Career Changer as Train Dispatcher at the Railway Station

Overview

We welcome individuals looking to transition into a new career, such as after parental leave, to join our diverse set of key professions requiring specialized knowledge. During your training period, you will receive a competitive salary, and after successful onboarding, you will become an independent, integral part of our team.

Position and Location

We are currently seeking a career changer for the role of Train Dispatcher at the station in Stuttgart for DB InfraGO AG, offering a permanent position starting as soon as possible.

Training Program

• Over approximately two months in full-time attendance, you will gradually acquire the necessary skills for the role in local supervision of train dispatching.
• The program alternates theoretical instruction and hands-on practice, allowing you to learn and apply skills immediately.
• You will be supported throughout by experienced colleagues to ensure a smooth transition and enable you to responsibly manage train operations at the station.
• From the start, you will receive a guaranteed fixed salary.

Key Responsibilities After Training

• Ensure and monitor the timely departure of trains to contribute actively to quality and punctuality targets.
• Collaborate closely with colleagues on platforms, trains, and at the control center to devise solutions for seamless railway operations.
• Co-responsible for safety on the platform areas.
• Provide passengers on the platform with essential information and assist with boarding and alighting.
• Report and coordinate the management of disruptions and irregularities with responsibility.
• Participate in emergency management procedures within the station.

Applicant Profile

• You hold a successfully completed vocational training, for instance as a restaurant specialist, hotel clerk, security personnel, or service marketing professional.
• Preferably, you have initial experience in customer contact, customer service, or security-related fields.
• Your strong service orientation, teamwork skills, and ability to work independently distinguish you.
• You are confident communicating in German at C1 language proficiency.
• Shift work including early, late, and night shifts as well as weekends and public holidays is acceptable to you.
• You agree to undergo the required medical and psychological assessments as part of the selection process conducted by company medical services.

Additional Information

Applications from already trained train dispatchers, local supervisors, or related professions are also warmly invited.

We are committed to equal opportunity, actively promoting diversity and inclusion within our teams. Every application is valued regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic or social background, religion, disability, age, periods of unemployment, or sexual orientation.

Benefits

• We engage with you on equal footing, providing workplaces throughout all federal states, in large cities as well as smaller towns and communities.
• We offer competitive salary packages, usually permanent contracts, employment security, additional benefits, and company pension schemes.
• You gain long-term prospects through a stable employment relationship within a future-oriented corporation.

Our Commitment

Equal participation and respect for individuals with disabilities or equal status is a core principle at DB Group. Accordingly, applicants with disabilities will be given preference if equally qualified.