Locomotive Maintenance Planner

Pacific National; Isaac Regional; Remote; AUD 95,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Discounted travel and insurance

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport

Inclusive, values-driven culture

Job summary

Pacific National is seeking a detail‑focused Locomotive Maintenance Planner to join our Nebo Locomotive Maintenance Facility. You’ll plan, coordinate and optimise maintenance activities across our locomotive fleet to maximise availability while minimising downtime and cost.

Reporting to the Manager Locomotive Contract Maintenance, you will translate asset strategies into practical, executable plans in a fast‑paced operation.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or scheduling within rail, mining or heavy industry.
• Familiarity with asset management or CMMS systems (e.g. SAP, Maximo or similar).
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning principles and asset management practices.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, manuals and engineering instructions.
• High level of organisation, attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Analytical capability to support planning decisions and improvements.
• Trade or technical qualifications and exposure to workshop operations are highly regarded.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance plans for scheduled servicing, inspections and component replacements.
• Prepare comprehensive work packs including scope, tasks, labour, materials and instructions.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with operations to minimise impact on service delivery.
• Plan and allocate labour, tooling and materials to support efficient execution.
• Maintain accurate work orders, schedules and asset data within maintenance systems.
• Plan and prioritise corrective maintenance arising from defects, inspections and failures.
• Ensure all plans comply with engineering standards, safety requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Monitor plan vs actual performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, operations and supply chain stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, efficiency and fleet reliability.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Rail industry experience

CMMS systems

Technical documentation interpretation

Organisational skills

Communication skills

Analytical capability

Trade qualifications

Education

Trade or technical qualifications

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

• Own and optimise maintenance plans that directly impact fleet availability and performance
• Work closely with operations, engineering and maintenance in a highly collaborative environment
• Opportunity to drive improvements in planning, efficiency and asset reliability

About the Role

Pacific National is seeking a detail-focused and proactive Locomotive Maintenance Planner to join our team at Nebo Locomotive Maintenance Facility

Reporting to the Manager Locomotive Contract Maintenance . this role is responsible for the planning, coordination and optimisation of maintenance activities across our locomotive fleet. You’ll play a key part in ensuring maintenance plans are efficient, compliant and aligned to operational requirements, supporting fleet availability while minimising downtime and cost.

Working closely with maintenance teams, reliability engineers and operations, you’ll translate asset strategies into practical, executable maintenance plans in a fast-paced operational environment.

What you’ll be doing

• Develop detailed maintenance plans for scheduled servicing, inspections and component replacements.
• Prepare comprehensive work packs including scope, tasks, labour, materials and instructions.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with operations to minimise impact on service delivery.
• Plan and allocate labour, tooling and materials to support efficient execution.
• Maintain accurate work orders, schedules and asset data within maintenance systems.
• Plan and prioritise corrective maintenance arising from defects, inspections and failures.
• Ensure all plans comply with engineering standards, safety requirements and regulatory obligations.
• Monitor plan vs actual performance and contribute to continuous improvement initiatives.
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, operations and supply chain stakeholders.
• Identify opportunities to improve planning processes, efficiency and fleet reliability.

What you’ll bring

• Experience in maintenance planning or scheduling within rail, mining or heavy industry.
• Familiarity with asset management or CMMS systems (e.g. SAP, Maximo or similar).
• Strong understanding of maintenance planning principles and asset management practices.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, manuals and engineering instructions.
• High level of organisation, attention to detail and ability to manage competing priorities.
• Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively across teams.
• Analytical capability to support planning decisions and improvements.
• Trade or technical qualifications and exposure to workshop operations are highly regarded.

Why join us?

At Pacific National we value diversity, inclusion, and the contribution of each team member. Our values underpin our commitment to create an inclusive culture where everyone is accepted.

Some of the benefits we offer are:

• Paid parental leave
• Discounted travel and insurance
• Novated Leasing
• Fitness Passport
• Inclusive, values-driven culture

We live by our Values: Make it Simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own It – helping us build strong connections and do our best work every day.

Ready to deliver what matters?