General Worker - Passenger car cleaner

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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.

• 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 garbage from the bathrooms, clean seat trays, wash windows inside the train, and sanitize washrooms.

Full‑time position. Night shift.

Hourly salary: $34.36 per hour.

Evening shift differential: $1.50 per hour. Night shift differential: $2.00 per hour.

Full benefits: dental, medical (including prescription glasses and drug prescription), and pension plan. Ride pass, uniform and all tools, all PPE (boots, glasses, helmet, vest, gloves), free parking, and shower/personal change room.

• High School Diploma.
• Capable of lifting weights up to 23 kg (50 lbs).
• Flexible regarding work schedules.
• Quality- and results-oriented.
• Able to work in a team.
• Mechanical aptitude (trade an asset).

At VIA Rail, we are proud to be an employment‑equity employer and 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, allowing them to reach their full potential. If you need assistance to make the recruitment process or the position you are applying for more accessible, please let us know.

Alternate arrangements may be offered.

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!