Rail Maintenance

3 weeks ago


Melbourne, Australia Pacific National Full time

**Utilise your heavy industry trades background.**:

- ** Mentoring and training provided**:

- ** Shift work, 8-12 hour rotating shifts including days & weekends.**:

- ** Permanent opportunity, West Melbourne location**

**_ Pacific National is committed to diversity in our workforce and encourages women and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people to apply._**

**About the Role**

An opportunity exists to be trained in becoming a qualified Wagon Maintainer at our Melbourne Fright Terminal.

You will receive training from the superintendent, Maintenance coordinators and other qualified wagon maintainers to ensure you are fully equipped with the knowledge to be successful within the role.

The role requires you to work with the Maintenance team, Operations and Planners to ensure that wagon maintenance requirements are met safely and effectively. Wagon Maintainers are required to carry out scheduled maintenance, inspection work, out of course repairs and respond to emergency recoveries on the rail network.

The main objective of this essential team is to ensure on time availability of Pacific National rolling stock, including the introduction of new wagon and technologies. Applicants must be able to work shift work on a rotating roster basis, shift lengths can vary between 8-12 hours.

**Key responsibilities include**:

- Wagon preventative maintenance, repairs and out of course maintenance
- Wagon maintenance in-field, which would typically include unscheduled maintenance, recovery, and collision damage work
- Liaise with planners and contractors in addition to supervisors, other maintainers, and terminal operators on wagon issues; liaise with divisional planners/coordinators to coordinate wagon movements
- Perform heating, cutting activities and welding
- Operate mobile plant, equipment, vehicles and lifting equipment within work area
- Wagon movements in the maintenance area as required using fixed and mobile equipment
- Fabrication and assembly of components for repair, replacement, or modification
- Locomotive provisioning activities

**About You**

To be successful in this role, you’ll need to be able to demonstrate a solid commitment to safety, mechanical aptitude and a demonstrated customer focus.

**In addition, you’ll be expected to demonstrate**:

- Trade background and qualifications will be highly regarded however not essential
- Proven ability to work autonomously and as a part of a team is essential
- Locomotive Maintenance experience desirable
- Current C Class Drivers Licence is essential
- Forklift and MR Drivers Licences are advantageous
- Basic computer skills and general literacy required to carry out daily activities
- Can do attitude and a willingness to learn

**About Us**

Pacific National (PN) is the largest provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia.

Join us as we continue to transform our business and shape the rail freight industry, to achieve our vision of becoming Australia’s recognised leader for safe, innovative, and sustainable rail freight solutions.

We are seeking applicants who share our values**:_Make it simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it_ and live these values through open and honest communication and respect.

**Closing Date**

Applications close 21st March 2023

**Next Steps**

Are you ready to be part of our future? To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.

**_ Home Safely Everyday - Our top priority is getting you home to your family safely every day._**

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