Locomotive Maintenance Planner | Optimize Availability

Pacific National; Australia; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 160,000; 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 will plan, coordinate and optimise maintenance across our locomotive fleet to maximise availability and control downtime and costs.

You’ll work with maintenance teams, reliability engineers and operations to translate asset strategies into practical, executable maintenance plans in a fast-paced environment, ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory obligations.

Qualifications

• Experience in maintenance planning or scheduling within rail, mining or heavy industry.
• Ability to interpret technical documentation, manuals and engineering instructions.
• Strong organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities.
• Excellent communication and collaboration across teams.
• Familiarity with asset management or CMMS systems (SAP, Maximo or similar).

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

Scheduling

Analytical thinking

Collaborative

Attention to detail

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. You will plan, coordinate and optimise maintenance across our locomotive fleet to maximise availability and control downtime and costs.

You’ll work with maintenance teams, reliability engineers and operations to translate asset strategies into practical, executable maintenance plans in a fast-paced environment, ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory obligations.