COOP

Bern

Shunting Specialist

  • 28 July 2026
  • 80 – 100%
  • Permanent position
  • Bern

About the job

Combined transport from a single source.
As a young and innovative transport company, we connect the whole of Switzerland with our own trains and lorries and transport everyday goods from door to door.
railCare AG is a subsidiary of Coop and employs around 600 staff at 14 locations.

Shunting Specialist

Tasks

  • Professional leadership of assigned employees (including briefings and deployment planning) as well as smooth transfer of planning specifications into the dynamic daily business.
  • Handling of incoming and outgoing trains, organisation and control of shunting manoeuvres (including journeys according to FDV) as well as carrying out technical train inspections.
  • Communication and cooperation with central interfaces such as the control centre, transport dispatch, network management and locomotive staff.
  • Forward-looking management of equipment at the hub, continuous monitoring of operational processes and solution-oriented, corrective intervention in the event of incidents.
  • Active participation in the development of new hub and shunting concepts, involvement in the continuous improvement process.

Requirements

  • Completed training as a train driver (Cat. Ai40/A40) or lorry driving licence category C/C/E
  • Willingness to acquire the missing qualification (driving licence C/CE or shunter A40/Ai40)
  • Experience and willingness to learn in the use of digital programmes and systems
  • Strong organisational talent and interconnected thinking for smooth processes, combined with a high level of service and solution orientation.
  • Very good German language skills in spoken and written form are essential
  • Willingness to work shifts (Monday to Sunday including public holidays)

What we offer

COOP
Bern

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