Transnet is looking for unemployed youth to apply for their Train Assistant Trainee Internships, for the year 2025.
Location : Belfast
Closing Date : Not Specified
Transnet Train Assistant Trainee Internships 2025
Position Outputs
- Sign on duty at designated workplace and be allocated duties to be performed for the duration of the shift.
- Determine which locomotive to be prepared.
- Obtain and place equipment on locomotive.
- Check and supplement prescribed equipment.
- Clean working area
- Assist with starting up of locomotive as prescribed assist with locomotive brake tests.
- Couple locomotive
- Sign on duty
- Dispatch locomotives
- Prepare locomotives.
- Determine which locomotive to be prepared.
- Obtain and place equipment on locomotive.
- Check and supplement prescribed equipment.
- Clean working area
- Assist with starting up of locomotives as prescribed
- Assist with locomotive brake tests.
- Prepare communication equipment.
- Obtain radio’s/handsets/walkie talkie/telemeters when applicable.
- Check functionality of communication equipment
- Performs the pre – trip preparation of the Locomotives and the whole Train prior the departure to adhere to roadworthiness and train working rules and safety standards.
Other Information
- Attach/detach vehicles according to works order in absence of guard personnel.
- Mount telemeters where necessary
- Complete vehicle list and vacuum form
- Mount train indicators IV. Examine train.
- Do brake test in conjunction with train driver.
- Execute shunting activities in sidings and enroute according to directives to enhance safe working procedures.
- Obtain works order.
- Perform shunting/placing/removing of trucks as per works order.
- Update vehicle list
- Place and clear load/empty trucks at siding
- Assist the train driver enroute to ensure the safe movement of the tarin from a required point to the destination, without delays or damage to locomotives, wagons, infrastructure track and other equipment, to ensure predictable service.
- Verbally compare signal positions and display with train driver.
- Observe proceeding trains patrol locomotives.
- Reset locomotive trip outs.
- Observe safe running of train.
- Protect train during incidents.
- Assist Train Driver during emergency circumstances.
- Comply to safety standards and laid down instruction to ensure that he is well motivated and competent.
- Provide accurate feedback timeously to the Train Driver regarding any incidents and deviations along the route.
- Assist in performing various administration duties.
- Complete the Train journal and submit to the Section Manager at sign – off after every shift to ensure timeous and accurate processing of monthly salary.
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Qualifications
- Grade 12 with pure Mathematics and/ or Physical Science
- Be prepared to undergo periodic medical surveillance and safety behavioral risk assessments during the selection process and every 12 months.
Competencies
- Various communications systems
- Depot layout
- Locomotive classes
- Locomotive equipment
- Route/road
- Sections/stations and sidings
- Signing on duty procedures
- Train working rules
- Trip report
- Yard and siding layout
- Knowledge of general TFR policies
- Shunting procedures
- Locomotive classes and their hauling capacities constraints on the particular territory
- Health and Safety Act 85 15. First Aid
- Basic conditions of Employment Act (BCEA)
- SANS 3004 (Human Factors)
- HC Policies and procedures
- Train service/ITP
- Training workings
- Substance Abuse policy and procedures
Attributes
- Stress handling
- Self-management
- Safety conscious
- Punctual
- Willing to work shifts
- Results orientated
Application
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