Railway Transport Operations Supervisors
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Job description
These individuals supervise Locomotive Engineers and Yard Workers. They are employed by railway transport companies.
Environment
- Controlled ambient temperature
- Climatic conditions
Main tasks
- Supervise and plan the activities of workers who operate trains and move locomotives in yards.
- Establish work methods to meet deadlines and coordinate work with other sections.
- Order materials and supplies.
- Resolve work-related problems and recommend measures to increase productivity.
- Manage staff and ensure their training.
- Ensure compliance with workplace safety standards.
- Draft reports.
Hourly wage
Not available.Job prospects for 2024-2028
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Job prospects for 2024-2028
Job prospects
All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
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All of Québec
Non available
Limited
Good
Very good
Non available
Total jobs for 2023
All of Québec
350
All of Québec
na
Gender distribution
All of Québec
Not available.
- 11.5% Female
- 88.5% Male
Not available.
- 11.5% Female
- 88.5% Male
Job types
All of Québec
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Not available.
- Full time
- Part time
Yearly wage on 2020
All of Québec
$99,000
All of Québec
Other characteristics
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
All of Québec
- Non traditional for women
- None
Sectors of activity
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4990% of jobs
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NAICS 217% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
All of Québec
Not available.
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NAICS 48, 4990% of jobs
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NAICS 217% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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NAICS 913% of jobs
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Others0% of jobs
Training and requirements
Formation
No specific training
Also required
- Canadian Rail Operating Rules Certificate required.
- Certificate for Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations required.
- Several years of experience in railway operations required.
Sometimes required
- A secondary school diploma is usually required.
Main skills and characteristics
Skills
- Data collection
- Active listening
- Oral expression
- Reading comprehension
- Coordination
- Human resource management
- Time management
- Critical thought
- Judgment and decision-making
- Information processing
- Result evaluation
- Social perception
- Written expression
- Persuasion
- Solving complex problems
- Quality control analysis
- Active learning
- Teaching
- Negotiation
- Learning strategies
- Monitoring operations
- Operation analysis
- Systems evaluation
Abilities
- Oral comprehension
- Verbal skills
- Deductive reasoning
- Awareness of issues
- Written comprehension
- Speech clarity
- Speech recognition
- Inductive reasoning
- Written expression
- Classification
- Information organization
- Near vision
- Idea generation
- Originality
- Perception speed
- Distance vision
- Selective attention
- Time sharing
- Processing flexibility
- Hand-arm stability
Knowledge and attributes
- Capacity to work under pressure
- Leadership
- Autonomy
- Capacity to influence and mobilize
- Capacity to delegate
- Knowledge of mathematics
- Rigour
- Attention to detail
- Availability
- Knowledge of mechanics
Interests
- Direct, organize, and manage
- Work in transportation and maintenance
Personality profiles (RIASEC)
- Enterprising
- People with this profile prefer having responsibilities, influencing others and responding to challenges.
- Realistic
- People with this profile prefer carrying out concrete tasks and being physically involved in what they do.
- Conventional
- People with this profile prefer specific, well-defined tasks. They like to respect the order of things and follow established rules.
Official name of the NOC 72023
Supervisors, railway transport operations
Job titles
- Station agent - railway transport
- Yard foreman/woman - railway
- Railway transport operations foreman/woman
- Road foreman/woman - railway transport
- Railway transport operations supervisor
- Yardmaster - railway
- Foreman/woman - railway transport
- Freight train road foreman/woman
- Passenger train road foreman/woman
- Railway transport operating support foreman/woman
- Trainmaster
- Surveillants/surveillantes de mécaniciens de gare de triage du transport ferroviaire
Skill type
Trades, transport and equipment operators and related occupations
Last update: January 29, 2026
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