You put people at the heart and take pride in the impact of your work.
You've been developing your skills and are ready to work on projects that matter to the people of NSW. You know that quality matters and that delivering results requires a great team.
In this role, you'll:
Working within our Auburn Heavy Maintenance Centre Team at Sydney Trains, the primary purpose of our Spray Painter role is that you will be responsible for the preparation of surfaces for painting, ie cleaning, sanding, masking, and some minor repair work.
About you
You will work across the scope of trade skills, qualifications, training and acquired knowledge and experience. This includes the full range of tasks required to complete entire job functions and incidental to core tasks across trade and non-trade streams.
As Spray Painter, you will be responsible for the preparation of surfaces for painting, ie cleaning, sanding, masking, and some minor repair work.
You will also be responsible for applying paint or coatings using spray guns and / or roller application to ensure even coverage and finish.
You will have good experience working with various materials too such as metal, fibreglass, composite and plastic.
Work is undertaken individually or as part of a team, demonstrating capacity for the self-directed application of highly developed knowledge and skill undertaking complex tasks with minimum supervision within the incumbents core trade.
You will also carry out inspections, service, maintenance, overhaul, problem analysis, fault finding, repairs, modification and upgrades to components and functional testing to equipment and components on passenger trains.
You will work and share knowledge with contractors and suppliers to achieve efficient inspection, servicing, overhaul, modifications/upgrades and repair of passenger trains to contribute to the reliability and availability levels for Sydney Trains passenger fleet.
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Applications close 11:59 PM Tuesday 10 February 2026
For more information about this role, please contact BEN.GOETZ@TRANSPORT.NSW.GOV.AU.
Aboriginal people and people living with disability are supported throughout the recruitment process and at work, and we encourage you to apply. Visit Supporting Aboriginal People or Supporting People with Disability for more information or speak to your talent team member to arrange any adjustments to how you interact with us.
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