About us

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.

About the Team

The Commercial & Supply Chain Division enables genuine commercial outcomes to maintain the financial sustainability of the business. The division carries out Commercial Management, Contract Management, Supply Chain Performance and Planning, Manufacturing, Refurbishment and Logistics Services for Sydney Trains.

The opportunity

We have an exciting opportunity for an Engineering Operator to be a part of our Commercial & Supply Chain within Sydney Trains. This position provides a wide range of engineering based mechanical stream skills and competencies to achieve project completion deadlines to standard, within budget, time, and cost, in order to ensure customer satisfaction and achievement of Rail Equipment Centre targets.

Do work that matters

Reporting into the Supervisor Mechanical, you will work within a production environment, to produce mechanical components and associated equipment for the Rail Equipment Centre Business.

About you

To be successful in the role:

Qualification in an Mechanical/fitter stream from recognised institution

3+ years' working experience in an mechanical/fitter stream and/or mechanical manufacturing environment

CNC (Computer Numerical Machine) machining experience

High Pressure Waterjet Machine experience

Experience in operating conventional machine, lathe, mill, drill & band saw etc.

Ability to interpret and understand engineering drawings and calculations.

Forklift Licence or willing to get one as soon as possible.

For more information on this position, view the role description .

Salary and Benefits

The salary for this position is COM 2.1 - 4.3 ($1,109.90 - $1,574.00) per week plus superannuation and leave loading.

Sydney Trains offers its employees challenging and rewarding work with opportunities for career progression, learning and development and work-life balance. Other benefits include:

Free travel on Government trains, buses and ferries

Flexible work practices

Join Sydney Trains for the opportunity to shape the future and make a genuine difference for the people of NSW by providing a world class rail system.

We are the community we serve

We are committed to being an inclusive, diverse and flexible workplace where differences are valued. We welcome people of all backgrounds, experience and abilities.

We enable our people to work in ways that work for them and their teams. Working virtually and from different locations including regional locations, staggering work hours and job sharing are just some of the ways our people can work flexibly.

Please contact the Talent Specialist below if you require any adjustments to be made to how you interact with us throughout the recruitment process or would like to discuss flexible work options.

For any enquiries, please email

We're certified as a Family Inclusive Workplace

Our flexible work practices and policies for parental leave, employee and family wellbeing and family care enable us to provide genuine support for our people to thrive at work and at home.

Our COVIDSafe Measures Policy

All Transport workers are required to have:

at least one dose of a TGA approved COVID-19 vaccine by 6 December 2021 and two doses by 7 February 2022; or

an approved medical contraindication.

You will be required to show proof of your COVID-19 vaccination status or apply for a medical exemption prior to securing this role.

Applications close: 11:59pm Sunday 1st May 2022

For any technical problems in submitting your application, please contact the technical support via email to support@iworkfor.nsw.gov.au or telephone 1800 562 679 from 9:00am to 5:00pm, Monday to Friday

To be considered for these roles you must be 18 years of age. Applicants will need to complete merit based selection activities and will be subject to satisfactory medical, drug & alcohol and criminal record checks as part of the selection process. Please note that an eligibility list may be created for this position, and position(s) of the same classification that subsequently become vacant may be filled using this eligibility list (where the vacancy is within 60 minutes travelling time). Transport for NSW is an equal opportunity employer. Women and people with a disability are encouraged to apply.