Signal Electrician - FIFO

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

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

What Queensland Rail has to offer

• Generous remuneration package + superannuation
• FIFO 8 days on, 6 off – travel to site is on paid work time to locations in and around Cloncurry and Mt Isa 
• Home station location flexible - Townsville, Mt Isa or Cloncurry
• 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 division 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 dedicated Operational Services team, which includes experts in Signalling and Telecommunications. Although the position currently operates on a FIFO basis from Townsville, we are open to applications from candidates based in Mt Isa and Cloncurry, or those interested in relocating to these locations.

The team are responsible for servicing the Mt Isa line, which runs between Townsville and Mt Isa. In addition to planned preventative maintenance the team also perform signalling upgrades and corrective works.

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!

 Your journey matters. Make it with us. 
 

Supporting a Diverse Workforce

Apply for the Signal Electrician role via our website by clicking the Apply button before midnight on Sunday 5th of January 2025.

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.