Cleaning Superintendent

At Alstom, we understand transport networks and what moves people. From high-speed trains, metros, monorails, and trams, to turnkey systems, services, infrastructure, signalling and digital mobility, we offer our diverse customers the broadest portfolio in the industry. Every day, 80,000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

An opportunity has become available for a Cleaning Superintendent to join our Fleet Maintenance team on our dynamic QNGR project. Based at Bowen Hills , you will be reporting to the Senior Superintendent and will primarily be responsible for supervising and leading a team of train service contractors with an interface to the Operations team. The team will perform planned and corrective cleaning on the QNGR fleet to the correct standards of safety and quality to ensure equipment aesthetic condition and availability to achieve the operational plan. In this role you will also provide Superintendent support and direction to the QNGR Out Stations Team Leaders on back shifts and weekends. Your core hours will primarily be night shift and are off-peak orientated.

You will also be responsible for;

• Supervising and supporting Contractor cleaning staff to meet train cleaning requirements.
• Managing cleaning and maintenance activities such as Decanting, Fogging, Internal and External cleans, Graffiti cleaning, Windscreen cleans and other QNGR aesthetic conditions.
• Conducting quality checks and confirming scopes of work in work orders are executed accurately based on in-field assessments.
• Providing support to planning for units requiring cleaning work.
• Supporting the Outstations and Wulkuraka Maintenance teams as required.

All about you

We value passion and attitude over experience. That’s why we don’t expect you to have every single skill. Instead, we’ve listed some that we think will help you succeed and grow in this role:

• Have excellent communication and relationship building skills.
• Demonstrated experience leading and managing a team and/or contractors.
• The ability participate in both night and days shift, and work from several locations around the SEQ rail network.
• Exposure to fleet maintenance or similar environment.
• A relevant trade background with maintenance experience will be highly regarded.

Things you’ll enjoy

Join us on a life-long transformative journey – the rail industry is here to stay, so you can grow and develop new skills and experiences throughout your career. You’ll also enjoy:

• 18 weeks paid parental leave.

• Free gym membership.
• Additional leave days.
• Purchase annual leave and novated leasing schemes.
• Independent and confidential wellbeing support for you and your family.
• Our investment in your development, through award-winning learning
• Stability, challenges and a long-term career enabling you to steer your progression in whatever direction you choose.
• A competitive package that recognises your performance and potential.

You don’t need to be a train enthusiast to thrive with us. We guarantee that when you step onto one of our trains with your friends or family, you’ll be proud. If you’re up for the challenge, we’d love to hear from you! Applications close 1st July 2024.  

Important to note

As a global business, we’re an equal-opportunity employer that celebrates diversity across the 70+ countries we operate in. We’re committed to creating an inclusive workplace for everyone.

An agile, inclusive and responsible culture is the foundation of our company where diverse people are offered excellent opportunities to grow, learn and advance in their careers. We are committed to encouraging our employees to reach their full potential, while valuing and respecting them as individuals. We are an equal opportunity employer and strongly encourage women, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander, people with disability and other minority groups to apply.

We recognise that embracing flexibility & inclusivity is the smarter way of working. Please speak with us about your individual needs or if any workplace adjustments are required. If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process please email:  [email protected] .

For internal applicants, please ensure you confirm your eligibility to apply with your Supervisor and relevant Human Resources representative prior to submitting an application.

As part of the application process, you will be required to undergo pre-employment reference and medical checks, including drug and alcohol testing.