Locomotive Maintenance Planner: Boost Fleet Reliability

Pacific National; Gold Coast City; On-site; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid parental leave

Discounted travel and insurance

Novated Leasing

Fitness Passport

Job summary

Pacific National is seeking a detail-focused Locomotive Maintenance Planner to join our Nebo Locomotive Maintenance Facility. The role involves planning, coordinating and optimizing maintenance across the locomotive fleet to maximise availability and minimise downtime.

You will work with operations, engineering and maintenance teams to translate asset strategies into practical plans that are compliant with standards and regulatory obligations.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or scheduling within rail, mining or heavy industry.
• Strong ability to interpret technical manuals and engineering instructions.
• Excellent organisation with the ability to manage competing priorities.
• Clear communication and collaboration across maintenance, reliability, operations and supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Develop detailed maintenance plans for scheduled servicing, inspections and component replacements.
• Prepare work packs with scope, tasks, labour, materials and instructions.
• Coordinate maintenance schedules with operations to minimise service impact.
• Plan and allocate labour, tooling and materials for efficient execution.
• Maintain accurate work orders, schedules and asset data in maintenance systems.
• Plan and prioritise corrective maintenance from defects, inspections and failures.
• Ensure plans comply with safety, engineering standards and regulatory obligations.
• Monitor plan vs actual performance and contribute to improvements.
• Collaborate with maintenance, reliability, operations and supply chain stakeholders.

Skills

Maintenance planning

Cross-team collaboration

Analytical decision making

Interpret technical docs

Education

Trade or technical qualifications

Tools

SAP

Maximo

Job description

Pacific National is seeking a detail-focused Locomotive Maintenance Planner to join our Nebo Locomotive Maintenance Facility. The role involves planning, coordinating and optimizing maintenance across the locomotive fleet to maximise availability and minimise downtime.

You will work with operations, engineering and maintenance teams to translate asset strategies into practical plans that are compliant with standards and regulatory obligations.