Personnel Deployment Planner: Operations 60–100%

19 June 2026
60 – 100%
Zürich

Job summary

Join our team at the traffic control center for a fulfilling role! You'll ensure passengers arrive safely and reliably every day.

Tasks

Collaborate with a modern team to manage daily railway operations.
Plan and allocate staff schedules based on operational needs and satisfaction.
Create service plans for train personnel and adapt to changes.

Skills

Experience in planning, strong communication, and teamwork skills.
Analytical thinking and quick decision-making under pressure.
Proficiency in IT and familiarity with scheduling software.

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About the job

Those who join us get more out of life! Take on responsibility in our traffic control centre and ensure that our passengers reach their destinations safely and reliably every day.

Are you a team-oriented, upbeat individual who communicates actively and enjoys working precisely? Do you enjoy interacting with people and find a good solution for every problem? Would you like to ensure that all personnel services are covered and that legal as well as corporate requirements are met? Then you are in your element in the personnel deployment planning of our modern traffic control centre. What are you waiting for?

Your tasks

You are part of a modern traffic control centre and together with the team master the challenges of daily railway operations.
You manage the scheduling of employees working in shifts in operations from daily to monthly planning, balancing economic efficiency, operational needs, and employee satisfaction.
You create the annual duty roster (rotation) for locomotive staff and the traffic control centre and make mid-year changes and adjustments due to construction sites.
As a personnel deployment planner in the SZU traffic control centre, you contribute to customer-focused disruption management.
You take on supporting tasks and processes such as managing auxiliary documents and tools, maintaining system data, creating instruction programmes, etc.
You work in a two-shift system from Monday to Friday between 06:00 and 20:00.

Your competencies

You have a strong awareness of safety and quality and work conscientiously, reliably, and independently.
You bring a strong flair for planning and scheduling and have comprehensive knowledge of working time regulations (AZG).
You think analytically and holistically, quickly recognise operational dependencies, and make considered and comprehensible decisions even under time pressure.
You are IT-savvy, have good PC skills, and are confident in using common programmes such as Word and Excel.
Ideally, you have knowledge of Trapeze software and have already gained experience in a transport company.
You are a team player and communicate clearly, precisely, and respectfully, and have business fluent German skills in spoken and written form.

What we offer you as a Personnel Deployment Planner: Operations

You take on versatile planning and operational tasks in the heart of Zurich and can make a difference in a future-oriented railway company with flat hierarchies and short decision-making paths. Development is a given with us: shift supervisor, train dispatcher, daily planner, job rotations and more. In addition, we offer you convincing employment conditions, a healthy work-life balance, and attractive additional benefits – and appreciation and respect for all employees.

Do you accept the challenge?

Then we look forward to getting to know you. Simply upload your complete application documents via the button below. And if you have any questions, our Head of Planning & Control Michael Wasserfallen (phone 076 284 96 86 *) or our HR specialist Karolina Gajer (phone 076 329 80 22 *) will be happy to answer them.