General Worker - Passenger car cleaner

Status : Permanent - Full-time  

Annual Salary / Hourly Rate : $32.39/h

Number of positions to be filled : 1 

Application Deadline : 11/28/2025

Did you know that VIA Rail is carrying out ambitious projects to modernize its services and infrastructure? From our new ultramodern train fleet to ongoing improvement of our infrastructure, we’re building the future of transportation in Canada. Working for VIA Rail is being a part of a collective effort in sustainable mobility. 

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.

TASKS:

As a General Worker, you will be responsible to:

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 and garbage from the bathrooms. All seat trays to be cleaned and windows cleaned inside the train. All washrooms cleaned and sanitized.

SCHEDULE:

The position is full time a position . 

Night shift

SALARY:

Hourly salary: $32.39/h

Evening shift differential: $1.50/h

Night shift differential: $2.00/h

BENEFITS:

Full benefits: Dental, medical (prescription glasses, drug prescription), pension plan, ride pass,

We provide: Uniforms, all tools, PPE (boots, glasses, helmet, vest, gloves), free parking, shower/personal change room

• Possess a High School Diploma

• Capable of lifting weights ranging up to 23kg (50 lbs.)

• Be flexible regarding work schedules

• Be quality and results oriented

• Able to work in a team

• Possess mechanical aptitudes (trade an asset)

At VIA Rail, we are proud to be an employment-equity employer and we 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, regardless of their identity or differences, to enable them to reach their full potential.

If you need assistance in making the recruitment process or the position you are applying for more accessible, please let us know. Alternate arrangements may be offered to individuals who request them at any stage of the recruitment process. All information received in relation to arrangements will be kept confidential.

Note that we will only contact those who are selected for an interview.

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