Lokführer:in Kat. A40 — FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali)

CHF 64'500 - 110'000 (est.)
FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) · Basel (BS)
Category: Technology Contract: Full-time Salary: CHF 64'500 - 110'000 (est.)
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Location
Basel
Contract
Full-time
Posted
48 days ago
SalaryCHF 64'500 - 110'000 (est.)

Full description

Driver: in Cat. A40 60-100% | SBB - - - - - - Move Switzerland with us. Driver: in Cat. A40 Basel, from now on or by agreement, 60-100 % Apply now

You can look forward to that.

Approximately 14,000 employees of passenger transport ensure that the more than 1.3 million Customers of SBB, which we transport daily, get easy access to public transport and travel from A to B both safely and punctually. The shunting staff as a central professional group makes a central contribution to this. An innovative working environment awaits you, in which you move the SBB together with your teammates, as well as a varied and paid education. You also have various internal training opportunities. Attractive working conditions are important to us, even for irregular working hours. Night and weekend work is also paid for with us - e.g. with 16 francs per hour for Sunday work. For night bets, you get additional time surcharges between 10 and 30%. This means that you have more free time than employees without night and weekend assignments. Interested in learning more about our professions? We look forward to seeing you from 22 to 24. 2026 in our SBB Berufswelten Café at Zurich Central Station. All information can be found at sbb.ch/berufsweltencafe. You can move that.

  • You prepare passenger trains for their journey, perform shunting movements on train compositions and drive various traction units with a maximum speed of 30 km/h in a limited radius of the station to the defined point of departure.
  • During the shunting movements, you monitor the road and thus ensure safety.
  • You create the driving readiness, enter data from the safety and information systems and perform brake tests.
  • If possible, repair minor defects or faults on the vehicle yourself or report them with the intended instruments of the competent body.
  • Assignments as a shunting specialist: in (Ai40) in full swing are a matter of course for you. You couple and uncouple rail vehicles, direct individual shunting movements and reset train compositions.

Here you will learn more about the job profile. You bring that with you.

  • You are attentive, focused and physically resilient to successfully handle this demanding work in 24-hour shift operations. You also like to work outside in any weather.
  • In your daily work, you operate a tablet, among other things. Dealing with modern work equipment does not bother you.
  • You are already trained:r train driver:in Kat. A40 or shunting specialist:in Ai40.
  • In German you bring in word and writing good knowledge (min. B2).
  • You have a perfect color sense (no red-green weakness) and have no entries in the penal and enforcement register.

Your reward and benefits.

We have a fair and progressive wage system and are actively committed to equal pay. For this reason, further and detailed information on the wage system can be viewed transparently at SBB. This position is in requirement level D, regional allowance level 1.

This is the starting point.

The fact that you want to move Switzerland with us is the greatest motivation for us. Therefore, we refrain from a letter of motivation at this point. If you still want to tell us your motivation, you still have the opportunity to do so in our application tool. Making big is easier for you. This starts with your application.

That's how it goes.

× At the latest 10 working days after receiving the application, you will receive an initial feedback from us. Final decision Application Final decision Still questions? The application process SBB Recruitment Support Phone + 41 51 220 20 29 [email protected] #SimplyYou FAQ for Application For the purpose Job ID 104199 Umut Karahan Phone +41 51 281 31 60 Applications by e-mail can unfortunately not be considered. For this position, we do not accept dossiers from recruiters.

We offer that.

Benefits

Find out more Wherever possible, we focus on flexible working hours and modern working time models. In addition, as an employer, we are also flexible when it comes to reconciling your professional life with your private life. Find out more Find out more Differences welcome Differences welcome Find out more With over 150 different professions, we offer an impressive variety of entry and development opportunities. Our employees are just as diverse. That is why we are committed to ensuring that all employees can contribute their individual strengths and ways of thinking. Find out more Find out more Career and development Career and development Find out more We promote our employees according to their personal needs and ambitions. For this purpose, we provide a wide range of interdisciplinary and cross-divisional training offers. In selected external training, we participate financially and temporally. Find out more Find out more

Requirements

  • Du bist bereits ausgebildete:r Lokführer:in Kat. A40 oder Rangierspezialist:in Ai40.

  • In Deutsch bringst du in Wort und Schrift gute Kenntnisse (mind. B2) mit.

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Questions about this listing

What salary does FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) offer for this role?

The original listing does not state a salary. Our estimate for this role and sector in Basel is CHF 64'500 - 110'000 gross per year — an estimate, not a figure communicated by FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali). The calculator on this site converts a gross salary into your actual net take-home once cross-border tax and social contributions are applied.

Is this a full-time role, and what type of contract does FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) offer?

This listing is a full-time position. The contract type shown here comes directly from the employer's original posting; always confirm exact hours, notice period and probation length with FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali) during the application process, since these details can vary by role even within the same contract category.

Do I need a cross-border work permit for a role in Basel?

EU/EFTA citizens living in an EU/EFTA state can apply for a G permit and can work anywhere in Switzerland: border zones no longer apply to them, and they must return home at least once a week. The Swiss employer files the request with Canton Basel's migration office after the contract is signed. Processing times vary by canton, so confirm the specifics with Basel's cantonal migration office or with HR during the application.

How do I apply for this position at FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali)?

Use the "Apply now" button on this page — it links directly to FFS Officine (Ferrovie Federali)'s original listing at jobs.sbb.ch, so your application goes straight to the employer's own applicant-tracking system. Frontaliere Ticino does not collect or forward applications itself.

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