Materials Officer

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

Queensland Rail is seeking to connect with a Materials Officer to work within our Townsville Depot on a permanent full time basis. As a Materials Officer, you will have an important role to play to ensure the supply of components for the rollingstock, and equipment and materials for the on-site team.  This includes the ordering, storage and retrieval of inventory required to keep the fleet in service.  

Benefits that count. What Queensland Rail has to offer: 

• Permanent position based in Townsville
• $85,000  plus 12.75% superannuation 
• Long-term career and stability with an industry leader 
• We pride ourselves on our Safety Culture, we ‘work safe’ so that everyone goes ‘home safe’
• Access to our new Fitness Passport - a discounted workplace health and fitness program giving you and your family access to a wide range of gyms and pools throughout the state 
• Access to QR's competitive Employee Benefits + 1 Team Values, Diverse and Inclusive working environment
• Employee Assistance Program providing employees with holistic and contemporary health and wellbeing programs
• Salary packaging and novated leasing options

Please click here for our full range of employee benefits. 

Hours

You will work a 9-day fortnight working between the hours of 07.00 – 16.00. 

Purpose that counts. Your key responsibilities will include: 

• Use forklift and loader to load, unload and maintain materials
• Arrange delivery for important materials from southeast Queensland to Townsville and across regional Queensland
• Inventory management – ensuring adequate levels of stock for local projects and comply with safety requirements
• Record all stock movements through computer generated documents
• Maintain accurate physical inventory and report discrepancies to supervisor
• Ensure warehouse is kept clean, tidy and free of hazards 

We are looking to connect with someone who has:

• Forklift Licence (preferred)
• Inventory management experience (preferred)
• National C Class Drivers Licence
• Ability to be on your feet, lift and manoeuvre materials for your shift
• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal 

For further information please view the Position Description.

Supporting a Diverse Workforce
Queensland Rail acknowledges the Traditional Owners and Elders of the lands and waterways our network traverses.

Our teams are People who Count. We encourage diversity in our teams, including different genders, age, race, disability status, sexual orientation, religions, neurodiversity, education levels and many more aspects. No two journeys are the same, and it’s because of our differences that as a collective, we achieve great things. Please advise if you would like to discuss reasonable adjustments in the recruitment process.

Your journey matters. Make it with us. 
There’s never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. If you're ready to make a real impact and help shape our future, we encourage you to submit your resume and cover letter by 11:59 PM (AEST) Wednesday 17th December 2025. If you have any questions please reach out to Jelena.Nikolovski@qr.com.au