Plant Maintenance Planner

Queensland Rail is built on true connection. We are a large and fully integrated infrastructure business chartered with a responsibility that is pivotal to the success of Queensland and its people. Our culture is one based on safety and performance.

What Queensland Rail has to offer:

- Permanent position with an industry leader
- The role comes with a fully equipped work Ute and a work phone and work computer.
- Regular Travel on paid work time (accommodation provided + generous daily travel allowance)
- 9-day Fortnight
- Opportunity for advancement

Your opportunity

Queensland Rail is currently seeking a skilled Plant Maintenance Planner – Electrical to join our Asset Maintenance team in Toowoomba. In this critical role, you’ll coordinate and implement electrical maintenance plans across a large regional footprint, ensuring the safe and reliable operation of our plant and equipment.

This role offers a unique opportunity to work across Regional Queensland, with frequent travel required to deliver scheduled maintenance and support site teams across the region.

What you’ll be doing:

- Develop and implement effective maintenance plans for electrical plant and equipment.
- Coordinate scheduling of works and resource allocation to meet operational timeframes.
- Ensure maintenance services support plant reliability, safety and operational continuity.
- Collaborate with internal teams and external contractors to meet performance outcomes.
- Monitor and adjust maintenance schedules in response to changing priorities and asset condition.
- Complete electrical inspections and preventive maintenance on plant as required.
- Attend to break downs and complete corrective maintenance as required.

Hours and Salary

- The starting base salary is $114,466 plus 12.75% superannuation. With the current roster and applicable penalties, you can expect to earn $120K+ per year.
- This role offers a varied work schedule, including a mix of 5-day weeks, 4-day weeks, or 9-day work blocks—depending on machinery availability, workload, and location.
- You will be expected to complete an extensive level of travel
- Your home station will be Toowoomba, servicing sites across Regional Queensland.

About you

- Must have an Electrical Fitter/Mechanic Trade Certificate
- Must have strong safety focus
- Must hold a current manual drivers’ licence
- Must have capacity to travel and work throughout regional Queensland
- Skilled in planning, scheduling, and resource management for plant maintenance operations, with a focus on achieving reliability and operational targets.
- Strong knowledge of plant maintenance standards and processes, with the ability to analyse issues, solve problems, and drive continuous improvement.

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best.

- QRI Lifestyle offers members access to over 2,000 exclusive discounts and services
- Prioritise your physical, emotional and financial wellbeing with our range of free services
- You and your family can get fit and have fun with access to over 380 gyms and pools with our Fitness Passport
- Eligible employees can receive up to 100% reimbursement for professional membership fees
- Shape your rewarding career with clear pathways, innovative projects and opportunities for growth and leadership

Progress that Counts

Joining Queensland Rail means being part of an exciting future where you'll welcome millions of international passengers for the 2032 Olympic and Paralympic Games. Our Cross River Rail project will transform travel across the South East Queensland network, doubling passenger journeys to 80 million over the next decade.

To support this growth and enhance customer experiences, we're committed to key initiatives, including building three new Gold Coastline stations, implementing the $2.6 billion Gold Coast Faster Rail Project, introducing 65 new Next Generation Rolling Stock trains, improving station accessibility at eight main stations, boosting North Coast Line capacity and upgrading Central Station.

Sounds great, what’s next?

If this position interests you and you feel you have the knowledge and experience, please submit a resume via our website by clicking onto the 'Apply' button by 11:59pm (GMT+10:00 Brisbane) Thursday 16th of October 2025.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

At Queensland Rail we are 1TEAM and our diverse workforce enables us to connect communities every day. We are committed to building inclusive and respectful workplaces for all our people, strengthened by our diversity and encourage applications from First Nations Peoples, all genders, those from culturally diverse backgrounds, LGBTIQ+ community and people with disability, of all ages and backgrounds.

We strive to provide a barrier free and equitable recruitment experience. If you do require an adjustment during the recruitment process, please contact Liam McKeown via the email below. To learn more about this Queensland Rail career opportunity please contact Liam with your specific enquiry via liam.mckeown@qr.com.au Please do not email your application.

Queensland Rail pays its respect to Elders past and present. Queensland Rail also acknowledges the contributions of First Nations (Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander) peoples within Queensland Rail and the communities we serve.

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