Skills Yard Labourer - Railway Transport near Calgary (AB)

Find out what skills you typically need to work as an yard labourer - railway transport in Canada. These skills are applicable to all Railway and motor transport labourers (NOC 75211).

Tasks

  • Transport tools and equipment on push or hand cars
  • Assist railway track maintenance workers to lay, maintain and repair railway tracks
  • Cut vegetation growth from railway tracks using scythes and mowers
  • Check freight cars for physical damage and cleanliness
  • Shovel snow from railway switch boxes
  • Assist trucks and delivery drivers to load and unload vehicles
  • Perform labouring duties in warehouses

Skills and Knowledge Checklist

The following skills and knowledge are usually required in this occupation.

Skills

Analysis Help - Analysis
  • Inspecting and Testing

Analysis

Examining and evaluating information.

Inspecting and Testing
Examining and investigating problems, sites or objects to ensure compliance with safety standards, laws or regulations.
Service and Care Help - Service and Care
  • Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping

Service and Care

Taking care of the needs of people and animals.

Cleaning and House/Shop Keeping
Providing cleaning and janitorial services.
Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles Help - Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles
  • Operating Mobile Equipment

Operating and Repairing Equipment, Machinery and Vehicles

Working with and/or repairing vehicles, machinery or stationary equipment.

Operating Mobile Equipment
Controlling the operation of machinery, equipment or vehicles.

Management

Taking charge of the direction and resources of an organization.

Communication

Using communication skills to share information, advise and influence.

Information Handling

Creating and using systems for the storage and retrieval of knowledge and data.

Handling Goods and Materials Help - Handling Goods and Materials
  • Sorting
  • Loading and Unloading

Handling Goods and Materials

Working with goods and materials manually or with machines.

Sorting
Handling, sorting, weighing, packaging, separating or arranging materials, according to established patterns or procedures.
Loading and Unloading
Moving goods or materials, by hand or with the aid of equipment.

Creative Expression

Using various materials and formats to create work that is intended to be artistically satisfying, entertaining, instructive or functional.

Building

Working with materials to construct, renovate and maintain structures.

Working with Technological Equipment and Machinery

Working with technical equipment, instruments, machinery and other systems.

Knowledge

Social Sciences and Arts

Knowledge related to culture, origins and patterns of human activity, and the development and expression of thought.

Mathematics and Science

Knowledge related to specialized areas of research such as measurement, living organisms, physical substances, and properties and relationships of quantity, space, and matter.

Manufacturing and Production

Knowledge related to the delivery of a series of operations in large-scale production or processing of goods or crops, according to safety and quality standards.

Law and Public Safety

Knowledge related to the provision and enforcement of laws and regulations that safeguard the effective functioning of a democratic society.

Business, Finance and Management

Knowledge related to organization and control of business activities.

Engineering and Technology Help - Engineering and Technology
  • Building and Construction

Engineering and Technology

Knowledge related to the design, building, use or repair of machinery, equipment, systems, and structures.

Building and Construction
Knowledge of materials, methods, tools and equipment involved in the construction and repair of buildings or other structures such as highways, roads, mines or products.

Education and Training

Knowledge related to the theory and practice of teaching, and the methods used in the design, delivery and evaluation of the provision of knowledge or information.

Communications and Transportation Help - Communications and Transportation
  • Transportation

Communications and Transportation

Knowledge related to the provision and transmission of systems of communication and entertainment and the delivery of consumer goods or services.

Transportation
Knowledge of the principles, methods and systems for moving people and goods by air, sea, rail or ground transportation, including relative costs, advantages, risks and limitations.

Health Services

Knowledge related to the provision of medical science and technology for the physical and mental well-being of others.

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