Apprentice, Overhead Lineperson

**JOB INFORMATION** **Requisition ID:** 13993 **Number of Vacancies:** 1 **Department:** Streetcar Infrastructure (20000709) - Overhead Maintenance (30000207) **Salary Information:** $32.70 per hour **Pay Scale Group:** AP17 (CAN/B/F/AP17) **Employment Type:** Regular, On-site **New or Existing Vacancy****:** Existing **Weekly Hours:** 40 **Off Days:** Various **Shift:** Various **Posted On:** November 13, 2026 **Last Day to Apply:** November 20, 2026 **Reports to:** Foreperson, Overhead 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. **Career Opportunity** ---------------------- We are currently seeking an Apprentice – Overhead Linesperson. This position is on a 40-hour work-week, involving various shifts and various off-days. Upon successful completion of the training program, candidate will be classified as an Overhead Lineperson (Grade 1) in Wage Group 11. **What You Will Do** -------------------- * Actively partake in a training program involving progressively more complex work involving the installation, inspection, maintenance and repair work performed on traction power lines, overhead infrastructure and associated equipment, such as feeder cables, electrical track switches, span wires, cross arms and related fittings and fixtures * Learn and perform emergency repair work to power lines, overhead infrastructure and poles, and safety beacons * Responsible for treating passengers and/or employees with respect and dignity and ensuring the needs of passengers or employees with disabilities are accommodated and/or addressed in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and Related Orders so that they can fully benefit from the TTC as a service-provider and an employer **What Qualifications Do You Bring** ------------------------------------ * Training normally obtained through completion of Grade 12 education technical programs, or the equivalent, as defined by the TTC’s Training Department’s guidelines for the assessment of Grade 12 technical program * Basic electrical knowledge * Must be able to sign into the apprenticeship program through the Ministry of Training Colleges & Universities * Must be able to successfully pass the TTC electrical entrance test and practical asse