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Track maintenance supervisor CV: example and template

This example is for track maintenance supervisors at railway infrastructure managers, line maintenance units, industrial sidings and track contractors, and for track workers who want to run a section.

The employer wants to know which section you maintain, how you run patrols and measurements, how you respond to defects, how you oversee works and which exams and medical checks you have. We show you how to describe this on your CV.

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Example CV: track maintenance supervisor

All the details in this example are fictional. Treat it as a model of layout and wording, and replace the content with your own experience.

Stanislaw Kowalczyk

Track maintenance supervisor

Skierniewice +48 123 456 789 stanislaw.kowalczyk@example.com

Professional profile

Track maintenance supervisor with 14 years on the railway, responsible for 6 years for 42 km of plain line and 2 stations with 38 switches. I run patrols and track and switch measurements, defect repairs, oversight of works during possessions and a team of 7 track workers. Speed restrictions due to track condition on my section fell from 6 to 1.

Work experience

Track maintenance supervisor

03.2020 - present

Railway infrastructure manager, line maintenance unit, Skierniewice

  • Maintaining 42 km of plain line and 2 stations with 38 switches.
  • Patrols, track and switch measurements, inspection logs and defect reports.
  • Speed restrictions due to track condition down from 6 to 1.
  • Overseeing contractors' works during possessions and accepting works.
  • Leading a team of 7 track workers, safety when working on open lines.

Track worker

05.2010 - 02.2020

Track contractor, Lodz

  • Replacing sleepers and rails.
  • Adjusting switches.
  • Work on line modernisation.

Education

Rail transport technician

2005 - 2009

Railway School in Skierniewice

Skills

  • Maintaining railway track
  • Track patrols and measurements
  • Switch maintenance
  • Fixing defects and speed restrictions
  • Overseeing works during possessions
  • Safety when working on the track

Qualifications

  • Qualification exam for the track maintenance supervisor role
  • Current medical and psychological checks for railway workers
  • Electronic track gauge training, 2021

Languages

  • English: A2

Additional information

  • Driving licence category B
  • On-call duty and work during night possessions

I hereby consent to the processing of my personal data for the purposes necessary to carry out the recruitment process, in accordance with Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 (GDPR).

How to write a track maintenance supervisor CV

Professional summary

Write which section you maintain, how many kilometres of track and switches, what kind of line and which team you lead. Give your exam and medical checks. The employer is looking for someone who knows their section, spots a defect fast and keeps rail traffic safe.

Track worker with 9 years of experience at a track contractor. I replace sleepers and rails, adjust switches and work on line modernisation. I have passed the exam for the track maintenance supervisor role and am looking for work in that role.

Experience: duties and achievements

Describe the section, track, switches, patrols, measurements, defects, works and team. Show results in numbers, for example speed restrictions. Add your work with signallers and contractors.

Weaker: Maintaining track.

Better: Maintaining 42 km of plain line and 2 stations with 38 switches.

Weaker: Defects.

Better: Speed restrictions due to track condition down from 6 to 1.

Weaker: Works.

Better: Overseeing contractors' works during possessions and accepting works.

Skills worth listing

List track maintenance, patrols, measurements, switches, defects, overseeing works and safety. In your soft skills show accuracy, responsibility and independence.

Professional skills

  • Railway track
  • Patrols and measurements
  • Switches
  • Defects
  • Possessions
  • Track safety

Personal skills

  • Accuracy
  • Responsibility
  • Independence
  • Leadership
  • Communication

Qualifications

List the qualification exam for the role, current medical and psychological checks and training in measuring equipment. The role is linked to rail traffic safety, so the employer checks them closely.

How to become a track maintenance supervisor

Most people move up from track worker after practice and an exam. On your CV show the track and switch work you know.

Add your training, exam and medical checks. Without them you cannot work in this role on your own.

Tailoring your CV to the job offer

An infrastructure manager looks for maintaining a section and overseeing contractors, a track contractor for line modernisation work, and a plant with a siding for maintaining internal track. Move to the top what the job ad is about.

The most common mistakes on a track maintenance supervisor CV

Questions and answers

What should a track maintenance supervisor put on a CV?

The section, track, switches, patrols, measurements, defects, works, team, exam and medical checks.

Which qualifications are needed?

A qualification exam for the role and current medical and psychological checks required for railway workers.

Which results are worth giving?

Speed restrictions due to track condition, time to fix defects and accepted works.

How does a supervisor differ from a track worker?

A track worker does the work on the track, and a supervisor is responsible for the condition of the section, inspections, the team and overseeing works.

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