Organisation/Entity: Sydney Trains
Job category: Trades & Services
Job location:
Auburn, NSW, AU, 2144
Job reference number: 101922
Employment type: Permanent Full-Time
Salary range: $1697.6-$1697.6
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You've been developing your skills and are ready to work on projects that matter to the people of NSW. You know that quality matters and that delivering results requires a great team.
In this role, you'll:
Working within our Auburn Heavy Maintenance Centre Team at Sydney Trains, the primary purpose of our Spray Painter role is that you will be responsible for the preparation of surfaces for painting, ie cleaning, sanding, masking, and some minor repair work.
About You
You will work across the scope of trade skills, qualifications, training and acquired knowledge and experience. This includes the full range of tasks required to complete entire job functions and incidental to core tasks across trade and non-trade streams.
As Spray Painter, you will be responsible for the preparation of surfaces for painting, ie cleaning, sanding, masking, and some minor repair work.
You will also be responsible for applying paint or coatings using spray guns and / or roller application to ensure even coverage and finish.
You will have good experience working with various materials too such as metal, fibreglass, composite and plastic.
Work is undertaken individually or as part of a team, demonstrating capacity for the self-directed application of highly developed knowledge and skill undertaking complex tasks with minimum supervision within the incumbents core trade.
You will also carry out inspections, service, maintenance, overhaul, problem analysis, fault finding, repairs, modification and upgrades to components and functional testing to equipment and components on passenger trains.
You will work and share knowledge with contractors and suppliers to achieve efficient inspection, servicing, overhaul, modifications/upgrades and repair of passenger trains to contribute to the reliability and availability levels for Sydney Trains passenger fleet.
For more information on this position and business unit, view the role description and information pack.
Who We Are
Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.
At Sydney Trains, our rail services keep Sydney moving by putting our customers at the centre of everything we do. We work with our local communities to deliver safe, timely and efficient rail services 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Our trains and network are evolving to meet the needs of our customers now and well into the future. We're continuing to integrate technological innovations that help us deliver a smarter and more sustainable network.
Join us
Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve. If you'd like further information on our inclusion and diversity initiatives, visit Transport careers.
We offer a wide range of employee benefits, like our award-winning flexible and hybrid work options.
This is an in-person, on-site role.
What are you waiting for…? Connect with us. Apply now
Applications close: 11:59 pm Wednesday, 24 September 2025
For more information about this role, please contact BEN..NSW.GOV.AU.
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