CareerPlan

Trainee Freight Operator

QueenslandFull-time2026-08-28 → 2026-10-22

Core

Trainee Freight Operator undertaking theoretical and practical training to ensure efficient and safe loading/unloading of customer products, operating heavy lift machinery, inspecting and rectifying minor faults on rollingstock, conducting brake testing, and shunting/marshalling trains.

Role type

entry-level trainee freight operator

Builds

rail freight operations for customers

Domain

rail freight logistics

Deliverable

physical/clinical work

Required skills

heavy lift machinery operation, rollingstock inspection, minor fault rectification, brake testing, train shunting and marshalling, two-way radio communication

Preferred skills

High Risk Forklift Licence, mechanical aptitude, problem solving

Technologies

heavy lift machinery, two-way radio

Responsibilities

undertake theoretical and practical training components, operate heavy lift machinery, inspect rollingstock for faults, conduct brake testing of trains, shunt and marshal trains

Seniority

Entry-level, trainee