Railway Track Worker
821611 · Very Heavy Next-day ready Career data Verified
Railway track workers lay, repair and maintain tracks for railways, tramways, quarries and mines. They may install and repair signals and other equipment.
Most common salary $76k – $118k
Upper salary up to $144k
Training No specific training
Description
Lays and repairs tracks for railways, tramways, quarries and mines, and installs and repairs signals and other equipment.
Typical work tasks
- Spreading and tamping ballast to provide firm foundation for sleepers; cutting rails to length and grinding worn and rough rail ends; placing sleepers across roadbeds, and positioning and fastening rails on sleepers; drilling bolt holes, and bolting and welding rail sections; removing and replacing worn and damaged rails, sleepers and switches; cleaning and lubricating switches; examining track, lubricating wheel bearings on rolling stock and maintaining switch signal lamps; installing and repairing signals and other equipment; may assist with the righting of derailed rolling stock.
Typical work environment
- Works outside on railway land.
- Works in most weather conditions and wears appropriate protective clothing.
- Constantly works around mobile railway rolling stock.
Typical physical and mental demands
- Up to very heavy physical demand level.
- Stands, walks and climbs on and off mounded railway bedding.
- Sitting will be required when travelling to the worksite.
- Stretching up or across is frequently required when climbing up onto shunting engines.
- Bending is frequently required if checking rolling gear on wagons.
- Squatting or crouching movements are occasionally to frequently required.
- Twisting the body or neck is occasionally to frequently required.
- Contact with skin irritants is not required.
- Manual lifting and carrying of materials and equipment is frequently required.
- Repetitive movements may be necessary on an occasional to frequent basis.
- Driving is likely to be required on an occasional basis (if so a licence will be necessary).
- Use of hand and power tools is frequently required.
- Mental skills necessary include organisational and practical skills.
Entry signal Reviewed
No formal entry barrier — can start without prior training. Flagged next-day ready.
Entry barrier No formal entry barrier
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 5
Next-day ready Yes
How this was determined (model-generated): Nil entry requirements for a railway track worker.
Entry Requirements
- Nil (ANZSCO Skill Level 5).
Further Comments
- There are opportunities for flexibility of movement but they are limited.