shunter
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.
Also called: shunting assistant, foreman shunter, shunting foreman, forewoman shunter, shunter assistant, shunting attendant, shunting forewoman, switcher
- 33
- essential skills
- 6
- optional skills
- 8
- related roles
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Where you can go from here
8 rolesOccupations sharing the most essential skills with this one. The number is a count, not an opinion.
- rail switchperson7 skills in common
- railway electronic technician7 skills in common
- train driver7 skills in common
- level crossing signalperson6 skills in common
- railway station manager5 skills in common
- rolling stock inspector5 skills in common
- occupational railway instructor4 skills in common
- rail operations manager4 skills in common
Essential skills
33- assess railway operations
- check train engines
- comply with railway safety standards
- control train movement
- dangers of marshalling activity
- deal with challenging work conditions
- drive vehicles
- enforce railway safety regulations
- follow switching instructions in rail operations
- mechanics of trains
- operate radio equipment
- operate railway communication systems
- operate railway control panels
- operate railway switches
- operate railway vehicles
- operate railway warning systems
- operate switching locomotives
- oversee operational safety on trains
- perform maintenance on locomotives
- perform rail track inspections
- perform routine maintenance on railway engines
- perform wagon coupling
- physical characteristics of railways
- principles of mechanical engineering
- rail infrastructure
- railway framework legislation
- read railway circuit plans
- shunt inbound loads
- shunt outbound loads
- shunt rolling stock in marshalling yards
- test the braking force of trains
- train operating procedures
- use hand signal for transport procedures
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