Job description Railway Transport Operations Supervisor in the Southwest Region

Find out what work is like for a railway transport operations supervisor in Canada. This work description is applicable to all Supervisors, railway transport operations (NOC 72023).

Supervisors, railway transport operations

Description

Supervisors of railway transport operations supervise and coordinate the activities of railway and yard locomotive engineers, railway yard workers and railway labourers. They are employed by railway transport companies.

Work week duration

Supervisors, railway transport operations usually work more than 40 hours per week.
More than 40 hours

Job duties

Here are some of the main activities and tasks that Supervisors, railway transport operations have to perform, and some of the physical demands they involve:

  • Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate trains, drive locomotives in railway yards and perform other duties related to railway operations
  • Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
  • Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve performance
  • Requisition materials and supplies
  • Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
  • Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
  • Prepare work reports.

Physical demands Help - Physical Demands

  • Standing
  • Sitting

Workplaces and employers

Here are the typical workplaces where Supervisors, railway transport operations are employed and some of their main characteristics:

  • Railway transport companies

Work environment Help - Physical Work Environment

  • Indoors, environmentally controlled
  • Outside, exposed to weather
  • Indoors, not environmentally controlled
  • Sound and noise
  • Standard safety equipment

Physical proximity from others Help - Physical proximity from others

  • Close (at arm’s length)

Related job titles

Here are some other related job titles that are found in the same occupational category (NOC 72023), and a list of similar occupations:

  • freight train road foreman/woman
  • railway transport operations supervisor
  • stationmaster
  • trainmaster
  • yard foreman/woman - railway
  • yardmaster - railway

Similar occupations Help - Similar occupations

Sources Occupational and Skills Information System & National Occupational Classification

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