Job Description
Work Equipment Storeperson
Posting Start Date:  3/23/26

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 Work Equipment Storeperson supports smooth railway operations by efficiently receiving, organizing, issuing, and shipping essential parts and materials. They maintain accurate inventory records in SAP (System Analysis Program), uphold a safe and well‑managed warehouse, and ensure crews get the supplies they need—when they need them—to keep the railroad moving.

 

POSITION ACCOUNTABILITIES:

  • Receives verifies and issues material manually or through computer entry including maintaining bin locations and stock counts
  • Stores material in correct warehouse locations using manual methods or material handling equipment
  • Performs accurate counts of material received issued shipped or on hand and updates inventory systems including SAP
  • Picks racks prepares and ships material including completing all required forms and using safe loading and unloading practices
  • Operates forklifts hoists and other material handling equipment and may drive a highway vehicle for pickups or deliveries
  • Ensures compliance with Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) and Transportation Dangerous Goods (TDG) regulations and reports hazards while keeping all work areas clean and safe
  • Ensures all materials are properly stored secured and protected including when working outdoors in all weather
  • Performs related duties as required to support warehouse and inventory operations

 

POSITION REQUIREMENTS:

  • High school diploma or equivalent
  • Minimum 6 months of warehouse experience with material handling equipment experience
  • Valid driver’s license
  • Completion of a formal forklift training program with all examinations passed
  • Ability to lift to 10 kg after training and up to 45 kg with further training and written instructions
  • Ability to read write and count accurately
  • Availability to work various shifts

 

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
  • Driver’s license verification and driving history

 

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: 105727
  • Department: Engineering
  • Job Type: Full-Time
  • Position Type: Union
  • Location: Calgary, Alberta
  • Country: Canada
  • % of Travel: None
  • # of Positions: 1
  • Job Grade: 6
  • Job Available to: Internal & External