Siding Locomotive Driver

TRANSCHEM Sp. z o.o.; Włocławek; On-site; PLN 73,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employment contract

Job summary

TRANSCHEM Sp. z o.o. in Poland invites applicants for a locomotive shunter role to operate and move wagons within a railway siding.

You will drive a locomotive, follow shunting supervisor instructions, and perform pre-shift checks of brakes, lights and control systems. The position requires basic technical education, good health, and the ability to stay focused under pressure. You will gain formal preparation including a 30-day course, a supervised placement, and practical training, culminating

Qualifications

• Requires basic vocational education, preferably mechanical or electromechanical; secondary technical education is a plus.
• Good health, including category-one hearing and eyesight.
• Ability to remain focused and work under pressure.
• Professional preparation includes six months of rolling stock maintenance experience and a structured training path.
• Qualification examination for independent work after preparation.

Responsibilities

• Shunting operations on a railway siding by driving a locomotive, with or without wagons, as directed.
• Operate locomotive independently according to railway operating regulations.
• Check vehicle technical condition before work: brakes, lights and control equipment.
• Carry out shunting movements within the siding.
• Observe track, signals and cab instruments and maintain radio communication.

Skills

Good health

Concentration

Responsibility

Stres resistance

Education

Basic vocational education (mechanical/electromechanical)

Job description

The position involves driving and operating traction vehicles (locomotives) exclusively within a railway siding.

Responsibilities

• Carrying out shunting operations on a railway siding by driving a locomotive, with or without wagons, in accordance with instructions issued by the shunting supervisor.
• Independent operation of a locomotive in accordance with railway operating regulations.
• Checking the technical condition of the vehicle before commencing work, including brakes, lighting and control equipment.
• Carrying out shunting movements within a railway siding.
• Observing the track and the locomotive route, signals and cab instruments, and maintaining radio communication.

Requirements

• At least basic vocational education, preferably technical, such as mechanical or electromechanical; secondary technical education is an advantage.
• Good health, including category-one hearing and eyesight.
• Responsibility, sustained concentration, perceptiveness and resistance to stress.
• Professional preparation: at least six months of work experience in rolling stock repair and maintenance, a 30-day position-specific course, a 31-day position-specific placement and practical training, supervised trial work, and 15 days of driving a locomotive under supervision.
• A qualification examination following completion of professional preparation, authorising independent work.

What we offer

• Employment under an employment contract.
• Gross salary: PLN 6,500–7,500.
• Monthly time-based remuneration system.