Employee in Dispatch

Kloten

Key information

Publication date:04 June 2025
Workload:100%
Contract type:Unlimited employment
Place of work:Kloten

Job summary

WRS Widmer Rail Services AG specializes in cross-border rail freight. Join our dynamic team for excellent growth opportunities and a supportive work environment.

Tasks

Coordinate orders with central planning for efficient operations.
Optimize capacity by managing orders and scheduling tasks.
Resolve operational issues swiftly to maintain service quality.

Skills

Experience in rail freight operations and decision-making skills required.
Strong organizational skills and IT affinity necessary.
Fluency in German; French or Italian is a plus.

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The WRS Widmer Rail Services AG is a significant internationally active company in rail freight transport, specializing in cross-border transport of mineral oil products for corporations. For this purpose, WRS uses its own extensive fleet of locomotives and its own shunting capacities. To provide its customers with perfect service, it operates from four locations in the Swiss language regions DE+FR+IT as well as in Germany. The area of planning and dispatch plays a crucial role and contributes significantly to the company's success.
Due to ongoing growth, we are looking for employees in this area immediately or by arrangement
Employee in Dispatch Rümlang/Glattbrugg In this role, you will work at the heart of our company, the control center, from which we efficiently and effectively manage our trains. You will take on the following tasks:

Coordination of orders with central planning
Dispatch of individual orders (control of order data, ordering of routes, allocation of

locomotives and locomotive drivers, system entries with infrastructure operators, customs/loading documents) with a view to capacity optimization

Creating time- and distance-optimized service plans for locomotive drivers, shunters, and visitors
Quick and pragmatic problem-solving in case of operational disruptions and personnel shortages
Orientation and support for locomotive drivers with questions and problems so that we can meet our high performance promise to our customers. You bring:
Proven experience as a dispatcher in the freight railway sector, locomotive driver, or shunter

(Railway experience required)

Decisiveness and resilience in stressful situations
Strong organizational talent and affinity for IT programs
Business management thinking
High sense of responsibility
Very good German skills (French and/or Italian is an advantage)
Good knowledge in the application of logistics/ERP programs
Willingness to work early, late, and night shifts in weekly rotation We offer:
A challenging and responsible activity with direct success control
High independence and direct contact with the "front"
The personal working atmosphere of a family business and the "we-feeling" of a small

team
- An attractive workplace with a break room near Kloten airport and free parking For further information, please contact Andrea Smith, Head of Dispo GLB, at:
+41 79 557 65 04.
Please send your complete application documents to:
WRS Widmer Rail Services AG, jobs@w-r-s.ch, Judith Odermatt Crowley, Head of HR Services, Emmetterstrasse 3, CH-6375 Beckenried, Phone +41 41 624 64 06