**Rail Maintainer Level 1 (2) (Up to 24 Months Temporary Opportunity)**:
- Organisation/Entity: Sydney Trains
- Job category: Rail Operations
- Job location: Hornsby, NSW, AU, 2077
- Job reference number: 101435
- Employment type: Permanent Full-Time
- Salary range: $1243.0-$1569.5
**You crave a career that pushes you, where you'll meet challenges head on and you're guaranteed to grow.**
**Here's your chance to design and deliver efficient, customer-focused services that also enhance accessibility, sustainability and overall quality of living for more people than you've imagined.**
**In this role, you'll**:
In this role you will carry out Customer Service tasks and provide assistance as required to maintenance staff with inspection, maintenance, functional testing, repair, and component changes to mechanical/pneumatic and electrical systems.
You will also focus on assisting in the repair of defective trains in the maintenance centres to allow trains to remain in or return to service. The incumbent will work across all nontrade and customer service tasks to facilitate the effective and efficient completion of the work.
Other duties could include; remove/replace as required, seats, seat covers, curtains, replace windows and windscreens on rail cars and carry out customer service activities such as painting, graffiti removal, fitting of decals, replacement of seats and windows.
- Please see the role description and Information Pack for more information.
**About you**
This role will see you assist in inspections and component changes to train lighting and associated fittings and components on electric passenger trains.
You will have local experience working as a Trade Assistant in the Construction or Rail industries.
The project will also help build our future workforce capabilities, strengthen local economies and support the long-term growth of NSW's transportation industry.
**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.
Applications close: 11:59 pm Friday 22 August 2025.
Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal people or Supporting people with disability for more info or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.
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