Shunter

TRANSCHEM Sp. z o.o.; Włocławek; On-site; PLN 67,000 - 73,000; Full time

Job summary

TRANSCHEM Sp. z o.o. is seeking a shunter to perform safe shunting operations, including moving rolling stock within stations and sidings.

The role requires outdoor railway work in all weather, with emphasis on safety and precise handling of wagons and locomotives. The candidate will undergo staged examinations and a course-based preparation program, culminating in a qualification allowing independent work.

Qualifications

• Basic vocational education required.
• Good health including hearing and eyesight.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and in a railway environment.
• Pre-employment and medical examinations will be conducted as part of the selection process.

Responsibilities

• Safe performance of shunting operations, including movement of wagons and locomotives within stations, sidings and stabling tracks.
• Outdoor work on railway tracks in all weather conditions.
• Coupling and uncoupling wagons and locomotives.
• Securing wagons against unintended movement.
• Operating points.

Skills

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Stress resistance

Education

Basic vocational education

Job description

The shunter is directly responsible for the safe performance of shunting operations.

Responsibilities

• Safe performance of shunting operations, including the movement of rolling stock such as wagons and locomotives within stations, sidings and stabling tracks.
• Outdoor work on railway tracks in all weather conditions, including rain, frost and heat.
• Coupling and uncoupling wagons and locomotives.
• Securing wagons against unintended movement.
• Operating points.

Requirements

• At least basic vocational education.
• Good health, including category-one hearing and eyesight.
• Responsibility, accuracy, perceptiveness, divided attention, teamwork skills and resistance to stress.
• Pre-employment examinations are carried out in two stages: basic examinations at the Prof-Med Medical Centre in Włocławek, followed by psychological examinations and issuance of a medical certificate by Railway Occupational Medicine in Bydgoszcz.
• Professional preparation: a 15-day position-specific course, a 17-day position-specific placement and practical training, and 15 days of supervised trial work.
• A qualification examination following completion of professional preparation, authorising independent work.

What we offer

• Employment under an employment contract.
• Gross salary: PLN 6,000–6,500.
• Monthly time-based remuneration system.