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 diverse:
- 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 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 transports (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 B1 class 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 by ÖBB-Produktion GmbH according to operational conditions, a second part of this bonus amounting to €2,500 gross will be granted.
- 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.
- In addition, you will receive a voluntary top-up payment of €300 gross per month (14 times per year).
- Furthermore, you will be paid an allowance of €200 gross per month (12 times per year).
- The standard weekly working hours are 38.5 hours; overtime and performance-related additional payments will be remunerated.
- Night work is valued at an additional 25% per hour.
Your application
Please apply online with the following complete documents:
- Cover letter
- CV
- 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 certification 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 regarding 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: we transport people and goods and work on solutions for rail, bus, and logistics. Our investments in rail infrastructure contribute to the Austrian economy. As one of Austria’s largest employers (*), ÖBB offers a variety of professional fields, supports employees in their professional and personal development, and implements measures to promote their health. Together, we work on a corporate culture characterized by appreciation and respectful collaboration.
(*) Source: Firmium, "Largest Employers in Austria", https://www.firmium.ch/blog/groesste-arbeitgeber-oesterreich
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