Railway Station Manager

149412 · Medium Next-day ready

Description

Organises and controls the operations of a railway station.

Typical work tasks

Co-ordinates activities associated with the arrival, departure, loading and unloading of trains; ensures compliance with occupational health and safety regulations.

Typical work environment

Works indoors in offices connected to railway stations and outdoors on and around railway tracks.
Indoor work areas are adequately heated and ventilated,railway stations can be noisy and exposed to the elements.

Typical physical and mental demands

Sedentary to medium demand levels with frequent sitting in offices and at control desks.
Stands and walks around the railway station, checking on arrivals and departures and the loading and unloading of vehicles.
Lifting and carrying is not a significant component of the job.
Bending, squatting or crouching and stretching, twisting, climbing may be required but isnot a significant aspect of this role.
Frequent repetitive arm, hand and finger movements are required when using pens, calculators, telephones, keyboard and mouse.
Driving is not a significant component of the job.
Mental skills necessary include a high level of cognitive functioning with communication, interpersonal, administration, organisational, problem solving and decision-making capabilities.

Entry signal Model estimate

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. A licence may be required for some roles or employers. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training

Licence / registration Licence may be required

ANZSCO skill level 2

Next-day ready Yes

Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.

How this was determined (model-generated): Railway station manager: entered via rail-industry experience; boilerplate 'registration or licensing may be required' is incidental=may_be_required, so next_day_ready=true per the rule (proposal wrongly had false).

Entry Requirements

A relevant NZQF Diploma (ANZSCO Skill Level 2). At least three years of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification. Registration or licensing may be required.

Further Comments

There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.