WRS Widmer Rail Services AG
Beckenried
9 hours ago
Employee Planning 80-100% (m/f)
- 03 February 2026
- 80 – 100%
- Permanent position
- Beckenried
Job summary
Join WRS Widmer Rail Services AG, a family-owned railway company, in a key planning role. Enjoy a supportive work environment with no shift work.
Tasks
- Plan freight transport while aligning with available resources.
- Coordinate orders with sales and manage individual assignments.
- Solve operational disruptions and support train drivers with queries.
Skills
- Experience as a dispatcher, driver, or shunter is required.
- Strong organizational skills and business acumen are essential.
- Excellent German skills; French and Italian are a plus.
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About the job
In this role, you work in the heart of our company, the control center, from which we efficiently and effectively move our trains.
Your challenges:
- Planning freight traffic in coordination with available resources
- Order coordination with sales
- Disposition of individual orders (checking order data, ordering routes, allocation of locomotives and drivers, system entries with infrastructure operators, customs / loading documents) with regard to capacity optimization
- Creating time- and distance-optimized duty rosters for drivers, shunters, and inspectors
- Troubleshooting operational disruptions and staff shortages
- Guidance and support for drivers with questions and problems
What you should bring:
- Proven experience as a dispatcher, driver, or shunter
- Experience in railway technology or a transport company is an advantage
- Strong organizational skills with business-oriented thinking & acting
- Good PC skills
- Very good German skills (French and Italian are an advantage)
- Decisiveness as well as high resilience and stress resistance
What we offer you:
- Challenging work where you can broadly apply & expand your expertise
- Independent & responsible work with direct contact to the "front line"
- Family atmosphere, good working climate, and a "we-feeling" in a small team
- No shift work – assignments during office hours from Monday to Friday
- Attractive workplace directly by the lake and free parking
If you have any questions, Séverine Jolidon, Head of HR, will be happy to assist you: We look forward to your application (preferably electronically) at: jobs@w-r-s.ch:
Due to ongoing growth, we are looking for a responsible and team-oriented personality for our motivated team in Beckenried immediately or by arrangement as Employee Planning 80-100% (m/f)
WRS Widmer Rail Services AG is a family-run railway company (EVU) operating in the three language regions (German, French, Italian) of Switzerland, including cross-border traffic as well as in Germany, Italy, and Austria. For this purpose, WRS uses its own extensive locomotive fleet and its own shunting capacities. It operates across several locations in all parts of the country to provide perfect service to its customers. The planning and dispatching area plays a crucial role and significantly contributes to the company's success.