Training as a train traffic controller and additional qualification as a train dispatcher
(m/f/d)Job Description
Not running? Not a chance! - Train Traffic Controller and Additional Qualification: Train Dispatcher. You love trains, but you don't play chess. The trains that make your heart race travel on rails, connecting people across borders. Training as a train traffic controller and additional qualification as a train dispatcher catapults you directly into the control center of Deutsche Bahn. As a train traffic controller, you won't miss a single train journey in your area of responsibility. You're just as familiar with points and signals as you are with a wide variety of interlocking technologies. You also know the relevant regulations, implement them professionally, and thus ensure that every journey is not only safe but also runs according to schedule. If disruptions or deviations do occur, that's when you, as the train dispatcher, come into play. Now it's crucial to quickly coordinate, find suitable solutions, and decide which trains are allowed to depart and when.
Job Profile
Graduation
Soft Skills
Grades
Areas of Interest
Important School Subjects
- math
- German
- English
Training Content
- You will familiarize yourself with working in a signal box.
- Learning about and operating different signaling technologies
- The fundamentals of railway operations and the cooperation of all parties involved
- You will learn how to correctly set train routes (track, points, signals).
- Communication and coordination with colleagues in the signal box, train drivers and control centers
- To bring a replacement train to the starting line for the train that cannot continue due to a malfunction.
- Providing travelers with information as quickly as possible
Salary
Advantages
- Subsidy up to €350 per month
Perspectives
- Job guarantee if you successfully complete your vocational training
What to expect
- Even in challenging situations, you remain calm and keep track of everything.
- You gladly take on responsibility and work with concentration.
- Teamwork and reliability are among your strengths.
- You are willing to work shifts.
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