Train Driver (m/f/d) – €4,300 gross from 5 years of experience plus supplements in Stuttgart

At FlixTrain, you ensure that our passengers reach their destination safely and with peace of mind. In a strong team, you take responsibility, experience something new every day, and can develop in an environment where your commitment truly matters.

As a trained train driver with a valid traction vehicle driver's license, you ensure safe, punctual train journeys for FlixTrain from Stuttgart and, if necessary, support on further routes nationwide. Your work is essential for smooth passenger operations and a reliable travel experience. You take responsibility for thousands of travelers and ensure that sustainable mobility on the rails works every day. You are the heart of our operation!

What We Offer

• Salary: Earn around €4,300 gross per month (from 5 years of professional experience) plus attractive supplements on top!
• Mobility: With your BahnCard100, you are always on the move flexibly – even in your free time.
• Travel Benefits: 12 free Flix vouchers + 12 discount vouchers for friends & family.
• Paid Travel to Work Location: A guest trip from your place of residence to the shift starting point is compensated 100%.
• Paid Hotel Stays: For assignments in other cities, you will stay in comfortable hotels near the train station.
• Strong Cohesion: Regular team and company events that connect locations and teams.
• Modern Equipment: Company mobile phone and tablet ensure short distances and easy communication in daily work.
• Work Model: More predictability in everyday life: With five working days and two days off, you have a clear and reliable rhythm for work and leisure.
• Health and Well-being Offers: Discounted access to Urban Sports Club as well as access to confidential individual counseling and stress management measures.
  Learning & Development: Intensive training and paid courses, especially during the onboarding period.

Are you already a trained train driver or traction vehicle driver and want to work in long-distance transport? Then we look forward to your application!

About the Role

• Independently conduct train journeys in passenger transport – always in compliance with regulations and safely.
• Operate our trains from Berlin on the nationwide FlixTrain network.
• Communicate reliably with the control center, colleagues, and passengers.
• Ensure safe, punctual, and economical train operations.
• Undertake preparatory and concluding tasks to ensure operational readiness.
• Support Flix in shift operations, including weekends and public holidays – within flexible schedules.
• Actively contribute to positive and professional passenger communication.

About You

What you bring:

• Completed training as a traction vehicle driver.
• Valid driver's license TfV Class A+B1 or VDV 753 Class 3.
• Very good German language skills (at least B2).
• Willingness for shift work, including weekends and public holidays.
• Willingness to stay overnight for assignments in other cities.

This would be desirable:

• Ideally several years of experience in railway operations, preferably in passenger transport.
• Experience with locomotive-hauled passenger trains (ideally BR 193, BR 182) is desirable but can also be retrained.
• A test certificate for LZB and ETCS is an advantage but can be retrained.
• Route knowledge in your region is an advantage.
• High awareness of safety and responsibility, as well as service orientation and teamwork skills.
• Motivation to be part of a sustainable mobility transformation.

We value the big picture – even if you don't meet all requirements 100%, but still believe you can make a difference, we look forward to your application!

Your Application Process:

1. Digital initial interview with the recruiter (approx. 30 minutes) via Teams video interview.
2. Submission of your documents (test certificates, traction vehicle driver's license, medical certificate) for review.
3. Personal interview with the department including a written aptitude test (total approx. 2 hours).
4. Start at FlixTrain on 01.08., 01.09., or by arrangement with subsequent retraining by our internal Flix Academy.
   

Why become part of Flix?

At Flix, we focus on making travel simple, safe, and affordable – for our passengers and our employees. Things move fast here, and there's plenty of room to make an impact. We grow and develop daily and are looking for people who are ready to contribute and help shape the way we work.

At Flix, we focus on making travel simple, safe, and affordable – for our passengers and our employees. Things move fast here, and there's plenty of room to make an impact. We grow and develop daily and are looking for people who are ready to contribute and help shape the way we work.