Transnet is looking for unemployed graduates to apply for their Train Assistant Internships, for the year 2025.
Location : South Africa
Closing Date : Not Specified
Transnet Train Assistant 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 locomotive
- 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.
- 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.
- Mount telemeters where necessary II
- Complete vehicle list and vacuum form III
- Mount train indicators IV.
- Examine train. V.
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- Do brake test in conjunction with train driver.
- 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.
- 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.
Qualifications and Experience
- Grade 12 with pure Mathematics and/ or Physical Science
- Physical hearing, vision, mental, fitness (to be verified through medical tests and related safety behavioral risk assessments)
- 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 willing, prepared and capable to obtain a Train Assistant duties certificate (theoretical and practical) successfully and be certified to work independently as Train Assistant
Application
Application can only be done online, Click here to submit your application
