Train Preparation Specialist – Career Changer, Tyrol (Full-time and Part-time)
- Tyrol
- Full Time
- Part Time
In the Operations division, we ensure that train and shunting services are carried out safely and punctually, while keeping our customers fully and promptly informed.
Tasks that inspire you:
- You are responsible for the formation and preparation of trains, a key task for ensuring punctual and safe rail operations.
- You record data in our systems, check and process freight documents. Your work is primarily office-based, but you will also work outdoors with the vehicles.
- You perform brake calculations and conduct simple brake tests.
- You handle wagon labelling and always work with a focus on safety and quality.
- When necessary, you assist colleagues with shunting, secure vehicles, or couple stationary wagons.
Your Training
For the training programme to become a Train Preparation Specialist, we are looking for safety-conscious and responsible employees. Over approximately 6 exciting weeks, you will learn the theory at our training centres in Vienna and potentially in other federal states, while gaining practical experience from seasoned colleagues. Upon successfully completing your training and after an intensive regional induction, you will independently take on tasks in train preparation, contributing to smooth operational processes and ensuring safe and punctual rail services across Austria.
Expectations you meet:
- Your German language skills are sufficient to communicate effectively with colleagues via radio.
- Preferably, you have completed vocational training or schooling (apprenticeship, technical college, high school diploma, etc.).
- Heat, cold, dampness, and draughts do not bother you, and you are physically fit.
- If you are a male applicant, you have already completed military or alternative civilian service or are exempt from it.
- You and your family can handle varying working hours in shift work (nights/weekends/public holidays).
- You are reliable and pay careful attention to safety, even in stressful situations.
- You find solutions even when things do not go entirely according to plan.
An offer that convinces you:
- An important and varied profession with a high degree of independence.
- We offer opportunities for further training.
- A good mix of office-based and outdoor work.
- After completing the full-time training, it is possible to reduce working hours to part-time, depending on agreement.
- The minimum salary for the "Training to become a Train Preparation Specialist" role is €40,783.96 gross per year. After completing the training and upon taking up the role of "Train Preparation Specialist," the salary is at least €42,658.56 gross per year. Additionally, we offer performance-related allowances and supplementary payments averaging €500 gross per month.
- Course start: 10.07.2027
Your Application
Please apply online with the following complete documents:
- CV
- Certificate of completion – if available (apprenticeship, technical college, high school diploma, etc.)
- Internal applicants should ideally include their SAP applicant extract
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, Thuy Nhanh Cao is available at +43664/6179019.
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 taken responsibility for modern infrastructure as well as the transport 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 keep all of Austria moving, drive the Austrian economy forward, promote innovation, and are a reliable and responsible employer. We support our employees in their professional and personal development, implement measures for their health, and together we create a corporate culture characterised by appreciation and respectful collaboration.
automatically translated