72023 Supervisors, railway transport operations

What this occupation covers

Supervisors of railway transport operations supervise and coordinate the activities of railway and yard locomotive engineers, railway yard workers and railway labourers. They are employed by railway transport companies.

Official main duties

The NOC profile lists 7 main duties for this code.

• Supervise, coordinate and schedule the activities of workers who operate trains, drive locomotives in railway yards and perform other duties related to railway operations
• Establish methods to meet work schedules and coordinate work activities with other departments
• Resolve work problems and recommend measures to improve performance
• Requisition materials and supplies
• Train staff in job duties, safety procedures and company policy
• Recommend personnel actions such as hiring and promotions
• Prepare work reports.

Do not copy these lines into your reference letter. The letter has to describe what you actually did, in your employer’s words. DUTYPROOF flags wording lifted from the NOC as something to review, and an officer reading a letter that mirrors the NOC reads it the same way.

What DUTYPROOF screens for

This is DUTYPROOF’s screening threshold, not IRCC’s decision. For this NOC, screening requires at least 2 of its 7 official duties to be evidenced in your own words, plus the required letter elements. IRCC asks that you performed the actions in the occupation’s lead statement and a substantial number of its main duties — so treat the duty coverage as the number that matters, not the badge.

Codes this one is confused with

The NOC profile names these itself. Choosing the wrong code of a look-alike pair is the most common way genuine work experience fails to establish eligibility.

• 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades
• 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews

Excluded from this code

• Railway car repairer supervisor (See 72020 Contractors and supervisors, mechanic trades)
• Railway track maintenance foreman/woman (See 72021 Contractors and supervisors, heavy equipment operator crews)

Job titles filed under this code

A title on this list does not by itself put your experience in this code — the duties in your letter decide that.

foreman/woman - railway transport · freight train road foreman/woman · passenger train road foreman/woman · railway transport operating support foreman/woman · railway transport operations foreman/woman · railway transport operations supervisor · road foreman/woman - railway transport · station agent - railway transport · stationmaster · stationmaster - railway transport · trainmaster · yard foreman/woman - railway · yardmaster - railway

Employment requirements

• Completion of secondary school is usually required.
• A Canadian Rail Operating Rules certificate is required.
• A certificate in accordance with the Railway Employee Qualification Standards Regulations is required.
• Several years of railway operations experience are required.