Maintenance Coordinator

Location: Yeerongpilly, Brisbane 

About the role:  

Aurizon is seeking an experienced Maintenance Coordinator to join our Rail Welding team in Yeerongpilly. Reporting to the Welding Leader, this role is responsible for coordinating, planning, and managing resources for maintenance activities to ensure safe, efficient, and high-quality welding production outcomes.

You will play a key role in supporting rail weld management by delivering effective maintenance coordination, resource planning, and performance oversight to maintain reliability and operational excellence across maintenance services.

Key accountabilities include:   

• Deliver high-quality and reliable outcomes by providing effective and efficient maintenance coordination.
• Oversee all repair, refurbishment, and reconditioning activities within the product group to ensure quality, timeliness, and compliance with customer and schedule requirements.
• Plan and allocate resources, including staff, contractors, equipment, and materials, to meet operational priorities.
• Monitor and report on maintenance performance, ensuring accountability for schedules, costs, and quality standards.
• Provide technical advice and recommendations to management to support decision-making and continuous improvement.
• Foster a strong safety culture and ensure all activities comply with Aurizon’s safety standards and procedures.
• Utilise SAP and other systems for maintenance planning, asset management, and performance reporting.

About you: 

• Hold an open 'C' Class Drivers Licence. 
• Trade qualification in Electrical discipline (mandatory).
• Demonstrated experience in maintenance coordination or supervision.
• Strong planning, organisation, and decision-making skills.
• Proven ability to set goals, motivate teams, and achieve high-quality maintenance outcomes.
• Proficiency in SAP, spreadsheets, Gantt charts, and databases for asset management, maintenance planning, and reporting.
• Well-developed analytical, problem-solving, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Commitment to safety and continuous improvement.

What we offer you:   

At Aurizon, we support the development and growth of our employees. With a national portfolio of operations, we offer long-term and exciting career opportunities.   

Some of our benefits include:  

• Development and growth opportunities.  
• Access to mentoring and development programs.  
• Discounts on selected health insurance funds, personal travel, gyms, vehicles and retail brands.  
• Parental leave program and super booster.  

About Aurizon.  

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Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight operator and a top 100 ASX company. Each year, we deliver more than 250 million tonnes of Australian commodities right across the country. Aurizon is crucial to the Australian economy, connecting miners, primary producers and industry with international and domestic markets.   

Look to Aurizon for a diverse and collaborative culture.  

At Aurizon, we are proud of our diverse, collaborative, creative and high-performance culture. We celebrate the contribution of every employee and provide opportunities for career development in a dynamic, caring, and inclusive work environment.  

To learn about us and our company values, please visit www.aurizon.com.au/careers