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Company: Savage
Location: Sydney, NS, Canada
Career Level: Entry Level
Industries: Transportation, Logistics, Trucking

Description

 

Savage is Hiring in Sydney, Nova Scotia!

Are you ready to join us and do the right thing, find a better way, and make a difference

Here are just a few of the benefits you can look to receive working with Savage:       

  • Paid uniforms & PPE (laundering included)
  • $200/year steel toe boot allowance 
  • Excellent Benefits program including medical, dental, vision, and RRSP (Registered Retirement Savings Plan) with match into a DPSP (Deferred Profit Sharing Plan)
  • Generous paid time off policy that exceeds statutory norms
  • Rotating shift schedule to facilitate commissioning 
In this role, your duties as a Railcar mechanic/Carman will encompass responsibility for safely performing the basic tasks required to ensure proper maintenance and repair of a fleet of 90 railcars, and miscellaneous associated equipment, to ensure uninterrupted transportation of coal from the Sydney International Coal pier to the Lingan Thermal Generating Plant. 

 

Here's a preview of what you'll be doing:

  • Maintenance and operation the mechanical components of the railcars fleet
  • Posting and completing work orders within the company specific computer data base
  • Accurate completion of all required documentation (regulator and Internal)
  • Working individually and collaboratively with the team
  • Completing all training including regulatory compliance, safety, and all other designated training, as required (occasional out of province training is possible)
  • Safely perform the essential functions of the job without posing a direct threat to the safety of his or her own self, or the safety of others

This is what we need from you:

  • Basic understanding of the operation of industrial mobile equipment
  • Thorough understanding of railcar mechanical operations, and associated components
  • Basic understanding of the operation and maintenance of industrial mobile equipment, mechanical components of Maintenance of Way equipment
  • Read, write, and understand English, follow written and/or verbal instruction, and possess basic math and computer skills
  • Willingness to qualify in train operation and train handling
  • Qualified in CROR considered an asset, for all aspects of rail car repair protection, and the protection of track work
  • Coal handling railcar experience preferred
  • Dependability in attendance
  • Work holidays and weekends as needed
  • Work rotating shift schedule and overtime when needed

Here are some of the minimum requirements for this role:

  • High school diploma, minimum 18 years of age
  • Accredited certification related to trade
  • 1st, 2nd, or 3rd  year welding apprenticeship
  • 2-5 years of  experience preferred but not required
  • Read seal welder preferred
  • Clear a criminal background check

Here are some of the physical requirements: 

  • Work outside in any weather condition
  • Properly wear all required Personal Protect Equipment as deemed necessary by labour standards and Savage
  • Clean shaven for the purposes of respirator and/or dust mask proper fit, and annual fit test
  • Climb on and off the equipment, ascend and descend a ladder
  • Work in an industrial environment containing coal dust, hazardous conditions, confined spaces, and hot/cold conditions
  • Stand, kneel or crawl, and walk extensively throughout the day, sometimes on uneven terrain
  • Frequently lift up to 50 lbs.

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