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Location: Dry Creek, Adelaide SA

• Lead a safety-focused, high-performing maintenance team across South Australia and the Northern Territory.
• Drive reliability and operational excellence for Australia’s largest rail freight operator.
• Shape and implement strategic maintenance initiatives to support Aurizon’s continued growth.

About the Role

Aurizon is seeking a highly motivated Maintenance Manager to oversee day-to-day maintenance operations for our Bulk Central Business in South Australia and the Northern Territory. In this critical leadership role, you will ensure the safe, reliable, and cost-effective maintenance of rail, terminal and port assets and equipment, directly contributing to the success and growth of Aurizon’s operations.

As a key member of our senior leadership team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping strategic maintenance initiatives, aligning operational processes with business objectives, and fostering a safety-focused and high-performance culture across our maintenance teams.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing workforce, fostering a strong safety and performance culture.
• Oversee maintenance programmes, ensuring reliability of all rail, terminal and port assets and equipment is maintained and improved.
• Guide and support experienced maintenance leaders to achieve optimal operational outcomes.
• Champion customer service excellence, aligned with Aurizon’s values.
• Develop and execute maintenance strategies, including major renewals and overhaul schedules.
• Manage operating budgets, optimising resource allocation for cost-effectiveness.
• Drive continuous improvement initiatives and foster collaboration across teams and regions.
• Proactively identify and mitigate operational risks while ensuring flexibility for future opportunities.
• Work closely with internal and external stakeholders to align short, medium, and long-term maintenance strategies with business goals.

About You

We’re looking for a strong, proactive leader with a passion for driving operational excellence in maintenance. You will bring a combination of hands-on leadership, strategic thinking, and a focus on continuous improvement to the role.

Key qualifications and experience:

• Proven frontline leadership experience in an industrial or safety-critical environment.
• A proactive, problem-solving mindset with a focus on continuous improvement.
• Trade and/or tertiary qualifications in engineering (highly preferred).
• Extensive experience managing large-scale maintenance operations.
• Strong influencing and negotiation skills across diverse workgroups.
• Solid business acumen, strategic planning, and analytical capabilities.
• Ability to build strong relationships and collaborate effectively with internal and external stakeholders.

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:

Aurizon is Australia’s largest rail freight rail freight operator with integrated landside supply chain solutions 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. 

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