Railway Track Worker
- Classification
- Occupation
- Skill level
- 4
- Major group
- Labourers
Classification
- Major group
- 8Labourers
- Sub-major group
- 82Construction and Mining Labourers
- Minor group
- 821Construction and Mining Labourers
- Unit group
- 8216Railway Track Workers
Description
Lays and repairs tracks for railways, tramways, quarries and mines, and installs and repairs signals and other equipment.
Specialisations
- Track Inspector
Unit group
8216 · Railway Track WorkersDescription
Railway Track Workers lay and repair tracks for railways, tramways, quarries and mines, and install and repair signals and other equipment.
Skill level
Australia
AQF Certificate II or III (ANZSCO Skill Level 4)
New Zealand
NZQF Level 2 or 3 qualification (ANZSCO Skill Level 4) At least one year of relevant experience may substitute for the formal qualifications listed above. In some instances relevant experience and/or on-the-job training may be required in addition to the formal qualification.
Occupation skill level 4
Tasks
Tasks include
- 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