Manager Mechanical

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC•Kansas City, MO

3d•Onsite

About The Position

Join CPKC, North America’s first transnational railroad connecting U.S. Canada and Mexico, where your career drives progress and safety is paramount. We connect communities, fuel economic growth, and provide meaningful work in a culture that values diversity, accountability, and pride. With opportunities for training, development, and advancement, you’re not just building a career—you’re part of something bigger. Together, we move goods, connect people, and create lasting change. Your future starts here. PURPOSE OF POSITION: The Manager, Mechanical is responsible for ensuring all mechanical activities are executed safely, efficiently, and in full compliance with regulatory, maintenance, and company standards. This role provides strong leadership to drive performance across safety, service reliability, productivity, and financial outcomes. The ideal candidate champions a safety-first culture, communicates with clarity and influence, and promotes a high level of accountability and continuous improvement within the team.

Requirements

High school diploma or general equivalency
Valid driver’s license
Minimum 2 years of working knowledge in railway operations (road, yard, car, mechanical) in a leadership role
Available to work all types of shifts, including nights, weekends holidays and on call
Ability to interact efficiently and positively with governmental and stakeholders
Ability to drill down, understand root cause and resolve complex issues
Strong self-motivation and ability to make decisions within limits of authority

Responsibilities

Develops, monitors, and communicates key performance indicators to ensure all direct and indirect reports better understand the train service business as well as the role they play
Accountable for the application and implementation of accident prevention initiatives and ensures compliance with company safety and accident prevention policies and procedures, regulations and general safety principles, ensuring that subordinates carry out the safety framework activities in the local safety plan
Accountable for communicating and interacting regularly with field operations to ensure train services is meeting the expectations of internal and external customers
Maintains communication and relationships with local union officials, including monitoring gain sharing activities as applicable
Accountable for implementation of lean continuous improvement recommendations to improve productivity and effectiveness of the operation. Support Lean Philosophy and Principals
Ensures locomotive and car bad order repairs, cycle time and key metrics are met
Accountable for leading mechanical forces at train incidents within their jurisdiction, safely handle and efficiently restore service with minimum loss and damage to equipment and assist Field Operations/Engineering partners