Career Opportunities: Foreperson, Elevating Devices (13924)

The Toronto Transit Commission (TTC), North America's third largest transit system and recognized as one of the top places to work in the GTA has introduced its new 2024-2028 TTC Corporate Plan - Moving Toronto, Connecting Communities which continues the TTC’s legacy of delivering service to hundreds of millions of customers a year. The TTC’s new vision and mission statements also help promote the many environmental, social equity and economic benefits that the TTC provides:

Vision: Moving Toronto towards a more equitable, sustainable, and prosperous future.

Mission: To serve the needs of transit riders by providing a safe, reliable, efficient, and accessible mass public transit service through a seamless integrated network to create access to opportunity for everyone.

Looking for a recent and exciting opportunity? We are currently seeking a Foreperson, Elevating Devices to support our Plant Maintenance team

Salary Information: $104,124.80 - $130,166.40

Employment Type: Regular (On-site)

Weekly Hours: 40

Off Days: Various

Shift: Various

Posted On: November 4, 2026

Last Day to Apply: November 10, 2026

Reports to: Supervisor, Elevating Devices

What You Will Do

Reporting to the Supervisor, Elevating Devices, you will be required to plan, schedule direct, and control maintenance activities within the department. You will also supervise and instruct unionized employees and/or contractors on safe work methods and habits. You may conduct training sessions, investigations, inspections and quality audits. This role also entails administrative tasks such as timekeeping, preparing and maintaining records, generating reports, summaries, etc.



related to the work.

Other responsibilities of your role will include:

- Direct supervision over the running and heavy maintenance work performed on TTC’s various elevating devices.
- Supervising and inspecting the cleaning, modification, overhaul, maintenance and repair work on electrical, mechanical, hydraulic and pneumatic components of the Commission's various elevating devices.
- Following up on all preventative maintenance and repair requirements with other Forepersons.
- Directing and supervising work for annual inspection of all elevating devices by the Technical Standards & Safety Authority (TSSA) and work required through directives issued by the TSSA.
- Ensuring that work is carried out safely and in accordance with standard practices and applicable codes.
- Providing material and labour cost estimates for jobs.
- Notifying Industrial Maintenance Control and other stakeholders of escalator outages and scheduled work on a daily basis.
- Reporting call crew response time and escalator availability using the Real Time Monitoring System.
- Investigating accidents and keeping accurate records of them.
- Identifying equipment and non-equipment failures causing injuries and other incidents and preparing and submitting mandatory reports to TSSA.




- Inspecting and monitoring the section's use of rooms and shops in the subway system for proper storage of parts, general housekeeping, etc., on a routine basis.

As a TTC employee, you will promote a respectful work and service environment that supports diversity, inclusion, and is free from harassment and discrimination. You will help to build an inclusive and accessible work and service environment for all employees and customers. Additionally, you will ensure the needs of employees and customers are accommodated in accordance with TTC’s commitments and obligations under the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC) and Related Orders, the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act (AODA), and TTC’s policies. You will also participate in the TTC Customer Service Ambassador Program.

What Skill Do You Bring?

- Understand and apply relevant laws and regulations
- Apply the principles and practices of quality assurance
- Apply analytical skills
- Audit systems, processes, and products
- Communicate in a variety of mediums
- Understand and apply administrative policies, processes, and procedures
- Maintain documentation and historical records
- Use office technology, software and applications

What Qualifications Do You Bring?

- Your educational background will consist of the completion of a post-secondary college diploma or university degree in a related discipline (i.e. Mechanical or Electrical Engineering Technology) or a combination of education, training and experience deemed to be equivalent.
- Your Certificate of Qualification as an Escalator Mechanic or its equivalent, or completion of the Canadian Elevator Industry Educational

📌 Foreperson, Elevating Devices (Toronto)
🏢 TTC (Toronto Transit Commission)
📍 Toronto