Training for Shunter Driver in Freight Transport 2027

About the job

We are Deutsche Bahn. Millions of passengers travel with us every day and we transport enormous quantities of goods – across Germany and neighbouring Europe. Too often, we also disappoint. That is why we are working intensively on a better railway. For this, we need power and you! We are one of the most diverse employers in Germany. Every year, we look for around 5,000 trainees in 50 different training professions who want to make the railway a little better with us day by day. Join in: We offer you attractive benefits, a fixed contact person, and a great team by your side. And after successful training, you have excellent chances of being taken on!

You love everything to do with trains, enjoy tinkering, and prefer working outdoors – then training in the shunting area of freight transport is just right for you! just right for you!

From 1 September 2027, we are looking for you for the 3-year training as a shunter driver in freight transport (railway worker in operational service driver transport) (m/f/d) at DB Cargo AG in Bad Friedrichshall or Heilbronn. The vocational school is in Esslingen.

This is what awaits you in your training:

• You mainly shunt freight wagons
• As a shunter driver, you also assemble trains by uncoupling and coupling individual wagons
• You check the functionality of freight trains and the securing of loads
• You learn your vehicle inside out, as well as the rules of safe railway operation
• Occasionally, you drive your locomotive to nearby customers in your region to collect goods
• You start and end your working day as a shunter driver at your regional shunting yard

Your profile:

• You have (soon) successfully completed school and your school leaving certificate is recognised in Germany
• Your German language skills correspond to at least the B2 level
• You really enjoy working outdoors and are enthusiastic about technology
• Responsibility is definitely your thing and you also like making decisions
• You are certainly reliable
• Working shifts and also on weekends and public holidays is fine for you

For this training, a medical and psychological aptitude test awaits you as part of the selection process. On our career page, you can find out everything about the background, the procedure, and the ideal preparation.

This is important to us:

Our claim is to offer all candidates the same opportunities to start with us if they have the same aptitude. We actively promote diversity and cooperation in our teams. We appreciate every application, regardless of gender, nationality, ethnic and social origin, religion, belief, disability, age, duration of unemployment, as well as sexual orientation and identity.

Benefits

DB Youngster Community

Free travel

Rental cost subsidy

Mobile device

Permanent employment

Equal opportunities and self-determined participation of severely disabled persons and those with equivalent status, as well as respectful cooperation, are firmly established principles within the DB Group. Therefore, severely disabled and equally recognised applicants are given preferential consideration if equally qualified.