Signal Electrician

Req. Id:  9300
Date:  12 Mar 2025
Location: 

Paget, QLD, AU, 4740

Company:  Queensland Rail

You’ll connect Queensland. We’ll connect you to an amazing career.

 

Our well-established Wayside systems team is currently seeking a Signal Electrician to join our Mackay team on a permanent full-time basis.

 

 

What Queensland Rail has to offer

 

  • Generous remuneration package + superannuation
  • 9 on 5 off roster
  • Relocation packagers available
  • Must hold Certificate IV Electrical Railway Signalling
  • Paid training and ongoing support to develop your experience and skills
  • Strong safety culture, ‘we work safe so that everyone goes home safe’

 

Click here to read about our full range of employee benefits.

 

 

About the team

 

Our Regional Assets business plays a crucial role in ensuring the safety, reliability, and efficiency of Queensland’s rail network, keeping it dependable for the people of our state.

This role is part of our skilled Wayside Systems team, which includes Signal Electricians and Mechanical Systems Maintainers. Together, the team services the region from Kalarka to Bloomsbury, carrying out a range of tasks from proactive preventative maintenance to signalling upgrades and corrective repairs. Their collaborative efforts keep the rail network running smoothly and safely for all Queenslanders.

 

 

About the role

 

  • Install and repair signalling equipment
  • Attend signalling failures to analyse, repair and report on cause of signal failures
  • Maintain records and associated documentation relating to asset renewal programs and costing systems
  • Report on actual work performed against the scheduled work program and report any equipment performance and condition irregularities

 

 

About you

 

  • Certificate IV Railway Signalling
  • Current ‘C’ Class Drivers Licence
  • Current Queensland Electrical Mechanic Licence or interstate equivalent that can be changed over prior to starting
  • Must have capacity to travel and work throughout regional Queensland

 

For further information please click here to view the Position Description.

 

Join us and be part of a team that helps maintain one of the most vital transport networks in Queensland!

 

Apply for the Signal Electrician role via our website by clicking the Apply button before midnight on Wednesday 26th of March 2025.

 

 

Your journey matters. Make it with us. 
 

 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

 

Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.

 

We’re a team of thousands and we’re proud of our individual, diverse journeys and stories. Like the communities of Queensland, there is a home for everyone at Queensland Rail.

 

We are committed to providing a barrier-free recruitment process that is fair, equitable, and accessible to all. If you would like to discuss how we can support your application via reasonable adjustments, please contact Nancy Sanday via email at nancy.sanday@qr.com.au.