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Solutions aimed at alleviating labor shortages

at PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A.

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PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. About us

The manager of the national

railway networkCurrently, the company

employs nearly 40,000

employees throughout the

countryThe best conditions for

transport services in the country

by improving the quality of

services provided

Nationwide scale of the largest investment program

in the history of railway infrastructure modernisation

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13 511

structures

(umbrella roofs,

platforms,

acoustic

screens)

25 302

engineering

structures

39 511

switches

14 681

level crossings

18 427 km

railway lines

5 957

buildings

of technical

posts

PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe

– activities and responsibilities

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Traffic management

On average, within 24 hours, over 7 500 passenger

and freight trains travel on the Polish railway tracks*.

Every day approx. 1700 people watch over

the traffic flow on railway tracks.

They are under the charge of

approx. 100 traffic train dispatchers..

Almost 92 passenger and freight railway undertakings take advantage of our services.

*) this number does not take into account special-purpose trains,maintenance and repair trains,

locomotive shunting, technical runs

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Timetable

We are responsible for the timetable construction

for passenger, freight and special-purpose trains,

which is prepared at the request and in line with the guidelines

provided by our customers - railway undertakings.

In 2017

1 486 211 passenger trains

• 422 032 freight trains.

travelled: their routes on the Polish railway tracks

Trying to respond to Passengers' needs we

also provide our ready-made product in the

form of the Passenger Portal.

Thanks to the connection search engine,

network and poster timetables published on

the Internet website we make it possible to

obtain access to the data that are always up-

to-date.

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– activities and responsibiities

Infrastructure modernisation - Investment

• 66 PLN bln – total investment value

• 220 investment projects

• 9000 km lenght of reconstructed tracks

• Improve travel comfort

• Improve the appearance of

infrastructure elements

• Shorten travel time

• Raise safety standards

• Protect the natural environment

• Make life easier for road users by

constructing two-level crossings

Safety

We have been carrying out a social campaign

BEZPIECZNY

PRZEJAZD !

At the same time we must live up to our own standards:

❑ Replacement and modernisation of traffic control equipment,

❑ installation of new points,

❑ purchase of simulators,

❑ training for rail traffic controllers and people responsible for

safety,

are only parts of our safety improvement program on a broad basis.


one of the largest

employers in Poland30 organisational

units throughout

Poland

Every organisational

unit employs 1,300

employees on average

the largest company

in the railway

industry

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PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe – employment structure

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6547

2839

1339835

2065

4475

86037857

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Employment structure according to the employees’ seniority

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up to 25 26 - 30 31 - 35 36 - 40 41 - 45 46 - 50 51 - 55 56 - 60 61 - 65 over 66

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2795 2708 2507

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6931

82537942

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Employment structure accrodinig to the employees’s age

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PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe – employment structure

24%1%

60%

3%

Employment structure – basic activities

Automation and telecommunication 12% Railway lines 24%

Energy 1% Traffic engineering 60%

Dispatchers 3%

RAILWAY TRANSPORT TECHNICIAN

ca. 3 100

RAILWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL SYSTEM

AUTOMATION TECHNICIAN

ca. 1 500

Employment needs in coming years

TECHNICIAN - ELECTRO-ENGINEERING

OF RAIL TRANSPORT

ca. 70

RAILWAY LINES AND ENGINEERING

STRTUCTURES TECHNICIAN

ca. 2 300

Total: ca. 7 000

SOLUTIONS USED

IN PKP POLSKIE LINIE KOLEJOWE

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• For several years, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. cooperate with secondary and

higher schools.

• At present, the Company cooperates with 40 schools that educate:

• Railway transport technicians,

• Railway lines and engineering structures technician

• Railway control system automation technician,

• Technician in field of electro-engineering in rail transport

• For over 8 years, there has been a scholarship program for the best high school

students;

Within the Scholarship Program PKP Polish Railway Lines S.A :

• pays scholarships for the most talented pupils,

• provides students with the possibility of internships and apprenticeship under the

guidance of experienced practitioners,

• delegates nearly 100 employees of the Company who are teachers of vocational

subjects in schools,

• helps schools and teachers in initiatives promoting the railway industry.

Cooperation with secondary and high schools

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The most important assumptions of the Scholarship Program:

• the quality and effectiveness of the program for the Company,

• adjusting the number of scholarship holders in individual fields of study to the

real employment needs of the Company - a scholarship program targeted at those

areas whose graduates will be able to fill vacancies,

• increase in the desired competences of students who become PLK scholarship

holders.

• nearly 400 students received scholarships in the 2017/18 school year

Cooperation with secondary and high schools

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Implementation of career paths

❑ Ensuring continuity of employment in primary positions

❑ Unify and objectify the recruitment process

❑ Clear definition of measurable requirements for individual positions

❑ Preparation of recruitment tools based on desirable behaviors

❑ Stopping qualified staff

❑ Increased employee motivation

❑ Shorter time of professional preparation

❑ Shorter adaptation time at a given position

❑ Lower recruitment costs

❑ Increased railway traffic safety

❑ Increased work efficiency through systematic increase of duties

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Step 1

Crossing

keeperStep 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

SignalmanRailway traffic

controllerLine

dispatcher

Dispatcher

coordinator

▪ supervising

employees performing

work in the

subordinate control

circle

▪ keeping traffic

documentation and

recording operation

work at the assigned

post

▪ operation of devices to

prepare the route,

observation of passing

rolling stock

▪ running trains at the traffic

and adjacent lines

▪ supervising employees

performing work in a

subordinate control circle

to secure their operation

▪ train traffic

monitoring, rail

traffic management

and determination of

the order in which

trains are being

loaded

▪ in cases of

operational

difficulties,

cooperation with

traffic dispatchers

and RUs

▪ receiving and

analysis of reports

and explanations

about disturbances in

the transport process

▪ undertaking activities

minimising the

resulting difficulties

▪ supervising the work

of dispatchers at

District Railway Lines

Units

Career path – RAILWAY TRAFFIC

ENGINEERING

▪ observation of the

area in the area of

the level crossing

▪ operation of

devices within the

level crossing to

stop road traffic

Deputy head of the

railway traffic

management officeStep 6

Head of the railway

traffic management

officeStep 7

▪ planning and organisation of work, assigning tasks,

monitoring and controlling the timely and reliable

performance of the tasks of the designated area of the

Branch (areas of timetables and technical -

operational).

▪ Organisation of operation in the area of the branch operation in field of timetable

implementation and documentation of transport work

▪ managing activities in the field of crisis management and coordinating the activities of

interested dispatchers in cases of incidents, breakdowns, natural disasters and other

operational disruptions.

I career path variant

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Step 1

Crossing

keeper

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Signalman

Railway traffic

controller

Stationmaster

Deputy head of

the operation

section

▪ planning, organising

and supervising the

work of subordinate

employee teams

▪ determination of the

scope of works,

monitoring and

acceptance of works.

▪ supervision over the work of

traffic checkpoints

▪ supervision over traffic

safety and implementation of

the transport process

through traffic stations and

crossing guards

▪ supervision in the scope of

employees meeting formal

requirements to work in

positions related to the

railway traffic and shunting

▪ participation in the

development of temporary

regulations for the operation

of trains for the duration of

works and track closures

▪ participation in post-accident

commissions

Head of the

operation

section

Step 6

▪ supervising, control

of the correct and

efficient operation on

railway infrastructure

▪ employee

management,

material

management and

fixed assets

management

▪ participation in post-

accident

commissions

II career path variant

Career path – RAILWAY TRAFFIC

ENGINEERING

▪ observation of the

area in the area of

the level crossing

▪ operation of

devices within the

level crossing to

stop road traffic

▪ supervising

employees performing

work in the

subordinate control

circle

▪ keeping traffic

documentation and

recording operation

work at the assigned

post

▪ operation of devices to

prepare the route,

observation of passing

rolling stock

▪ running trains at the traffic

and adjacent lines

▪ supervising employees

performing work in a

subordinate control circle

to secure their operation

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Step 1

Electrician

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Automatician

Stationmaster

Deputy head of the

operation section

Head of the

operation section

▪ inspections, repairs and

maintenance of railway traffic

control devices

▪ measurements of parameters

and related regulations in

supervised srk and dsat

devices

▪ removing irregularities in the

operation of srk and dsat

devices, participation in

repairs of srk and dsat

devices

▪ planning, development and

ongoing control of work

schedules for equipment

maintenance and repair

▪ checking the maintenance status

of srk devices, the status of

closures and seals on devices

and the status of meters

▪ analysis of faults and the reasons

for their creation

▪ introducing restrictions and

records in control booksusuwanie

usterek i skutków awarii

▪ participation in the development

of technical regulations of

checkpoints and temporary

regulations for traffic during

works

Career path - AUTOMATION

▪ verification of parameters

and regulation of relays in

accordance with the

applicable instructions and

requirements of the

manufacturer in order to

keep them fully operational

▪ performing maintenance

operations of srk and dsat

devices under supervision,

making repairs of

electronic components


and supervising the

work of subordinate

employee teams


scope of works,

monitoring and


▪ supervising, control

of the correct and



▪ employee

management,

material

management and

fixed assets

management


accident

commissions

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Step 1

Fitter

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Track operative

Stationmaster

Deputy head of the

operation section

Head of the

operation section

▪ monitoring of the technical

condition of the railway

infrastructure

▪ analyse of documentation

regarding the condition of the

railway line of the supervised

area

▪ organisation and management

of maintenance works

performed by a subordinate

team

▪ troubleshooting

▪ participation in the acceptance

of works carried out by external

entities.

▪ planning and development of

work schedules

▪ supervisiin the implementation of

assigned work in the area of

operation and meeting the

employees' eligibility

requirements

▪ participation in post-accident

commissions

▪ supervision over maintenance of

technical and operational

efficiency of railway lines,

buildings, structures, engineering

structures and railway

infrastructure devices.

Career path – RAILWAY LINES

▪ performing works related to

the maintenance and

repair of railway

infrastructure

▪ maintenance and repair of

tools, equipment and

equipment necessary for

maintenance and repair

works of railway

infrastructure

▪ participation in the loading

and unloading works of

railway track elements

▪ supervision, control

of the correct and



▪ employee

management,

material

management and

fixed assets

management


accident

commissions


and supervising the

work of subordinate

employee teams


scope of works,

monitoring and


2020

Step 1

Assistant contract

manager

Step 2

Step 3

Step 4

Step 5

Step 6

Contract

manager

Deputy Project

Manager

Project

Manager

Deputy

Region

Director

Region

Director

planning of track

closures in accordance

with the assumptions of

the schedule

development of tender

documentation and

preparation of material

and financial schedules

chairing the

Investment Project

Assessment Team

supervision of the

development of draft

resolutions and tender

schedules

risk management of

implemented projects

coordination of the work of

the project team

coordination of the

progress of implemented

projects

supervision over the

settlement and

eligibility of EU funds

planning of short and

long-term tasks of the

Region

monitoring and control

of the timely

implementation of

projects

determination of

priorities for the

Region and taking

actions to ensure the

progress of project

implementation

work management in

the subordinate

Region

obtaining approval for

planned capital

expenditures

Project Manager support

reviewing the project and executive documentation

preparation and analyse of reports on project implementation

participation in supervising and agreeing the eligibility of expenses incurred under the

project

Career path - INVESTMENT


preparation of tender

documentation


preparation of

material and financial

schedules of projects

▪ participation in

verifying the scope of

the contract

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The company conducts the process of professional training with an in-house system. These

trainings allow in a shorter period to retrain employees employed in basic activity and having the

required seniority for positions in the traffic engineering industry.

In-house training system

Signalman

Switchman

Internal

recruitment

External

recruitment

Traffic

controller

29 working

days

31 working

days

46 working

days

94 working

days

53 working

days

23 working

days

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As part of the activities supporting the acquisition of employees of PKP Polskie Linie

Kolejowe S.A. cooperate with Labour Offices, which intercede in contacts between

potential employees and PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. and train potential

employees in accordance with the Company's requirements.

Cooperation with Labour Offices

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Binding employees with the company

❑ The company, wanting to maintain qualified staff and tie in with the employees'

organisation, invests in their professional development and training.

❑ Employees have the opportunity to apply for reimbursement of tuition fees at

universities, post-graduate and doctoral studies as well as MBA studies.

❑ In special situations, PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe in cooperation with universities

prepares dedicated postgraduate programs exclusively for the needs of the

Company.

❑ Employees have the opportunity to increase their competences in the field of

foreign language skills - PKP Polskie Linie Kolejowe S.A. even covers up to 100%

of costs.

❑ Multitasking of the Company and its organisational dispersion give employees a

chance to test themselves in many areas in different locations - as a consequence,

the employee can make the final choice of the task area - within the framework of

qualifications and competences held.

THANK YOU

FOR YOUR ATTENTION

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