Job Summary

The Signals and Communications Apprentice is responsible for installing, repairing, testing, and maintaining various signals and communications systems and apparatuses, including railway signaling systems, wayside information systems, and highway grade crossing protection systems.

Main Responsibilities

• Install, repair, maintain, test, and inspect signal systems and apparatus, including automatic blocks, traffic controls, train stops, train controls, cab signals, and interlocking systems.
• Perform construction duties, including digging holes and trenches to lay cables, wiring apparatus, setting piers, and installing equipment.
• Perform highway grade crossing protection and automatic classification yards.
• Use a wide variety of hand tools, bonding rail, and testing signal plans, including on track high-rail equipment and test instruments to bury cable and wire equipment.

Working Conditions

• Must be available for shift work, including weekends and nights.
• Work is performed outdoors, sometimes in extreme weather conditions and on uneven terrain and surfaces.
• Regular exposure to dust, pollen, fumes, noise, and vibrations.

Requirements

• Grade 12 Diploma or General Educational Development (GED).
• Completion of a Bachelor's Degree, or a 2- or 3-year College level program in Electronics, Engineering or other related field such as Physics or Mathematics.
• Successful completion of CN's apprenticeship program, including in-class theory and laboratory work, as well as hands-on skill development in the field.
• Valid Driver's License.
• Valid Commercial Driver's License (CDL).
• Must be at least 18 years of age.

About CN

CN is a world-class transportation leader and trade-enabler. Essential to the economy, to the customers, and to the communities it serves, CN safely transports more than 300 million tons of natural resources, manufactured products, and finished goods throughout North America every year.