Transnet: Train Assistant Trainee Internships 2025
Transnet invites South African unemployed graduates to apply for Train Assistant Trainee Programme 2025.
Internship Application Closing Date: Not specified
Internship Location: South Africa
Position 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.
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.
- Assist with starting up of locomotives as prescribed.
- Assist with locomotive brake tests.
- 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:
- 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.
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.
How to Apply
NB. Use the links given below to Apply
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Apply Online for the Transnet: Train Assistant Trainee Internship
Location: Swartkops, South Africa
Apply Online for the Transnet: Train Assistant Trainee Internship
