Wagon Maintainer

Wagon Maintainer – Nebo, QLD

Permanent Full-Time | Essential Services | Training Provided

What’s on offer:

• Full-time, permanent position
• Work in a critical, essential services industry
• Great opportunity for mechanically minded individuals – ideal for experienced trades, production operators or labourers
• Lifestyle roster – 5 on 4 off, 5 on 5 off, 4 on 5 off.

About the Role:

An opportunity exists within for a Wagon Maintainer to join the team based at our Nebo Production Facility.

As a Wagon Maintainer, you’ll play a key role in maintaining and repairing coal wagons at our Nebo Workshop. Working closely with Supervisors and Planners, you’ll perform scheduled servicing, inspections, unplanned repairs, and emergency recoveries on the rail network.

This is a hands on, physical role suited to those with strong mechanical aptitude, a safety first mindset and a willingness to learn and grow in the role. You’ll need to be reliable, team oriented and able to work 11–12 hour shifts on a rotating day and night roster.

Key responsibilities include:

• Performing preventative maintenance, repairs, and reactive (out of course) wagon maintenance
• Attending to in field repairs, including unscheduled breakdowns, recoveries, and collision damage
• Carrying out heating, cutting, and welding activities
• Operating mobile plant, vehicles, and lifting equipment within the work area
• Moving wagons within the maintenance zone using fixed or mobile equipment
• Fabricating and assembling components for repair, replacement, or modification

About You

You’ll have a safety first mindset and experience in a production, trade, or labouring environment. Your strong mechanical aptitude and willingness to take on routine and hands on work will help you thrive in the role.

You’ll also demonstrate:

• A reliable and proactive approach to working both independently and in a team
• Previous experience in maintenance or mechanical roles (rail or heavy industry experience is a plus)
• A forklift or MR driver’s licence (advantageous but not essential)
• Basic computer and literacy skills for reporting and maintenance documentation

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.

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.

The Benefits

• Lifestyle Roster
• Enterprise Maintenance training provided
• Pursue growth and career development  
• Access mentoring programs  
• Enjoy paid parental leave up to 14 weeks (with superannuation) after just 6 months of service  
• Access our Employee Assistance Program for confidential counselling, free for you and your eligible family members  
• Benefit from novated leasing and discounts on select health insurance, travel, retail brands, and more.  
• Employees have the flexibility to choose between Drive-In Drive-Out (DIDO) accommodation at Civeo Village, which includes meals, or living locally in the community through rental or home ownership. Pacific National supports both options with a Remote Living benefit, offering monetary contributions to either the Local Living Package or the Civeo Village Accommodation Package paid by PN.

Safely Every Day - That's Our Promise

We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and offer reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process.

Closing date

Applications close 13^th November 2025

Head to our website to find out more: Join Our Team | Careers & Culture at Pacific National 

Acknowledgement of Country

We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of​ the land on which we work, live and rail.​ We pay respect to Elders past, present and future and to the​ continuation of cultural, spiritual and educational practices​ of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.