The railway is one of the most convenient, efficient and fast means of transporting passengers and goods.
Trains today are an integral, familiar and necessary reality, just like cars or airplanes.
And who controls the trains? That's right, the engineer.
It can be said that it is he who ensures the fast and safe delivery of citizens and goods from point A to point B.
Transports within the region, between regions, to other countries. Delivers day and night, in the light and in the dark, in the heat and cold, rain and snow. Almost under any conditions.
This means that the profession of a machinist is very, very much in demand. It was, is and, we dare to assume, will remain necessary for society for a long time.
Working conditions
The working conditions are determined directly by the specifics of the activity – driving a locomotive with an internal combustion engine, i.e. a diesel locomotive.
The most important condition: to be allowed to drive such a car, you need special education and mandatory medical examination.
An equally important condition is the need for practice (for example, work as an assistant driver), during which the applicant for the position will gain relevant experience.
The third extremely important condition in this profession is that you need to be able to service equipment.
If necessary, the driver should fix the breakdown or carry out repairs if this is within his competence and he has everything necessary for such work.
Fourth: the worker prepares the locomotive for departure on the route (checks the serviceability of the equipment, changes the oil, etc.).
Peculiarities
One of the specific ones is the need to know and strictly follow safety regulations.
Another feature of the profession is that it is often necessary to work irregular working hours in various weather conditions, including bad weather.
This specificity implies that the locomotive driver has a number of individual qualities that are acceptable to the employer.
For example, an employer prefers a specialist who is not only highly qualified, but also resilient and resistant to stress.
It is important that the driver has no health problems, is able to react adequately in any unforeseen situation, and calmly makes balanced decisions.
The latter nuances are very important when it comes to transporting passengers, especially over long distances.
Hence such a feature as mandatory medical examination and instruction on safety, labor protection, and first aid.
Salaries
Judging by the vacancies of employers in the database of the state employment service, this autumn Belarusian diesel locomotive drivers are offered salaries in a wide range.
For example, the minimum salary listed in job vacancies is 950 rubles, while the maximum is 4,200 rubles.
Most often, employers declare their willingness to pay from 1,500 to 2,300 rubles per month.
Who's calling for 950 rubles? Osipovichi locomotive depot (Mogilev branch of the Belarusian Railway).
Among other things, applicants for the position are required to have a general secondary education and completed specialized training.
Popular
As for the most popular salaries for workers, for example, the Lidsky peat briquette plant from the eponymous district of the Grodno region will provide a salary of 1,500 to 1,600 rubles.
Mogilev Metallurgical Plant is hiring a diesel locomotive driver for a salary of 1,700 to 2,000 rubles.
The Borisovdrev enterprise from the city of Borisov prepared 1,800 rubles for the specialist, and the Minsk Tractor Plant – 2,300 rubles.
The highest salary a diesel locomotive driver in Belarus can expect this fall is 4,200 rubles.
This is how much the Zhlobin Locomotive Depot (Gomel branch of the Belarusian Railway) promises to pay the driver every month.
For reference
A machinist is a person whose main professional activity is the operation of various types of machines, as well as the maintenance and repair of their engines.
