Supervisor - Sarina
- Lead frontline rail operations within our QLD Coal North network
- Drive safety, performance and crew capability across a critical freight operation
- Safely Every Day — That’s Our Promise
About your new role
As an experienced Supervisor, you will join Pacific National's QLD Coal team, based in Sarina. You will lead frontline train crews and support operational activities across Sarina and the broader Coal North region, ensuring safe, efficient and reliable service delivery while fostering a high-performance team culture.
Why you’ll love this role
- Competitive remuneration
- Industry-leading training, development and support
- Supportive leadership team and collaborative culture
- Attractive roster
- Employee benefits including paid parental leave, novated leasing, Fitness Passport and wellbeing programs
- Opportunity to make a real impact on safety, performance and employee development
- Career development opportunities within a national organisation
What you will do
- Prioritise safety in every moment, safely every day
- Lead and promote safety, compliance and HSE initiatives across operations
- Manage train crew performance, rostering and day-to-day operational requirements
- Coach, mentor and develop team members to build capability and engagement
- Support onboarding and training of new drivers and operational employees
- Manage workplace issues, investigations and incident response activities
- Collaborate with planning and service delivery teams to optimise operational outcomes
- Drive continuous improvement and positive cultural change within the workforce
What we’re looking for
- Full Australian working rights
- Demonstrated leadership experience within transport, logistics, mining, rail or another heavy industry environment
- Strong communication, stakeholder engagement and people leadership skills
- Proven commitment to creating and maintaining a safe workplace
- Experience managing employee relations and workplace issues
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving capability in operational environments
- Rail industry experience is advantageous but not essential
Why Pacific National?
Every day we transport millions of tonnes of critical freight around the country for our customers. With a broad customer base situated across mainland Australia and operating in diverse industries, we transport a mix of containerised freight, coal, import/export goods, and bulk commodities.
Ready to deliver what matters?
Click ‘Apply Now’ and start your journey with Pacific National.
You may be required to complete pre-employment checks including medical, police check, drug & alcohol testing, reference checks to be successful in the role.
Learn more at https://www.pacificnational.com.au/careers
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- Published on 16 Oct 2026, 7:26 AM
