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Ocupacions
Shunter
Foreman shunter Foreman shunter/forewoman shunter Foreman/forewoman shunter Forewoman shunter Operator shunter Rail shunter Shunter assistant Shunter attendant Shunter driver Shunting assistant Shunting attendant Shunting foreman Shunting forewoman Shunting supervisor Switcher
Shunters move shunting units with or without wagons or groups of wagons in order to build trains. They manage the driving of locomotives and are involved in switching wagons, making or splitting up trains in shunting yards or sidings. They operate according to the technical features, such as controlling movement via a remote control device.
Tasks
Tasks include -
(a) Taking charge of and safeguarding freight train during run;
(b) Controlling flow of railway traffic over section of line by operating signals and switches from control panel or signal box;
(c) Switching and coupling rolling stock in railway yards and sidings in accordance with orders about loading, unloading and make-up of trains;
(d) Making up trains for hauling by locomotive or cable and directing their movement along haulage ways in a mine or quarry;
(e) Checking train systems and equipment such as air conditioning and heating systems, brakes and brake hoses prior to train run.
Knowledge
- Law
- Electricity and energy
- Physics
- Mechanics and metal trades
- Motor vehicles, ships and aircraft
Digital competencies
- Operating rail vehicles
- Complying with health and safety procedures
- Operating communications equipment
- Testing vehicles
- Installing wooden and metal components
Digital competencies
- Using digital tools to control machinery
Personal competencies
- Supporting others
- Demonstrating willingness to learn
- Processing information, ideas and concepts
Professional groups of the occupation
Plant and machine operators, and assemblers
Drivers and mobile plant operators
Locomotive engine drivers and related workers
Railway brake, signal and switch operators
Other occupations of the professional group
Do you want to know what the hiring rate for this occupation is in the market?
Contracts and job seekers in the last year in Barcelonès
Railway brake, signal and switch operators
44
Number of contracts in Barcelonès
67,69%
Percentage of contracts in Catalonia
-6,38% Interannual variation of contracts in Barcelonès
29,55%
Permanent contracts over total contracts in Barcelonès
22,73%
Part-time contracts
1,42% Turnover index
2
Average of job seekers in Barcelonès
12%
Interannual variation of job seekers in Barcelonès
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
The market for this profile is hiring
Contracts in u00e8 over the past year by sex and age
Contracts by gender in Barcelonès.
Drivers and mobile plant operators
92%
8%
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
Contracts by age groups.
Drivers and mobile plant operators
Data source: Observatori del Treball i Model Productiu, Government of Catalonia
What vacancies are published in the professional family?
Vacancies published by professional family and type of contract in Barcelonès over the past year
Locomotive engine drivers and related workers
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Data source: Data generated from the analysis of Lightcast data and the Observatory of Work and Productive Model of the Government of Catalonia.
What experience is required for the vacancies? Which sectors are looking for this occupation?
Railway brake, signal and switch operators
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
The vacancies published are for working in:
Job vacancies posted by county
Data source: Own elaboration based on the data of vacancies extracted by Lightcast.
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