About this role
<p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career. Become a Support Maintainer at Queensland Rail</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For over 150 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy and shape a brighter, sustainable future.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>About this Role:<br></strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Queensland Rail’s Support Maintainers play a crucial role in the maintenance and vegetation control of our rail corridor, station precincts and within our train stabling yards, this role contributes to the safety of customers and employee’s by ensuring our assets are maintained to a high standard.<strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Our Network Maintenance team are seeking a Support Maintainers to join their team and make positive impacts to the rail network.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>What Queensland Rail has to offer:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Permanent opportunity based at Beenleigh Depot</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">4 weeks annual leave (38hr Week)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Long-term career and stability with an industry leader</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Professional development opportunities</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">We pride ourselves on our Safety Culture, we ‘work safe’ so that everyone goes ‘home safe’</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>What does the day of a Support Maintainer look like?</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Working in a semi- autonomous team you will be predominantly travelling between sites to perform a broad range of varied tasks such as but not limited too: Mowing, hedging, whipper snipping and various other vegetation control management tasks, you will be also attending to asset maintenance requirements for example fencing repairs, graffiti and waste removal.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>About you:</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Whilst full training will be provided, it would be advantageous if you have:</span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Previous experience working in a similar environment.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Experience/ knowledge in the operation of powered tools and powered vegetation control machinery.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Ability to work within a team and also perform tasks individually.</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Be committed to a safe working environment by active participation and promotion of safety culture within your role, your team and your work area as well as the ability to use initiative to identify and resolve any safety hazards if they arise.</span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">For more information, please read through the <a style="color:black" href="https://queenslandrail.com.au/about%20us/Careers/recruitment/Position%20Description%20Documents/Cyn/PD77225.pdf" target="_self">position description.</a></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"> </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>What’s on offer for you:</strong></span></p> <ul style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-bottom:0.0cm" type="disc"> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Work a 9 day fortnight (some weekend work will be required)</span></li> <li style="margin-top:0.0cm;margin-right:0.0cm;margin-bottom:8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:10.0pt;font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;color:black"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Ongoing training and development </span></li> </ul> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>Important information before you apply for this role:</strong></span><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Support Maintainers predominantly work in the field therefore you will be required to work in a variety of weather conditions, in particular hot days where outdoors temperatures are high.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong> </strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black"><strong>Your journey matters. Make it with us.</strong></span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">There has never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.</span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">Apply for the <strong>Support Maintainer, REQ11810 </strong>via our website by clicking the apply button before 11:59pm Monday 27th July 2026.</span><br><br><span style="font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10.0pt;color:black">The recruitment and selection process for this position will require shortlisted applicants to undertake psychometric and health assessment checks including drug and alcohol screening. </span></p> <p style="margin:0.0cm 0.0cm 8.0pt;line-height:107%;font-size:11.0pt;font-family:Aptos, sans-serif"> </p>