METROLINX S&C Maintainer, Central

Change the future with us. We are looking for dedicated and talented people who tackle ever-changing challenges, customer needs, and questions from colleagues with clever concepts and creativity. We embrace change and work with curious minds re-inventing the future of work. Join us and let us focus together on what’s truly important: making lives better with new ideas and the latest technology around the world.

Why you’ll love working for Siemens!

  • Freedom and a healthy work- life balance– Embrace our flexible work environment with flex hours, telecommuting and digital workspaces.
  • Solve the world’s most significant problems – Be part of exciting and innovative projects.
  • Engaging, challenging, and fast evolving, cutting edge technological environment.
  • Opportunities to advance your career and mentorship programs on a local and global scale.
  • Competitive total rewards package.
  • Profit sharing available.
  • Rewarding vacation entitlement with the opportunity to buy and sell your vacation depending on your lifestyle.
  • Contribute to our social responsibility initiatives focused on access to education, access to technology and sustaining communities and make a positive impact on the community.
  • Participate in our celebrations, social events and offsite business events.
  • Opportunities to contribute your innovative ideas and get paid for them!
  • Employee perks and discounts.
  • Diversity and inclusivity focused.
Siemens is proud to be an eight-time award winner of Canada’s Top 100 Employers, Canada’s Greenest Employers 2023, Canada’s Top Employers for Young People 2022 and Greater Toronto's Top Employers 2022. The Opportunity The S&C Maintainer reports to the S&C Supervisor and has good interpersonal skills, substantial experience in most S&C systems from a variety of different suppliers, an excellent safety record, and a very safety-conscious mindset.

The candidate is required to be part of a schedule rotation that will ensure the client’s operation is covered 24 hours/day, 7 days/week, 365 days a year.

The successful candidate will have a portion of the territory that will encompass Metrolinx’s Newmarket Subdivision from downtown Toronto up to Barrie, Ontario and/or Metrolinx’s Weston subdivision from downtown Toronto up to Brampton, Ontario.

Required Skills And Qualifications

  • At least 2 years of railway signals maintenance experience in a high-density CTC environment
  • Substantial knowledge of S&C Standard Code of Practice and General Instructions
  • Ability to read and understand technical drawings and specifications
  • Demonstrated knowledge of CTC Signal Systems
  • Demonstrated knowledge of different road crossing warning system technologies
  • Demonstrated knowledge of wayside inspection systems and hazard detectors
  • Experience with test methodologies required when replacing vital components in a signal system
  • Experience with the creation and reviewing of crossing deactivation plans
  • Knowledgeable on when and how to use local controls at field locations
  • Completion of Class I Railway signals maintainer or technician training apprenticeship or equivalent
  • CROR qualification
  • Substantial troubleshooting and root cause analysis experience
  • Strong organization skills, primarily for work and materials inventory
  • Ability to perform a variety of physical tasks (including lifting and moving loads of approximately 50 lbs)
  • Proficient and comfortable with climbing a signal structure wearing a fall-arrest harness
  • Valid driver’s licence required
  • Ability to follow company procedures and maintain a cordial relationship with clients
  • College diploma in a related technical field (ex: telecommunications, electronics, etc.) is an asset
Summary of Key Responsibilities:
  • Install, test, maintain and troubleshoot railway Signaling & Communications (S&C) systems, including CTC, interlocking equipment, level crossing warning systems, track circuits, axle counters, local control devices, and other wayside signal components.
  • Read, interpret, and apply technical drawings, wiring diagrams, schematics, specifications, standards, CROR rules and Siemens/railway procedures.
  • Conduct inspections, diagnostic testing, and performance verification of electrical, electronic and communication components to ensure compliance with safety and operational requirements.
  • Identify root causes of equipment failures, perform corrective maintenance, and replace defective components in accordance with engineering specifications and safety standards.
  • Support planned outages and commissioning activities, including preparation and execution of crossing shutdown plans, testing procedures, documentation, and system restoration.
  • Perform preventive maintenance on signaling and communication systems, ensuring reliable operation of field equipment and adherence to railway safety regulations.
  • Utilize specialized test instruments and software for calibration, diagnostics, verification, and system monitoring.
  • Maintain detailed records of inspections, maintenance activities, component replacements, test results, work reports, and inventory usage.
  • Collaborate with engineers, supervisors, and technical teams to ensure safe, efficient, and timely execution of maintenance work on active railway infrastructure.
  • Carry out physical tasks related to installation and maintenance, including lifting and moving equipment up to 22 kg in accordance with safety guidelines.
Hourly rate is commensurate with experience and as per CBA, and ranges between $41.31 CAD About Us. We share our ideas and champion the people behind them. Siemens Mobility is a separately managed company of Siemens AG. As a leader in transport solutions for more than 175 years, Siemens Mobility is constantly innovating its portfolio. Its core areas include rolling stock, rail automation and electrification, a comprehensive software portfolio, turnkey systems as well as related services. With digital products and solutions, Siemens Mobility is enabling mobility operators worldwide to make infrastructure intelligent, increase value sustainably over the entire lifecycle, enhance passenger experience and guarantee availability. In fiscal year 2022, which ended on September 30, 2022, Siemens Mobility posted revenue of €9.7 billion and had around 38,200 employees worldwide.

Further information is available at: www.siemens.com/mobility.

In Canada, Siemens Mobility has been providing solutions to the transportation industry for more than 40 years, including railway infrastructure maintenance services on the rail networks in Quebec and Ontario, light rail vehicles in Edmonton and Calgary, trainsets delivered to VIA Rail Canada, new trainsets for Ontario Northland that will bring back Northeastern passenger rail to Ontario that are expected to be delivered in 2026, an order for locomotives for Montreal’s exo and the rail electrification and overall system maintenance of the light rail transit network in Kitchener-Waterloo. Our footprint also includes dispatching services operated from Dorval, Québec, to more than 25 railways across Canada covering over 3,400 miles of track.

Today, Siemens Mobility provides customers with full-service capabilities for the entire life cycle of their projects to help evolve our growing cities while supporting Canada’s sustainability goals.

To learn more about Siemens Mobility, visit our website at Siemens Mobility | Canada | Siemens Mobility Canada

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