Trainee Train Traffic Controller (m/f/d)

Keep Switzerland moving with us.

Trainee Train Traffic Controller (m/f/d)

Pollegio

01.09.2027

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104464

What we offer you.

As a train traffic controller, you keep the railway network assigned to you under control and from your workstation equipped with about eight screens, you coordinate and monitor the trains. Under normal operating conditions, you observe the traffic, manage operations and thus ensure smooth service. In case of disruptions, you take over operational management: you analyse the situation, initiate the necessary measures and resolve the problem so that normality is restored as quickly as possible. In this way, you share responsibility for mobility in Switzerland. Without you, the network stops. The work is systemically important and has an immediate impact: you coordinate people and technology, make quick decisions and directly contribute to the safety and reliability of rail traffic. We offer you a paid second training as a train traffic controller lasting eight months. After successfully passing the final exam, you will work in the Pollegio operations centre and help ensure that every day 9000 passenger trains and 2000 freight trains reach their destination safely and punctually. Find out more about the professional profile at the next information event . You consider irregular working hours and shift work as an opportunity to enjoy your free time while others work. With us, night and Sunday work is paid with an additional allowance: for example, 16 francs per hour for Sunday work. For night shifts, you also receive time supplements between 10 and 30%, allowing you more free time. You can find benefits such as free GA travelcard and discounted trips abroad (also for family) on our website at the Benefits page.

What you can set in motion.

• As a train traffic controller, you keep the railway network assigned to you under control, coordinate trains safely and ecologically, and monitor traffic.
• Under normal operating conditions, you observe the traffic; in case of disruptions, you act calmly and efficiently, immediately initiate the necessary measures and restore normal operations.
• In case of disruptions, you initiate measures to restore normality.
• You coordinate and communicate with team colleagues, locomotive staff, and construction and shunting personnel.
• You are responsible for customer information at stations and ensure clear and timely communications.
• Thanks to your commitment, passenger and freight trains run safely and punctually 24 hours a day.

What you bring with you.

• You are reliable, enjoy working in a team and are willing to work shifts distributed over 24 hours.
• You think in a structured and interconnected way. In stressful situations, you act quickly and thoughtfully. Technical proficiency is developed during training.
• For the intensive training phase, you show a strong sense of responsibility and willingness to learn and are motivated to study in various modes, from in-person learning to individual learning on a digital platform.
• You have completed an apprenticeship of at least three years or have obtained a maturity diploma. For us, your motivation is more important than the sector you come from.
• You express yourself confidently in Italian at level C2 and have German knowledge at level B1. Additionally, you have impeccable colour vision, without any form of colour blindness.
• During the application process, we will ask you for an updated extract from the criminal record and an updated extract from the debt enforcement register (not older than 3 months). We may ask you to bring these documents to the interview.

Salary and benefits.

Classification during the second training is based on function and age. To learn more about the specific salary for this role, visit the New Professional Career page.

This is a good way to start.

Your desire to keep Switzerland moving with us is the greatest proof of motivation you can show us. Therefore, we do not require a cover letter for this position. If you wish to share the reasons for your application, you can do so using our tool. Doing something great is easier when you use the informal "you". Starting with your application.

We do not accept applications from recruitment agencies for this position.

On site

Valerio Cristofaro Phone +41 79 882 08 26