Track Protection Officer

Multiple Track Protection Officer Roles – Ballast Cleaning Team
 
About the Role
We are seeking multiple experienced Track Protection Officers (TPOs) to join the Ballast Cleaning team for our client, a respected mining company renowned for excellence in large-scale operations. This is a 12-month fixed term contract with strong potential for extension, offering stability and growth in a dynamic rail environment.
 
Reporting to the Safeworking Supervisor, you’ll be responsible for implementing safeworking protection for track workers and coordinating safe rail operations. 

You will be required to

• Set up the appropriate track protection devices.
• Communicate with Train Controllers.
• Coordinate movements within a dynamic and operationally intensive worksite.
• Monitor and enforce safeworking rules in accordance with operational requirements.
• Implement resolution strategies.
• Have the confidence to act decisively and uphold safeworking standards.
• Maintain safeworking knowledge in line with current operating rules.

What you’ll bring

• Current Manual C-Class driver licence.
• Proven experience in the Rail Industry
• A commitment to protecting the safety and wellbeing of your team and all rail corridor users.
• Current Rio Tinto Iron Ore TPO or higher qualification is preferred but not essential.
• Respect for others and an inclusive mindset. 

What we offer

• A work environment where safety is the number one priority.
• Recognition for your contribution to the safeworking team.
• An attractive 12:9 roster.
• Opportunities for ongoing training and development in safeworking systems and rail operations. 

Where you’ll be working

Based out of the Safeworking Office in 7 Mile, the Ballast Cleaning project will take you throughout our vast rail network. Through your involvement in the Ballast Cleaning project, you will gain valuable experience navigating our extensive rail network.

At Chandler Macleod, we are committed to fostering a diverse workforce where everyone is welcome. We encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, women, neurodiverse, people living with a disability and the LGBTIQA+ community.

You can read more about our commitment to diversity and inclusion at https://www.chandlermacleod.com/diversity-and-inclusion.