software systems
- Ability to perform industrial switching as a ground person and/or locomotive operator as required
- Ability to obtain and maintain rail certification, a valid driver’s license, safety critical medical status, and meet all safety and customer requirements
Education & Experience
- Experience in managing for efficiency and effectiveness to bring about change in a fast-paced environment
- Minimum two (2) years in a leadership position preferable in the industrial switching and/or rail environment
- One (1) year experience working with Safety Management Systems in an industrial environment
- One (1) year experience developing and managing capital and operating budgets
- Must be Locomotive Operator qualified
Note: This description is not intended to limit the assignment of work or be construed as a complete list of the many duties to be performed by the incumbent. The qualifications are provided so interested candidates understand of the level of expertise required in this position.
