AddressOpportunity available in multiple locations (Adelaide, Melbourne, Newcastle, or Brisbane)!
Graduate Position – Wagon Engineering!
- Graduate position with mentoring and training provided within our Wagon engineering team!
- 12-month Contract, potential to progress into other opportunities within Pacific National!
- Position available to be based in Adelaide, Melbourne, Brisbane, or Newcastle
About us
Pacific National (PN) is the largest private provider of diversified rail freight services in Australia. We haul a variety of freight including coal, intermodal containers, steel, and a range of bulk commodities and materials that keep the region’s economy, businesses and households running. We are a company built on solid foundations and we are incredibly proud of the essential role we continue to play supporting Australia’s supply chain. At Pacific National, we take great pride in delivering our best every day and have a relentless focus on customer service and place safety above all else.
We operate nationally with approximately 3,500 staff in over 90+ sites across Australia. We respect and care for the communities in which we operate and continue to evolve our community engagement and strengthen relationships through partnerships and investment. We are focused on reducing the carbon emissions of our business, while also enabling the reduction of carbon emissions in the broader supply chain to support the National targets.
About the Role
As a Graduate Engineer, you will work closely with the Wagon Engineering team, being mentored by experienced Engineers who will help you develop your knowledge and skills to provide technical analysis and solutions such that Pacific National’s wagon fleet meet operational requirements for safety, performance, reliability, and life. The purpose of the Graduate Engineer is to ensure all facets of standards and procedures, contract management, design, condition monitoring, programming, quality control, maintenance support, divisional networking, etc. are provided through an integrated approach.
About You
You will be a recent Mechanical Engineer Graduate who is keen to explore the rollingstock and rail industry. You will be willing to learn from industry experts with the confidence to question and press for further understanding and when relevant challenge ideas/solutions.
In addition, you will have the ability to:
- Develop effective and collaborative working relationships with a wide range of diversely skilled personnel.
- Work effectively both alone on delegated tasks and when collaborating with others.
- Manage priorities based on importance and urgency.
- Participate in rollingstock testing in accordance with RISSB, ROA, and AAR standards, as part of design verification and validation. Ensure compliance is met to Pacific National standards and relevant regulatory codes.
- Participate in the preparation of rollingstock regulatory compliance documentation for new and modified rollingstock builds.
- Determining the best means of providing technical solutions to a variety of performance issues. Skills will include the ability to apply a prominent level of technical analysis and direction, as well as collaborating closely with technical experts and suppliers.
- In conjunction with other members of the Engineering Team, participate in recording and completing FMECA’s and RCA’s for all systems. Diagnostics are to be developed to permit maintainers to quickly identify root causes. Instigate, co-ordinate and facilitate investigations as required.
- Develop scopes of work for wagon repairs and modifications and ensure Pacific National change management process is followed.
- Conduct audits of existing Standards and Procedures; scrutinise for where improvements are required, and revise where necessary in conjunction with other Engineering functions within Pacific National
- Apply engineering solutions with regards to safety and applicable standards.
- Sound knowledge of Microsoft Office suite, other system knowledge is advantageous.
- Sound mechanical engineering technical knowledge.
The benefits
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 and valued for who they are, enabling everyone to bring their authentic selves to work.
When you join the Pacific National team, you will be encouraged to take ownership of your career and we will be there to support you with a range of exciting initiatives including:
- Industry leading programs focussed on your growth and career development
- Paid parental leave up to 14 weeks, with superannuation - after only 6 months service
- Parental benefits for birth, surrogacy, adoption, foster care, and kinship care
- Opportunity to purchase additional annual leave
- Flexible working arrangements (subject to business needs)
- A focus on your mental health and wellbeing through our PeerConnect program
- Access to our Employee Assistance Program, administered by Benestar, offering confidential counselling services for employees and their eligible family members, paid for by us at no cost to you
- Access to Unmind, a digital platform that gives you access to tools, training and exercises that will support your mental wellbeing
- Discounted fitness and wellbeing benefits with membership to WhereFit, our wellbeing benefits partner
- Novated leasing and discounts on selected health insurance funds, travel, retail brands, vehicles and more
We are proud to be a WORK180 Endorsed Employer for women, and you can visit our Work180 page Pacific National | WORK180 Endorsed Employer to find out more including a list of all of our benefits and policies.
We are seeking applicants who share our values: Make it simple, Share More, Kindness, Gratitude, Curiosity, and Own it. These values help us achieve strong connections with everyone we work with and play an important part in motivating us all to do our best work.
Do you need reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process?
If you need an adjustment in the recruitment process, please outline at the time of your application.
Closing date
Applications close 14th June 2024.
Next steps
Are you ready to be part of our future?
To apply, please click on the 'Apply' button and follow the prompts.
To find out more about Pacific National, our benefits and opportunities we offer, visit our careers page: www.pacificnational.com.au/careers
Acknowledgement of Country
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of the land on which we work, live and rail. We pay respect to Elders past, present and future and to the continuation of cultural, spiritual, and educational practices of all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples.
