Transnet is accepting applications for its Train Assistant Traineeship program in 2025. This program offers a structured pathway into a career in the rail industry, providing comprehensive training and development. If you’re interested in a challenging and rewarding role, learn more about the application process, eligibility criteria, and what the traineeship entails in this post.
Purpose:
Assist the Train Driver in the safe and efficient driving/handling of all different types of trains/locomotives consists (airbrake, vacuum, high speed, heavy haul and passengers) to ensure that the customers freight/cargo reaches its destination in good condition, on time, in order to enable the organisation to satisfy the customer needs.
Duties Responsibilities:
- 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.
- Despatch locomotive.
- Determine which locomotive to be prepared.
- Obtain and place equipment on locomotive.
- Check and supplement prescribed equipment.
- Clean working area.
- Obtain works order.
- Perform shunting/placing/removing of trucks as per works order.
- Update vehicle list.
- Reset locomotive trip outs.
- Observe safe running of train.
- Protect train during incidents.
- Assist Train Driver during emergency circumstances.
Minimum Requirements:
- 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.
- Physical hearing, vision, mental, fitness (to be verified through medical tests and related safety behavioral risk assessments)
- The operator shall not allow employees younger than 21 years of age to undertake Train driver or train control duties
- The candidate should be a minimum of 1.6m tall.
- Psychomotor ability (to be assessed through Vienna Testing System (VTS standards)
- Ability to carry heavy objects.
- Be prepared to successfully undergo Train Assistant duties (theoretical and practical) so as to be certified to work independently as a Train Assistant
- Be willing, prepared and capable to obtain a Train Assistant duties certificate (theoretical and practical) successfully and be certified to work independently as Train Assistant.
Location: South Africa
How to Apply
Apply here online for Transnet Train Assistant Traineeships 2025
Closing date: Not specified