Switching Driver at Green Cargo in Borlänge

Are you interested in a physical job outdoors in a constantly changing railway environment where safety is the highest priority? We are now looking for someone who wants to take the opportunity to undergo a paid training and work as a switching driver with us at Green Cargo in Borlänge! As an employee with us, you want to contribute to our ambition to help more customers transport goods in an environmentally friendly and sustainable way.

Your Responsibilities

At the yard, we work with switching and sorting freight wagons. This means that wagons arrive in trains from all over the country and are divided and assembled into new trains to reach our important customers and terminals. The role of a switching driver involves planning and switching wagons to the correct train and customer. In addition to the actual switching, functional checks of the wagons are included before they depart to new destinations. A common goal is to ensure that the trains reach customers on time and safely. This role requires a high level of commitment from everyone working at the yard and is suitable for those who thrive in physically demanding tasks. Turn on your step counter when you start your shift – here you can easily walk up to 20,000-30,000 steps before the end of your shift. You will also need to go up and down to and from the locomotive cabin several times during your shift. Feel free to check out our employees who share more about what it’s like to work with us via the link below.

Meet some of our employees at the yard.

Good to Know

The position is a permanent full-time employment initiated by a 6-month probationary period, starting week 17. Your employment begins with a paid basic training of approximately 16–18 weeks that prepares you for the job. The training includes theory, practice, ongoing knowledge tests, and ends with an examination.

About half of the training time will be at another location, and the remaining time will be at your home location. Green Cargo covers travel and accommodation for the weeks you have training at another location.

With us at Green Cargo, we have a tariff salary according to the following salary scale:

• 21,000 SEK/month – Training salary
• 28,630 SEK/month - After examination from our basic training
• 33,685 SEK/month - When you have worked two years in the role

Working within Green Cargo's production involves irregular working hours where we work around the clock. The working hours vary from day to day, and in Borlänge we work mornings and afternoons, with nights and weekend work occurring. The schedule is published on the 15th of each month with your working hours for the upcoming month.

Our Expectations

You have a strong safety focus, are accustomed to and enjoy following clear rules and routines, and have an easy time understanding instructions. You work well in a team and take great personal responsibility for your tasks. The work is mainly carried out in pairs, but solitary switching also occurs. Since the work is performed in a safety service, you need to be able to communicate and understand instructions fluently in Swedish.

To work as a switching driver with us at Green Cargo, you need to meet the following basic requirements:

• • Be at least 20 years old (requirement from the Transport Agency to apply for a driving license)
• • Be able to present an approved diploma from secondary education or equivalent education at the level of SeQF 4.
• • Have normal color vision
• • Be able to work irregular shift work
• • Be physically and mentally fit for the job

To work as a switching driver, a driving license is required. According to the Transport Agency, a complete secondary education with passing grades is required to have your application for a driving license approved. Therefore, you need to attach your diploma to your application. For more information regarding statutory requirements, read more here.

We Offer You

As an employee at Green Cargo, you will fulfill a socially important function. You will receive support and assistance from a well-functioning organization and an engaged manager, where there are good opportunities for personal development.

As an employee at Green Cargo, you will be offered, among other things:

• • Salary during training in connection with employment that prepares you for the job
• • Salary and employment conditions according to collective agreements
• • Wellness allowance of 3000 SEK/year
• • Benify benefits portal
• • Group life insurance (TGL) via Alecta and occupational injury insurance (TFA) via AFA
• • Voluntary group insurance via Skandia for you and your family
• • Paid statutory health examination at Falck
• • Compensation for TBE vaccination
• • Compensation for prescription medication up to 2200 SEK
• • Compensation for medical care within the high-cost protection (up to 1100 SEK)
• • Parental salary supplement (10%)

Recruitment Process

The recruitment process begins with you receiving a preliminary selection test via email after you submit your application. The selection test must be completed to proceed in the recruitment process. After that, interviews, occupational psychological assessments, health examinations including alcohol and drug tests, reference checks, and background checks will be conducted. We use SRI's control tool to ensure that the candidates do not have a background that is incompatible with our values.

Diversity and Inclusion

Green Cargo's employees are key to achieving the company's vision of world-class railway logistics, and it is the employees' competence, ambition, and attitude that drive the company forward. We see that diversity among our employees strengthens our competitiveness and contributes to our business and development. Therefore, we want a workplace characterized by diversity and welcome applicants with different types of skills, personalities, backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives.

Application

Selection and interviews are ongoing, so if you recognize yourself in the description, welcome to submit your application today!

Green Cargo is a sustainable logistics partner and an important part of the Scandinavian business community. Almost 98 percent of our transport work is done with electric trains with very low climate impact. Every weekday we operate 400 freight trains and replace around 9,000 truck transports on the road network daily. In our network, we serve nearly 300 locations in Sweden, Norway, and Denmark, and with partners, we reach all of Europe. Green Cargo is owned by the Swedish state. We have 1,800 employees, transport about 20 million tons of goods, and have an annual turnover of 4.2 billion SEK (2023).