Overhead Line Fitter B100 and Train Driver

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Overhead Line Fitter B100 and Train Driver

Arth-Goldau

01.10.2026 or by arrangement

60-100%

103068

What you can look forward to.

In this role, your commitment makes a concrete contribution to a safe and reliable rail infrastructure. Together with your team, you implement demanding assignments and find practical solutions. A modern working environment supports you, and further training promotes your personal development. You see irregular working hours and shift work as an advantage to enjoy your free time while others work. Night and weekend work is additionally compensated, e.g. with an hourly wage supplement of 16 francs for Sunday work. For night shifts, you receive time bonuses of 10 to 30%, which gives you more free time. Benefits such as a free GA travelcard, discounted travel abroad – also for the family – can be found on our website under Benefits and more information about the profession is available here ( Overhead Line Electrician | SBB ). Interested in learning more about our professions? We look forward to welcoming you from 22 to 24 October 2026 at our SBB Career Worlds Café at Zurich main station. All information can be found at sbb.ch/berufsweltencafe .

What you will achieve.

• As an overhead line fitter and train driver, you and your team carry out maintenance and renewal work focusing on the catenary system and contribute to safe and punctual rail traffic.
• Safety is the highest priority and you take care of yourself and the team during all assignments.
• You professionally perform switching and earthing work on overhead line and railway power systems.
• You operate special vehicles for overhead line construction safely and carry out the associated journeys on the assigned routes.
• You report technical defects promptly and actively contribute improvements.
• You apply local and system knowledge purposefully and comply with the specifications and processes.

What you bring with you.

• With a careful and responsible working style, you protect yourself and your team.
• You are attentive, focused and physically resilient to successfully manage this demanding work in a 24-hour shift operation. You also enjoy working outdoors in all weather conditions. You see irregular working hours, sometimes also at weekends, and/or shift work as advantageous for flexible leisure time arrangements.
• Several years of experience in the maintenance and renewal of overhead line systems as well as in switching and earthing.
• Completed training as a train driver of category B100 according to the requirements of the Federal Office of Transport.
• You have the required vehicle, route and station knowledge.
• You have German language skills at level C1.

Your salary and benefits.

We have a fair and progressive salary system and actively promote pay equality. Therefore, further and detailed information about the salary system at SBB is transparently available. This position is at requirement level F, regional allowance level 0. More about salary and benefits .

How to succeed in joining us.

Your desire to move Switzerland with us is our greatest motivation. Therefore, we waive a cover letter for this position. If you still want to share your motivation with us, you can do so in our application tool. Achieving great things is easier on a first-name basis. This starts already with your application.

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

About the position

Isa Gündogdu Phone +41 79 557 02 57