Shunter at Sasol

Purpose of Job

• A Shunter organises trains in order to safely manoeuvre from the exchange yard to loading and off-loading points at various business units

Key Accountabilities

• Adhere to Principles of safe movement on rail
• Apply Basic Health and Safety knowledge
• Insure plant specific rules and procedures
• Know the Site lay-out
• Apply Shunting procedures
• Display of hand signals
• Utilize Rail way vehicles and Rail way lines
• Operates Hand points
• Assist with Air brake and vacuum test
• Do inspection of Loads
• Reading of special notices
• Operation of handbrakes
• Test 2-Way Radio communication (Testing of two way radios)
• Coupling and uncoupling of vehicles
• Identify rolling stock types by means of profile codes
• Identify commodity types by means of symbolic signs/data sheets/color coding
• Formulate train profile
• Execute movements in accordance with designated plan and within the required operational time

Formal Education

• High School / School Diploma or similar

Working Experience

• Experience: 2+ relevant years