Join Sydney Trains in this great Traineeship opportunity – positions located at Burwood!  

Kick-start your career with Sydney Trains! Get paid to learn and gain valuable experience.  Whether you're a school-leaver, re-entering the workforce or an adult simply wishing to change careers this is the perfect opportunity, so don't miss out!

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 Safety, Environment, Quality & Risk Branch of Sydney Trains delivers support, across all areas of rail safety, environment, quality and risk in accordance with legislative and regulatory requirements of a Rolling Stock Operator (RSO) and Rail Infrastructure Maintainer (RIM).

The Opportunity

• Fantastic opportunity to earn while obtaining a nationally recognised qualification
• Opportunity to play a key role in Sydney Trains and participate in safety assurance and delivery, quality and risk management
• Contribute to WHS consultative processes for safety, quality, assurance and risk updates and improvement in support of safety and business delivery
• Assist with the day to day WHS issues
• Prepare, with support and supervision, safety documentation and reports
• Work at a variety of Sydney Trains sites (no two days the same)
• Excellent career opportunities within Transport after completion of the program
• Burwood location

What’s on offer? 

• Fixed term positions for a period of 18 months
• Full-time work and salary while you study
• Tuition from TAFE/RTO with fees paid in full by Transport for NSW
• Certificate IV Work Health and Safety qualification on successful completion
• Flexible work and study arrangements
• On the job training with development opportunities through internal and external training courses
• Gain skills across all aspects of work, health and safety in a rail transport environment
• Exposure to key safety, quality and risk systems, processes and frameworks
• Opportunity to apply for a full-time position at Transport for NSW once you graduate.

About you:

• Note: This is an Aboriginal Identified position. 
• Eligibility to meet the requirements to enrol in the Certificate IV Work Health and Safety through TAFE/RTO
• Be enthusiastic and eager to learn on the job by following instructions
• Participate in a safety assurance and delivery, quality and risk management environment
• Be proactive and adaptable when priorities change and/or issues arise
• Willingness to travel to various Sydney Trains sites which can include various rail sites, stations, maintenance centres
• Comfortable wearing PPE which at times can include safety boots, hard hats
• Work well within a team environment

Salary

Salary for this position is RC-2 ($65,211 - $74,659) per annum plus superannuation.