Career Change Train Traffic Controller

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Career Change Train Traffic Controller

Zurich Airport or Limmattal Marshalling Yard

by arrangement

100%

103489

What you can look forward to.

As a train traffic controller, you keep an eye on the assigned route network, directing and monitoring the trains at your workstation with around eight screens. In normal operation, you observe the traffic, control the processes and thus ensure a smooth operation. In case of disruptions, you take over operational management: you analyse the situation, initiate measures and resolve the disruption so that normal conditions are restored as quickly as possible. In doing so, you share responsibility for Switzerland's mobility. Without you, the network comes to a standstill. The job is system-relevant and immediately effective: you coordinate people and technology, make quick decisions and thus make a direct contribution to the safety and reliability of rail traffic. We offer you a paid retraining to become a train traffic controller, which lasts eight months. After successfully passing the final exam, you will work in the operations centre at Zurich Airport or the Limmattal marshalling yard and help ensure that 9,000 passenger and 2,000 freight trains reach their destinations safely and punctually every day. Learn more about the job profile at the next information event . You see irregular working hours and shift work as an advantage to enjoy your free time while others work. Night and Sunday work are additionally compensated with us, 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. Possible start dates:

• 1 March 2027
• 1 July 2027
• 1 November 2027

What you can achieve.

• As a train traffic controller, you keep an eye on the assigned route network, direct trains safely and ecologically, and monitor traffic.
• In normal operation, you observe the traffic; in case of disruptions, you act calmly and efficiently, immediately initiate measures and restore normal operation.
• In case of disruptions, you initiate measures to restore normal conditions.
• You coordinate and communicate with team colleagues, locomotive staff as well as construction and shunting personnel.
• You are responsible for customer information at stations and ensure clear, timely announcements.
• Thanks to your commitment, passenger and freight trains run safely and punctually around the clock.

What you bring with you.

• You are reliable, enjoy working in a team and are willing to work in a 24-hour shift system.
• You think in a structured and networked way. In stressful situations, you act quickly and thoughtfully. Technical affinity is promoted during training.
• For the intensive and demanding training period, you bring a lot of personal responsibility and willingness to learn and are motivated to engage with different learning environments – from on-site classroom teaching to digital self-study.
• You have completed at least a three-year vocational training or the Matura. Your motivation is more important to us than the industry you come from.
• You are confident in German at level C2. In addition, you have perfect colour vision without red-green colour blindness.
• During the application process, we will require a current criminal record and debt collection register extract (not older than 3 months) from you. The document can be ordered when invited for a personal interview.

Your salary and benefits.

Classification during retraining is based on function and age. More about the specific salary for this role can be found under Career Change .

How to succeed in starting.

Your desire to move Switzerland with us is our greatest motivation. Therefore, we waive a motivation 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 with your application.

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

About the position

Team Leaders Operations Centre East Phone +41 79 734 59 07