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Unique and collaborative workplace with new challenges to overcome daily
Tradesman (Employé actuel) - Vancouver maintenance center - 30 juillet 2021
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VIA Rail a sélectionné cet élément comme avis représentatifVia Rail (Vancouver maintenance center), we do maintenance inspections and repairs for Canada’s national passenger train, as well as the West Coast Express commuter train. Our daily work tasks (for tradespeople at VMC anyhow) varies greatly, making every day different... which is refreshing! The company/mgmt team provides Literally Everything for a new employee to be successful (tools, ppe, procedures, schematics, work uniforms, coveralls, a safety orientation, trainer, trades coach, technical advisor, shadowing a current employee for a few weeks til competent). If you have industrial and/or maintenance experience, are willing to work smart/hard, and have a good attitude, you will succeed here. The ones who perform well consistently are generally rewarded and/or promoted around here, whereas lazy individuals, ones who are intentionally difficult, and especially those with negative attitudes don’t last too long. Oppurtunity for Mechanics to learn electrical, and Electricians to learn HVAC. Overtime is available usually. An overall great job (for journeyman Mechanics & Electricians)
Points positifs
Interesting/unique work(trains), Safety conscious, Everything provided
Points négatifs
Shift work/unpredictable, Seniority-based vacation bidding
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Pour personne endurante et sans famille
Directrice service (Ancien employé) - Montréal, QC - 18 octobre 2021
Aucune qualité de vie si vous avez une famille surtout dans les premières années d’embauche.travail parfois beaucoup d’heures d’affilée ( déjà fais 21h en une journée) Beaucoup de bla bla entre employés. Compagnie mal gérée par trop de personnes. Bon salaire, avantage sociaux, support pour employer et possibilité d’avancement
Points positifs
Salaire, assurance, possibilité d’avancement
Points négatifs
Sur appel au début, longue heure de travail, travail physique(bagage, mouvement train..)
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Good place to work
Station Service Agent (Ancien employé) - Edmonton, AB - 25 septembre 2021
Senior employees give us encouragement to stay and take all opportunities for advancement. Staff were always supportive of what you do and always wearing a smile all the time. .
Points positifs
Meeting lots of new faces
Points négatifs
When train is late
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Fun seeing different parts of Canada
Chef (Ancien employé) - Winnipeg, MB - 3 juillet 2021
Travelling was fun.Hours of operation per shift are hard on you.Sleep on train is impossible.Some layovers are worth the gruelling hours on train.The money is great and the benefits are reasonable .
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Worst company ever
Station Attendant (Ancien employé) - Toronto, ON - 20 juin 2021
This company touts safety, yet when presented with issues scoffs.There are NO sick days.When you need to be home sick they make you feel like you are worthless.When you have family obligations, if your manager does not like you, good luck.When customers create issues because they do not like a company policy, the managers will take the passengers side and make the employees look like fools, even though the employee is following the directions of the company.There is no work/life balance.There is no advancement program beyond being a supervisor for most people.Save your mental health... look elsewhere.
Points positifs
Free Economy Pass for Employee / Spouse / Dependants
Points négatifs
Long Thankless Hours.
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Amazing WorkPlace
Sr. Station Agent / Counter Service Agent (Ancien employé) - Kitchener, ON - 28 avril 2021
Via Rail is an amazing place to work, there is soo many supports to help you at work and even when dealing with challenges at home.They really look up to their employees when it comes to the support system.
Points positifs
Teamwork
Points négatifs
Can be long hours sometimes
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Terrible work environment
Diesel Mechanic (Ancien employé) - Vancouver, BC - 9 avril 2021
They make promises that never happen, lie about how good the pension and benefits are. Management has no idea how to run a company, shop, constantly micro manage you. They only send you to school for level 1 and level 2. The shop morale is terrible... Seemed like a good job but realized it's all a lie after. No overtime, just tell you what you want to hear. There just looking for cheap labor.
Points négatifs
Don't finished your ticket, micro manage, terrible moral, bad benefit's, terrible pension.
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Great Maintenance Centre
Diesel Mechanic (Employé actuel) - Vancouver, BC - 6 avril 2021
Really good place to work. The Supervisors do not micro manage, you're given a task and they let you do it your way. Lots of training available. The old way of doing things is almost gone, collaborative and team work is emphasized. When the trains are running at full capacity there is a lot of over time which can lead to a lot of money on top of your hourly rate.The maintenance center is a huge, clean facility with all the tools you could need. New tooling is constantly being bought for us.
Points positifs
Job security, boot allowance, tools, working in doors for the most part
Points négatifs
Night shifts
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What an experience!
Chef (Ancien employé) - Winnipeg, MB - 24 mars 2021
Recently early retirement. Started in 1985 and had the most amazing 35 years one could ever imagine. Tough as heck at times,yes. full and complete balance of all life has to offer. Life leaning experiences not many get exposed to. Rock Star lifestyle often countered with intense workloads at time and so on. Soooo much to express but not enough space here. If you are a home body though and not an extrovert then I suggest run in the opposite direction as this is a life not for the faint of heart.
Points positifs
Too much to mention.
Points négatifs
Hard on personal relationships if partner is insecure or the jealous type.
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Employeur de choix!
Conseillère en acquisition de talents (Employé actuel) - Montréal, QC - 18 mars 2021
J'adore travailler chez Via Rail, car je sens que je peux contribuer sur plusieurs projets de façon collaborative. Les gens sont passionnés et inclusifs.
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Emplois et carrières chez VIA Rail
Avantages sociaux concurrentiels et conciliation travail famille
Ressources Humaines (Employé actuel) - Montréal, QC - 18 mars 2021
Assurance collective et autres avantages sociaux concurrentiels.Rémunération très intéressante, basée sur l'expérience.Conciliation travail famille (politique d'horaire flexible et télé travail).Culture et valeurs de l'entreprise sont mises de l'avant.Environnement de travail dynamique et très agréable.Plusieurs beaux défis : Projets d'envergures seront implantés chez Via Rail d'ici les prochaines années.
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Most dangerous place to work
Senior Service Attendant (Ancien employé) - Toronto, ON - 18 janvier 2021
Great interviewHowever between the person who hired meAnd the people who I was working for clearly had different opinion on what they wantedThe training team were not helpfulNeither were the on the job supervisors Management is not helpful or nurturing This is a dangerous place to work and I another using this term lightly They also put my life they're known lives and the passengers lives in danger because of they're own bureaucracy and blindnessDO NOT WORK FOR VIA
Points positifs
Money and leaving
Points négatifs
Dangerous work culture
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Terrible work environment
Diesel Mechanic (Ancien employé) - Vancouver, BC - 8 décembre 2020
They make promises that never happen, lie about how good the pension and benefits are. Management has no idea how to run a company or a shop. They only send you to school for level 1 and level 2. The shop morale is terrible... Seemed like a good job but realized it's all a lie after. There just looking for cheap labor.
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Fast paced but enjoyable!
Station Attendant (Ancien employé) - Toronto, ON - 19 novembre 2020
Working here is a balance between fast paced and relaxed. During high travel seasons it gets busy, but in your off time, you can pretty much relax as long as you're visible to passengers and available to help if needed. Training is easy and everyone felt like family. Yes, it can be stressful at times, but what job isn't?
Points positifs
Amazing pay & benefits
Points négatifs
lots of heavy lifting!
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great benefits and basic salary
General Labourer (Employé actuel) - Montréal, QC - 30 octobre 2020
I ve been at ViaRail for almost 14 years.I work in the servicing area mainly emptying,filling and steriliizing water reservoirs under the trains frame for use in above areas such as kitchens and washrooms.There are also about a dozen other tasks atributed to the general worker position pertaining to the cleanlyness of the trains
Points positifs
Salary
Points négatifs
graveyard shift
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Easy work, Few benefits As a new hire no job security.
General Worker (Employé actuel) - TMC mimico, Ont - 3 septembre 2020
You might work 4 out of 8 hours. You learn what you want, the more you learn the more you can do. I got along with management, the people who like to whine do not. No real work place culture to speak of it's a government organization with government rules.The hardest part of the job is knowing no matter how hard you work it means nothing. There is nothing you can do to advance aside from wait for others to retire or quit.The sense of pride from knowing I did my job well.If you have a shift or position someone more senior to you wants they can take it. If your a better work the shift suffers, if you know more the shift suffers. If you were hopping to see your family you, and your family, suffer.The Union will work against you if it protects people senior to you.
Points positifs
High pay for the amount of work you do.
Points négatifs
Seniority rules all. You will work night shift with Tuesday/Wednesday off for years.
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Superbe expérience
Stagiaire en ressources humaines (Ancien employé) - Montréal, QC - 31 juillet 2020
J'ai adoré mon expérience en tant que stagiaire chez VIA Rail. Les stagiaires sont perçus comme des professionnels dans le milieu de travail et sont très impliqués dans les projets et les tâches quotidiennes qu'un professionnel a à accomplir durant sa journée.
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Fun to work
Onboard Service Attendant (Employé actuel) - Vancouver, BC - 23 juillet 2020
Fun and fast past industry on wheel ....aw@y from home 🏡 tor 6-7 days in perfect nature for a few days ...beautiful life style of traveling 🧳 with co- worker and guest I love it 🥰
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Bien
Forklift _ Engine cleaner (Ancien employé) - Montréal, QC - 20 juillet 2020
Beaucoup de changement horaire.
Poste temporaire, mais à temps plein
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Environnement de travail agréable
Fiabilité et services mécaniques (Ancien employé) - Montréal, QC - 3 juin 2020
L'environnement de travail chez VIA Rail est agréable. un travail de groupe pour résoudre tout types de problème.
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Très intéressant.
Représentant Méthodes (Ancien employé) - Pointe-Saint-Charles, QC - 27 mai 2020
J'ai apprécié travailler pour VIA Rail. L'apprentissage des intérêts de l'entreprise fût pour moi plus difficile. Je recommande cet employeur à quiconque.
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