Cable car technology
Cable car technology (formerly: cable car specialist) is an Austrian apprenticeship with an apprenticeship period of 3.5 years.
job profile
Cable car technicians are responsible for the maintenance and operation of cable car systems . You work in a team with a vocational college in winter and often outdoors. In addition to operating, checking and maintaining cable car systems, there is also the safety aspect - compliance with the conditions of carriage and operating regulations, taking necessary safety measures in difficult weather conditions such as fog, thunderstorms and wind - as well as the service aspect - advising and looking after guests and transporting children or school groups, the transport of people with disabilities, freight transport or winter sports equipment - an important part of everyday work. Customer-oriented behavior and high communication skills are also expected.
Work and activity areas
In addition to operating, checking and maintaining cable car systems such as funiculars , cabin cable cars , chairlifts and surface lifts , the following activities apply:
- Technology check: Function, driving and braking tests of the cable car
- Checking the functionality of lift chairs, bubbles, hangers, cabins, ropes, supports, rollers, etc.
- Knowledge of the meaning of all operating signals, handling of radio systems
- Control of the route, supports, ropes, clamps, drives and station equipment
- Operation and maintenance of drives, braking systems, gears and emergency drives in the station
- Exchange of wearing parts
- Principles of slope planning, drainage systems and greening options
- Slope maintenance
Web links
- Career and industry information for apprentices and trainers from the Austrian Chamber of Commerce
- Training and further education information for administrative assistants at the Institute for Economic Research: BerufsInformationsComputer (BIC)
- Career information on the apprenticeship in cable car technology from the Austrian Employment Service: Berufslexikon
- Amount of the collectively agreed apprenticeship remuneration in the ropeway technology apprenticeship