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About the Role

Learn all the skills to become a qualified Train Driver while earning a full-time salary. As a Train Driver, you’ll travel all over Sydney while helping our passengers connect to work, school, and their loved ones safely and on time. It’s a dynamic and rewarding long-term career that carries much responsibility. Our one-year, full-time Trainee Train Driver program will help you develop skills and capabilities to become a qualified Train Driver.

Responsibilities

Safely operate a train.
Manage a variety of work scenarios through a combination of on-the-job and classroom/train simulation training.
Participate in all training activities.
Take on extra home study to prepare for ongoing assessments.
Adapt to different work scenarios, including working independently or as a team.
Make decisions under pressure.

Requirements

Interested in a long-term career as a Train Driver.
Prepared to commit to a demanding training schedule which includes assessments and further home study.
Understand that as a qualified Train Driver, you will be rostered for varying shift start and finish times within a 24-hours a day, seven-day-a-week timetable (including public holidays).
Resilient, dependable and organised.
Enjoy problem-solving and a fast pace of work.
Previous experience working in a safety-focused workplace is highly desirable.

Skills

Train operation
Work scenario management
Problem-solving
Decision making under pressure

Location

Sydney metropolitan area

Work Type

Full-time
On-site

Experience Level

Trainee

Salary/Compensations

Full-time salary during training

About the Company

Transport for NSW provides a safe, integrated, and efficient transport system. We connect people, communities and industry every day.
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.

Equal Opportunity

Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply.
Our workforce is as diverse as the community we serve.