Occupation Atlastrain preparer
ESCO · http://data.europa.eu/esco/occupation/219e7fdd-5889-4517-9e86-620a12d535aa
train preparer
Train preparers are responsible for checking and testing of equipment and systems on rail vehicles before vehicles are moved. They ensure that a train is in a fit condition to enter service, that the train equipment is correctly deployed and the formation of the train matches the train’s designated pathway. Depending on the individual work organisation of the operator they also perform technical inspections carried out prior to the train entering service.
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Job Zone
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Zone 3: Medium Preparation Needed
Medium preparation. Vocational training, related on-the-job experience, or an associate degree, with one to two years of training that combines experience and informal instruction.
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Occupational interest profile
RCIRealistic · Conventional · Investigative — the three strongest interests, in order
- R Realistic6.49
- C Conventional4.46
- I Investigative2.64
- S Social1.19
- E Enterprising1.01
- A Artistic1.00
RIASEC (Holland) interests on O*NET's 0–7 scale: what the work draws on, not what any individual prefers. Hover a row for what each dimension means.
Job Zone and interest data are borrowed from Signal and Track Switch Repairers (49-9097.00): in the official ESCO–O*NET crosswalk, its close O*NET match, and the best-ranked match that has them. ESCO doesn't publish them directly.
Typically associated skills
Essential (18)
ESCO's essential and optional tags describe how its taxonomy relates a skill to this occupation. They are not the essential functions of a job under the ADA, which an employer determines for its own role.
- characteristics of wheel rail interface
- comply with legal regulations
- comply with railway safety standards
- detect rail track malfunctions
- ensure correct signalling during rail maintenance
- ensure finished product meet requirements
- ensure rail tracks remain clear
- execute working instructions
- hydraulics
- maintain inventory of rail track parts
- operate hydraulic jack lift
- operate scientific measuring equipment
- perform manual work autonomously
- perform rail track inspections
- principles of mechanical engineering
- rail infrastructure
- standards of track geometry
- write rail defect records
O*NET equivalents
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