International Block Train: Qualified Train Driver
- Carinthia
- Vienna
- Tyrol
- Styria
- Salzburg
- Full Time
Are you a fully qualified and passionate train driver looking for a new challenge? Have you already completed your training as a train driver and want to become part of a future-oriented and stable company that offers you a secure working environment? Then you’ve come to the right place!
With your experience and expertise, you’ll fit perfectly into our existing team of train drivers.
We are currently looking for candidates for the following locations: Linz, Villach, Bruck an der Mur, or Vienna!
Your tasks – exciting and varied:
- You will operate locomotives with up to 10,000 horsepower and travel on both the Austrian rail network and abroad.
- You will responsibly and punctually transport goods to their domestic or international destinations.
- You will receive comprehensive specialized training tailored to your prior knowledge, as well as ongoing technical and operational further education.
What you bring – our expectations:
- You have successfully completed your universal train driver training or are willing to complete the corresponding additional training within 5 years and hold a valid EU driving license.
- Your high level of flexibility (including irregular shift work, varying starting locations, deployment in a relief driver plan, and on-call duty) contributes to the efficient and reliable handling of freight transport (block trains) domestically and internationally.
- You have excellent German language skills, both written and spoken, to ensure successful and safe communication with our customers and colleagues.
- You are reliable, absolutely punctual, and safety is your top priority.
- You can provide a clean criminal record.
What we offer – a compelling package:
- One-time bonus (applies only to applicants who have not been employed by the ÖBB Group in the last 12 months)
1) Applicants with B1 and B2 certification: €5,000 gross after at least 6 months of employment and passing the exam to obtain an additional ÖBB-Produktion GmbH certificate for all classes A and B on the ÖBB network.
2) Applicants with B2 certification: €2,500 gross after at least 6 months of employment and passing the exam to obtain an additional ÖBB-Produktion GmbH certificate for class B2 on the ÖBB network. After passing the class B1 exam (including the exam to obtain the corresponding ÖBB-Produktion GmbH certificate for class B1 on the ÖBB network), which must be completed within 5 years and is organized according to operational requirements by ÖBB-Produktion GmbH, a second part of this bonus amounting to €2,500 gross will be paid.
- For the position of "Universal Train Driver for International Block Trains," a minimum salary of €45,822.42 gross per year is provided, with an above-collective agreement remuneration of at least €47,865.16 gross per year.
- Additionally, you will receive a voluntary top-up payment of €300.00 gross per month (14 times per year).
- Furthermore, you will be paid an allowance of €200.00 gross per month (12 times per year).
- The standard weekly working hours are 38.5, with overtime and performance-related additional payments being remunerated.
- Night work is valued at an additional 25% per hour.
Your application
Please apply online with the following complete documents:
- Cover letter
- Curriculum vitae
- Proof of citizenship or copy of passport
- Copies of both sides of your driving license and additional certificate(s)
- Copies of all rail-specific training, further education, and professional development certificates, including at least:
- Certificates of qualification and type examinations
- Certificates of rail-related knowledge
- Certificates of rolling stock-related knowledge
If your application documents convince us, you will be invited to a psychological aptitude test, a medical examination, and an interview.
Women are an indispensable part of our success and corporate culture. We therefore particularly welcome applications from women, who will be given preference in the event of equal qualifications – taking into account the relevant framework conditions of all applications.
Please note that a criminal record certificate must be submitted as part of the hiring process.
Contact persons
For technical questions about this job advertisement, Raphael Bauer is available at +43 664/6174456.
For general questions about the application process, the ÖBB Recruiting Team can be reached at 05 1778 97 77888.
About the company:
Since 1923, we at ÖBB have shaped mobility in Austria and take responsibility for a modern infrastructure as well as the transportation of people and goods.
A career at ÖBB is not only diverse but also meaningful: As the largest climate protection company in the mobility sector, we move all of Austria, drive the Austrian economy forward, promote innovation, and are a reliable, responsible employer. We support our employees in their professional and personal development, implement measures for their health, and together we create a corporate culture characterized by appreciation and respectful collaboration.
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