Facilities Maintainer

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

Your Opportunity:

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.
 
With a growing investment in rail it is an exciting time to be a part of the changing landscape of SEQ.

What Queensland Rail has to offer:

• Permanent position based in Brisbane – Sunshine


• 12.75% superannuation


• Free rail travel to and from work + discounted rail travel for off-duty travel 


• 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

About the role:

Our Corridor Maintenance Outer North team currently have a permanent vacancy for a Facilities Maintainer. Whilst your home station base is Sunshine (Geebung), you may be required to start and finish on site.  You will work as part of a team to conduct vegetation maintenance at various yards, sidings and other QR owned sites throughout the network.

Day-to-day responsibilities of this role will include:

• Be present for daily briefings including important safety information


• Use of a work tablet to review and complete work orders


• Complete mowing, whipper snipping, herbicide application, etc


• Travel between sites throughout the network

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

About you:

• Previous experience of conducting vegetation control including the use of whipper-snippers, mowers (preferably zero turn) and other grounds maintenance & small plant & equipment


• Ability to work autonomously


• Excellent communication skills – written and verbal


• MR licence highly regarded

Your journey matters. Make it with us.

There has never been a more exciting time to join Queensland Rail. We offer boundless opportunities to support your career today and for your future.

Apply for the Facilities Maintainer, Req 11560 via our website by clicking the apply button before 11:59pm, Monday 22nd June 2026.

Applicants for roles at Queensland Rail may undergo pre-employment alcohol and drug testing if they advance in the recruitment process. The selection process may include psychometric assessments, pre-employment health checks and background screenings, which could involve criminal history and credit checks.

To learn more about this career opportunity, please contact Ben Hogan via email at [email protected]