Locomotive Maintenance Opportunities - Nebo
- Work hands-on with modern locomotives
- Join a supportive, skilled maintenance team with strong development pathways
- Play a critical role in ensuring safe and reliable and rail operations
About the Role
Pacific National is seeking skilled and safety‑focused Locomotive Maintainers to join our Locomotive Asset Reliability team in Nebo QLD. In this essential role, you will carry out maintenance, diagnostics, inspections and repairs on locomotives to ensure they are safe, reliable and fit for service.
You’ll work across mechanical, electrical and pneumatic systems, supporting both planned and reactive maintenance activities in a fast-paced, safety-critical environment.
What you’ll be doing
- Perform scheduled servicing, preventative maintenance, running repairs and component changeouts.
- Conduct detailed inspections on traction motors, compressors, braking systems, pantographs and other major locomotive components.
- Use diagnostic software, schematics and testing equipment to fault-find and isolate issues.
- Complete functional testing and certify locomotives as ready for service.
- Maintain accurate work orders, defect codes and job history within the Pacific National CMMS.
- Follow all WHS, rail safety, isolation and safe‑working procedures at all times.
- Work collaboratively with operations, planning, engineering and stores to support fleet availability.
- Participate in continuous improvement activities and contribute to technical knowledge sharing.
What you’ll bring
- Trade qualification: Electrical or Mechanical (Cert III or equivalent).
- Experience in locomotive or heavy industrial/mobile equipment maintenance.
- Strong diagnostic capability using laptop tools, schematics and measurement equipment.
- Experience with scheduled exams, running repairs and component replacements.
- Ability to work safely in a shift-based, industrial environment.
- Effective communication skills for handovers, escalation and reporting.
- CMMS experience desirable;
- Relevant locomotive platform experience highly regarded.
- Strong safety mindset and attention to quality standards.
Why join us?
At Pacific National we value the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted.
Some of the benefits we offer are:
- Paid parental leave
- Novated Leasing
- Fitness Passport
- Purchase leave program
- Access to EAP program through Sonder
We live by our Values: Make it Simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own It – helping us build strong connections and do our best work every day.
Ready to deliver what matters?
Click ‘Apply Now’ and start your journey with Pacific National.
Learn more at https://www.pacificnational.com.au/careers
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