Maintenance Supervisor

ALSTOM Gruppe; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual leave purchases

Novated leasing

Wellbeing support

Development & training

Job summary

Alstom Australia is seeking a hands-on Maintenance Team Leader for the Sydney Light Rail Fleet, based in Lilyfield, NSW. Reporting to the Operations Manager, you’ll lead a skilled technician team to deliver safe, reliable maintenance outcomes and maximise fleet availability.

The role requires a rotating roster including morning and night shifts across weekdays and weekends. You’ll collaborate with Engineering, Quality and Operations to drive performance, safety and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• Experience leading maintenance teams in a safety-critical environment.
• Strong leadership, coaching and mentoring skills.
• Experience managing resources, priorities and workloads to hit targets.
• Continuous improvement mindset and ability to implement changes.
• Strong communication and stakeholder management across functions.
• Rail, rolling stock or transport industry experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and coordinate planned and corrective maintenance activities across the fleet.
• Maximise team and resource utilisation to achieve targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality and maintenance standards.
• Oversee fault finding, servicing and repair of LRVs.
• Coach and develop technicians to build capability and performance.
• Drive process improvements and smarter ways of working.
• Improve fleet availability, reliability and operational performance.
• Foster a safety-focused, high-performing team culture.

Skills

Maintenance leadership

Safety-critical

Leadership

Resource planning

Stakeholder management

Continuous improvement

Education

Cert III Electrotechnology

NSW Electrical Licence

Job description

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, more than 80 000 colleagues lead the way to greener and smarter mobility worldwide, connecting cities as we reduce carbon and replace cars.

Your future role

Take on a new challenge and apply your leadership and maintenance expertise in the fast-paced world of light rail. Reporting to theOperations Manager, you'll lead a team of skilled technicians to deliver safe, reliable, and high-quality maintenance outcomes across the Sydney Light Rail Fleet, based in Lilyfield NSW. In this hands-on leadership role, you'll work closely with Engineering, Quality and Operations teams to drive fleet performance, safety, and continuous improvement. You will also be required to participate in a rotating roster, which includes morning shifts and night shifts across weekdays and weekends. We'll look to you to:

• Lead and coordinate planned and corrective maintenance activities across the fleet.
• Maximise team and resource utilisation to achieve contractual and operational targets.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality and maintenance standards.
• Oversee fault finding, servicing and repair of Light Rail Vehicles (LRVs).
• Coach, mentor and develop technicians to build capability and performance.
• Drive process improvements and implement smarter ways of working.
• Improve fleet availability, reliability and operational performance.
• Foster a positive, safety-focused and high-performing team culture.

All about you

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

Demonstrated experience leading maintenance teams in a safety-critical environment.

Strong leadership, coaching, and mentoring skills, with the ability to build high-performing teams.

Experience managing resources, priorities, and workloads to achieve operational targets.

A continuous improvement mindset, with the ability to identify and implement process enhancements.

Strong communication and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to collaborate effectively across multiple functions.

Rail, rollingstock, light rail, heavy maintenance, or transport industry experience will be highly regarded.

• Cert III Electrotechnology and NSW Electrical Licence (Preferred).

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 benefit from:

• A rewarding role - contributing to safe and reliable transport for Sydney.
• 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.

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:[e-mail] .

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.