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 THE POSITION:

The Specialist, Mechanical Performance Reporting & Metrics role monitors and reports on locomotive reliability and maintenance performance. The role supports the business by creating automated reports and dashboards and by analyzing data to identify issues and opportunities.

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Produce and automate weekly, monthly, and quarterly locomotive performance scorecards and executive dashboards
• Analyze locomotive reliability, defects, maintenance performance, cycle time, labor hours, and service interruptions
• Identify trends, repeat issues, and non‑compliance; escalate findings and recommend corrective actions
• Extract, manage, and validate locomotive maintenance data from SAP and related systems
• Improve data quality, logic, and data sources in SAP in partnership with Mechanical and IS teams
• Lead performance review discussions with locomotive shop leadership and stakeholders
• Develop automated reporting, analytical models, and decision‑support tools using modern analytics technologies
• Support locomotive planning, optimization, and productivity improvements through automation and analytics
• Prepare timely summary reports and status updates for senior leadership and key programs
• Provide SAP/LMUI support, troubleshooting, training, and ongoing maintenance of locomotive datasets

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

• High school diploma or general equivalency; Post secondary degree in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM)
• Strong proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel
• Experience with reliability analysis and performance analytics
• Solid working knowledge of Power BI
• Strong problem‑solving and decision‑making skills
• Effective written and verbal communication skills
• Extensive experience using SAP
• Knowledge of locomotive equipment or similar heavy‑duty machinery is an asset

WHAT CPKC HAS TO OFFER:

• Flexible and competitive benefits package
• Competitive company pension and/or retirement plans
• Employee share purchase plan
• Annual fitness subsidy
• Part-time studies program

PRE-EMPLOYMENT REQUIREMENTS:

Background Investigation

• Criminal history check
• Education verification
• Professional references

BECOMING A RAILROADER:

As an employee with a North American presence, the possibility does exist that the location of your position may be changed based on organizational requirements.

Management Conductor Program

Becoming a qualified conductor or locomotive engineer is the single best way for a management employee to learn the business at CPKC. You may be required to obtain a certification or to maintain your current certification/qualification as a conductor or locomotive engineer.

CULTURE OF INCLUSION:

For our U.S. applicants, CPKC is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, inclusive of protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. For Canadian applicants CPKC is an employment equity employer committed to the principles of employment equity and inclusion. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply including: women, Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC), members of the LGBTQ+ community and people with disabilities. Accommodations for the job application process can be provided, as appropriate, upon request. All applicant information will be managed in accordance with the federal Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

• Req ID: 105934
• Department: Mechanical Loco
• Job Type: Full-Time
• Position Type: Non-Union
• Location: Calgary, Alberta
• Country: Canada
• % of Travel: 0-10%
• # of Positions: 1
• Job Grade: 4
• Job Available to: Internal & External

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