BLS AG
Bern
Overhead Line Technician or Skilled Career Changer
- 25 August 2026
- 50 – 100%
- Permanent position
- German (Fluent)
- 3007 Bern
About the job
50-100%
Are you destined for something greater? We might have just the right opportunity for you: Join us as an Overhead Line Technician at BLS and take your career to new heights! Are you not afraid of heights and enjoy working with heavy equipment? Then this is your chance! Actively shape the railway infrastructure of tomorrow and ensure our customers arrive punctually and safely from A to B.
About BLS
With almost 4000 employees, BLS is the second largest railway company in Switzerland. More than that: we are also a shipping company, a real estate firm, an international freight railway, a bus company, and we transport cars safely through the Lötschberg and Simplon. What unites us? Pride in what we do every day. Mobility has many facets for us. And many exciting jobs.
Are you destined for something greater? We might have just the right opportunity for you: Join us as an Overhead Line Technician at BLS and take your career to new heights! Are you not afraid of heights and enjoy working with heavy equipment? Then this is your chance! Actively shape the railway infrastructure of tomorrow and ensure our customers arrive punctually and safely from A to B.
Overhead Line Technician or Skilled Career Changer
What awaits you:
- Maintain overhead lines and electrical systems to keep our network running without interruptions
- Take on the installation, maintenance, and repair of our electrical networks and overhead lines
- Quickly and efficiently resolve faults in the assigned railway network
- Operate lifting platforms and cranes safely and precisely
- Repair various types of cable faults reliably and promptly
What you bring with you:
- Basic vocational training (EFZ) and willingness to train as a train driver (categories B80/B100) to operate cranes and lifting platforms
- Driving licence category B, workplace must be reachable within 45 minutes by car
- Willingness to work on-call duty (approx. 6 weeks/year, planned one year in advance) and night shifts (40-50% of working time, planned one month in advance)
- Strong safety awareness, teamwork skills, no fear of heights, and physical fitness as you often work at heights
- You are reliable and responsible because your work truly matters
Your benefits – what you can look forward to:
- We promote as flexible a planning of your tours and shifts as possible
- Receive a 2nd class GA, 1st class GA, or a half-fare travelcard
- You have free time when others are working. Night and weekend shifts come with additional pay
- There is the possibility to purchase five to ten extra holiday days per year
- Financial support for external further training and an exciting internal learning and course offer are available to you
- We support your health with seasonal events and courses
About BLS
With almost 4000 employees, BLS is the second largest railway company in Switzerland. More than that: we are also a shipping company, a real estate firm, an international freight railway, a bus company, and we transport cars safely through the Lötschberg and Simplon. What unites us? Pride in what we do every day. Mobility has many facets for us. And many exciting jobs.
We are happy to answer your questions
Raphael Tanner
Energy Supervisor
+41 79 743 82 79
Joel Gysin
HR Consultant
+41 79 508 46 49
