Jeff Barker Email & Phone Number

Oakville, Ontario, Canada

Oakville Subdivision

As signal Supervisor I am responsible for all maintenance of the signaling system on the Oakville Subdivision, I ensure all GI tests are complete on time, Scheduling man power to meet testing requirements. I am responsible for creating Work Methodology plans for extra work, writing crossing deactivation's, writing Indication bypass plans for switch machines. I am responsible for a crew of 16 employee's including 1 Leading Signal Maintainer, 1 Signal Technician, 8 Signal Maintainers,and 6 junior Maintainers. This includes a small specialty maintenance gang. I am responsible for ensuring all GI's and SCP's are followed. I am responsible for training and refreshing knowledge of the employee's under my directions. I am also on call for the Go owned system every third week to communicate with Go transit, CN Rail and CP rail for any signal failures. Ensure the safety of the signal system in these events and to prevent delays to operations. I am also in the rotation to chair a weekly safety call for the entire PNR Go Maintenance department (signals, track, capital) to discuss any hazards, safety flashes, rule updates, company wide incidents, and any concerns from the team in the field. I am also a member of the JHSC.I am responsible for pay roll and ensuring the proper cost coding, and for having daily communication with the track department to properly schedule joint maintenance. In additions to regular maintenance I create work plans for equipment upgrades and oversee the work.

Lakeshore West

As the leading signal maintainer I also filled the role of Signal Inspector for GI testing across the Oakville Subdivision Including relay inspections, insulation testing, and Made Grounds tests. I was also on call across the Go Transit system to help with any trouble calls, training on equipment, and regular maintenance and upgrades. Also planning small jobs and scheduling man power.

Oakville And Uxbridge Subdivisions

As a signal maintainer I was responsible for ensuring all GI testing was compliant on all signaling equipment in my assigned territory, as well and general maintenance of the equipment and sites. I was also responsible for staying up to date with all GI and SCP updates. I was also responsible for diagnosing and repairing any failures of the equipment assigned as well as being on call in various shift rotations.

Union Station Rail Corridor - John St

As a signal maintainer I was responsible for ensuring all equipment assigned to myself was tested in accordance with the CN GI primarily in the John Street Interlocking plant. I was also responsible for other preventative maintenance including painting signals and switches. Maintaining the mechanical Interlocking machine. Troubleshooting and repairing malfunctions of the signaling system.I was also part of the Joint Health and Safety committee responsible for bringing forward any safety concerns from the Signals maintenance department, suggesting solutions, and following up to ensure completion. I also sat as a Co-Chair of this committee for 1 term. Along with my duties as a Signal Maintainer I was the Active Union Representative for the Signals Department for IBEW 2029 coaching employees, resolving disputes, writing grievances, contract negotiations, as well as being part of the testing and qualifying of new signal maintainers.

Union Station Rail Corridor

As a signal Mechanic I was part of the construction gangs working on the Double Slip Switch renewal program in all Interlocking plants in the USRC. I was part of the construction of the DSS installing the switch machine and all the rods, adjusting the switch for proper operation. Running cables, testing insulation resistance, wiring switch junction boxes, switch machines, also helped perform contact break down, wiring changes for upgrades, and in the field for commissioning tests calling relay positions and signal aspects.We were also part of new bungalow installation and cable splicing.