Your main tasks will include organising shipments, scheduling journeys and estimating how long it will take to load and unload goods. You will also be responsible for assessing the condition of the vehicle by inspecting the likes of wheels, brakes and lights, and for making sure there is sufficient fuel in the tank. On arrival at the customer’s premises, you will unload the goods and check that everything is in order. Moreover, your responsibilities will include cleaning the interior and exterior of vehicles, carrying out minor vehicle repairs and maintaining tools and equipment, in addition to driving lorries and checking transport, shipping and customs documents. Your duties will also include loading, unloading and securing goods, alongside vehicle cleaning and maintenance. In your role as a Road Transport Specialist, you will bear significant responsibility towards other road users, customers, the environment and the goods you transport, despite the considerable freedom the job offers.
Have you ever wondered how an engine is built and how goods get from A to B? Do you find the mechanics of lorries fascinating and want to learn how to maximise the limited space available in them? V-ZUG AG offers training that equips you with future-proof skills in transport and logistics.
Training
The three-year training programme consists of both basic and in-depth training in transport, toolmaking and freight forwarding. For the entire duration of your training, you will have the opportunity to reinforce the skills you have learned across different departments. Throughout the training period, you will attend compulsory vocational school classes 1–2 days a week. With V-ZUG AG’s consent, you can attend a vocational school offering a preparatory course for the baccalaureate examination alongside your work.
Requirements
Reliability
Ability to work independently
Enjoyment of being on the road
Good interpersonal skills
Physical fitness
Knowledge of foreign languages is an advantage
Manual dexterity
You have completed your compulsory schooling and will turn 16 years old before the December of your first year of training
“As a trainee Road Transport Specialist, I not only gain an insight into the importance of organisation in the transport sector, but also have the chance to undertake part of my training with the public transport provider Zugerland Verkehrsbetriebe (ZVB). As a result, I’m also gaining an understanding of how lorries are constructed and how to look after them.” Iwo Roszak, Road Transport Specialist
Courses Offered by the Swiss Commercial Vehicle Association (ASTAG).
Federal Professional Examination (FPE) With Federal PET Diploma: Tyre Specialist, Transportation and Logistics Dispatch Specialist, etc.
Specialisation Take on roles in regional transport services or as a coach driver, as well as working as a long-distance driver of articulated lorries, tankers and exceptionally large goods vehicles which transport hazardous waste or dangerous goods.
Advanced Federal Professional Examination (AFPE) Transportation and Logistics Manager
University of Applied Sciences Bachelor of Science (UAS) in Automotive Engineering, Bachelor of Science (UAS) in Transport Systems, Management in Transport and Logistics CAS (Lucerne University of Applied Sciences and Arts).
