Materials Officer

About us

We are a large and fully integrated business that provides services that are pivotal to the success of Queensland and its people. Our culture is one based around safety and performance.
 

What Queensland Rail has to offer

•    Permanent position based in Gracemere
•    Starting base salary $74,000 plus overtime when required, increasing your earning capacity.
•    Ongoing support to develop your experience and skills
•    Work a 9-day fortnight
•    Salary packaging and novated leasing options

About the role

The Materials Officer will work within our Gracemere Depot, located in Central Queensland, that is easily accessible by road, rail, bus or air and only 30 minutes to the coastal resort community of Yeppoon. 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.  

Purpose That Counts – Some of the responsibilities of the role:

•    Provide quality customer service when supplying and storing components, consumables, tools and equipment and keep good relations with the Rollingstock Assets Facility
•    Ensure availability of parts by maintaining inventory control and supply function on a regular basis
•    Guarantee accuracy of data and information Materials Management System
•    Use machinery such as stock picker and forklift to load and unload materials
 
For further details please click here to view the Position Description
 
People Who Count - What you can bring to the role:

•    Experience and knowledge of inventory management processes
•    High level technical skills using various computer programs/ software and using Microsoft Office tools
•    Excellent communication skills – with ability to establish and develop working relationships with stakeholders
•    Ability to be highly flexible and responsive

Benefits that Count

All that Queensland Rail achieves each day relies on the hard work and talent of our teams. That’s why we offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, including:

• 9-day fortnight – generally between 0700 to 1600 with every second Friday off - giving you a better work / life balance.
• Paid training and ongoing support to develop your experience with access to internal vacancies

We also offer a range of attractive benefits designed to help you bring your best, to view some of our amazing benefits, please click on this link

 Where Connection Counts 

Learn more about Queensland Rail’s purpose, people, and progress – watch our short video here.

Progress that Counts

Queensland Rail stands on the foundation of true connection, encompassing the relationships we foster within our teams and the communities we serve across the state. For over 150 years, we've been instrumental in linking people and places, and now we invite you to contribute to our proud legacy, we look to the future focusing on improving customer experience, safety, and efficiency.

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) on Wednesday the 8th of July 2026.

To learn more about this opportunity please contact Liam McKeown with your specific enquiry via qrcareers@qr.com.au