General Worker - Passenger car cleaner
Top Benefits
About the role
Did you know that VIA Rail is carrying out ambitious projects to modernize its services and infrastructure? From our new ultramodern train fleet to ongoing improvement of our infrastructure, we’re building the future of transportation in Canada. Working for VIA Rail is being a part of a collective effort in sustainable mobility.
VIA Rail Canada Inc., Canada's national passenger rail service, is currently looking to fill Passenger Car Cleaner (General Worker) positions for our Ottawa Maintenance centre.
Tasks As a General Worker, you will be responsible to:
Plug the train into wayside power
Clean the locomotive cab
Remove garbage and restock
Shut down the Genset, and the main engine.
Go into the cars and clean the train :vacuum the cars, remove all garbage from the bins and collect and garbage from the bathrooms. All seat trays to be cleaned and windows cleaned inside the train. All washrooms cleaned and sanitized.
Schedule The position is full time a position .
Night shift
Salary Hourly salary: $32.39/h
Evening shift differential: $1.50/h
Night shift differential: $2.00/h
Benefits Full benefits: Dental, medical (prescription glasses, drug prescription), pension plan, ride pass,
We provide: Uniforms, all tools, PPE (boots, glasses, helmet, vest, gloves), free parking, shower/personal change room
- Possess a High School Diploma
- Capable of lifting weights ranging up to 23kg (50 lbs.)
- Be flexible regarding work schedules
- Be quality and results oriented
- Able to work in a team
- Possess mechanical aptitudes (trade an asset)
At VIA Rail, we are proud to be an employment-equity employer and we strive to form teams that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. We aim to remove barriers to employment accessibility and aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone is valued, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.
If you need assistance in making the recruitment process or the position you are applying for more accessible, please let us know. Alternate arrangements may be offered to individuals who request them at any stage of the recruitment process. All information received in relation to arrangements will be kept confidential.
Note that we will only contact those who are selected for an interview.
Join our 3,000 other employees in helping provide Canadians with a safe, accessible, environmentally sustainable way to travel!
About VIA Rail
VIA Rail Canada Inc.’s mandate is to operate the national passenger rail services on behalf of the Government of Canada, offering intercity rail services and ensuring rail transportation services to regional and remote communities. Its objective is to offer a safe, accessible, efficient, reliable, sustainable and environmentally friendly passenger rail service that meets the needs of Canadian passengers.
We aspire to positively impact the lives of those around us: passengers, employees, partners and communities we move. Environmental, economic and ethical considerations, accessibility, inclusion, well-being and safety of our passengers and employees are at the heart of our strategy and everyday operations.
We do more than just move passengers. We connect people and communities by getting involved.
General Worker - Passenger car cleaner
Top Benefits
About the role
Did you know that VIA Rail is carrying out ambitious projects to modernize its services and infrastructure? From our new ultramodern train fleet to ongoing improvement of our infrastructure, we’re building the future of transportation in Canada. Working for VIA Rail is being a part of a collective effort in sustainable mobility.
VIA Rail Canada Inc., Canada's national passenger rail service, is currently looking to fill Passenger Car Cleaner (General Worker) positions for our Ottawa Maintenance centre.
Tasks As a General Worker, you will be responsible to:
Plug the train into wayside power
Clean the locomotive cab
Remove garbage and restock
Shut down the Genset, and the main engine.
Go into the cars and clean the train :vacuum the cars, remove all garbage from the bins and collect and garbage from the bathrooms. All seat trays to be cleaned and windows cleaned inside the train. All washrooms cleaned and sanitized.
Schedule The position is full time a position .
Night shift
Salary Hourly salary: $32.39/h
Evening shift differential: $1.50/h
Night shift differential: $2.00/h
Benefits Full benefits: Dental, medical (prescription glasses, drug prescription), pension plan, ride pass,
We provide: Uniforms, all tools, PPE (boots, glasses, helmet, vest, gloves), free parking, shower/personal change room
- Possess a High School Diploma
- Capable of lifting weights ranging up to 23kg (50 lbs.)
- Be flexible regarding work schedules
- Be quality and results oriented
- Able to work in a team
- Possess mechanical aptitudes (trade an asset)
At VIA Rail, we are proud to be an employment-equity employer and we strive to form teams that reflect the diversity of Canadian society. We aim to remove barriers to employment accessibility and aspire to provide an inclusive and equitable work environment where everyone is valued, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.
If you need assistance in making the recruitment process or the position you are applying for more accessible, please let us know. Alternate arrangements may be offered to individuals who request them at any stage of the recruitment process. All information received in relation to arrangements will be kept confidential.
Note that we will only contact those who are selected for an interview.
Join our 3,000 other employees in helping provide Canadians with a safe, accessible, environmentally sustainable way to travel!
About VIA Rail
VIA Rail Canada Inc.’s mandate is to operate the national passenger rail services on behalf of the Government of Canada, offering intercity rail services and ensuring rail transportation services to regional and remote communities. Its objective is to offer a safe, accessible, efficient, reliable, sustainable and environmentally friendly passenger rail service that meets the needs of Canadian passengers.
We aspire to positively impact the lives of those around us: passengers, employees, partners and communities we move. Environmental, economic and ethical considerations, accessibility, inclusion, well-being and safety of our passengers and employees are at the heart of our strategy and everyday operations.
We do more than just move passengers. We connect people and communities by getting involved.